September 10, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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SOX: Beast Of Burden | Is accounting standard causing a big runup in auditing expenses?

Five years after its passage, the federal Sarbanes-Oxley Act’s costs are still a subject for debate and...

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Movers & Shakers — Sept. 10, 2007

McLean in Simsbury appointed Kelly Papa to administrative director of resident services. Papa previously was director of...

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Of Note — Sept. 10, 2007

OF NOTE • Baillie Hall & Hershman in Avon received a 2007 Connecticut Quality Improvement award for their...

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What State Needs To Do To Fix Infrastructure Problems

Connecticut has all the ingredients to be successful from an economic development perspective. But that is only...

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Boxed, Molded, And Punched-In In Ellington

Those of us unaffected by a handicap rarely notice the little amenities that make things easier and...

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Broken Air Travel System Touches Down At Bradley | Connecticut’s regional airport showing same delays as bigger brethren

One flight into and one out of Bradley International Airport earned a mark of infamy in a...

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Some Characteristics Of High Performing Organizations

A recent conversation about high performing organizations among several entrepreneurial business leaders highlighted five important characteristics to...

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Furniture Foundation

Bob’s Discount Furniture in Manchester raised $350,000 for its charitable foundation through the 20th annual golf event....

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A Value Proposition

The theory of eminent domain is a laudable one: governments must have the ability to acquire private...

Manufacturing

Big Deal Landed For IAE Partnership

East Hartford-based Pratt & Whitney’s multi-national partnership, International Aero Engines, has landed a huge engine order from...

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Don’t Let The Slumps Keep You Down In The Dumps

Read the sports pages on any given day, and you’ll likely find a hard-luck story about some...

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Bullet Story Missed Important Study

To The Editor:Conspicuously absent from Kenneth J. St. Onge’s article (“Number One With a Bullet,” August 27,...

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Economists Split On Recession

Two years ago, top economists here at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference praised Alan Greenspan as possibly...

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State Charges Seven As Loan Predators

An extensive statewide predatory lending scheme that targeted low income homebuyers has resulted in a lawsuit from...

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First-Born Kids Grow Up To Be CEO Material

Scientists have found that first-born children are smarter than their brothers and sisters. It appears they are...

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Stock Market: Game, Gamble or Good Bet?

Thoughts while watching the stock market gyrations of the past few weeks: When I was a little...

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Hartford’s Cool, But Where Are The Workers? | Execs like city, region, but can’t find employees

Located between two of the world’s most influential and powerful cities, Hartford has long felt like the...

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Mandates Are Rarely So

After an election, winning candidates often declare they have a mandate to take their constituency in...

Manufacturing

Exclusivity Deals On Cable May Hit Block | FCC commissioners targeting deals between cable companies, apartment complexes

Federal regulators appear set to crack down on cable companies that sign exclusive deals with apartment and...

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