September 10, 2012 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Golfers help Hospice Unit at Manchester Memorial

Eastern Connecticut Health Network's Hospice Unit at Manchester Memorial Hospital was the recipient of $5,000 raised by...

Manufacturing

ConnStep seeks to unite advanced manufacturers

CLARIFICATION: A Sept. 10 article about the new ConnStep Collaboration Circles programs may have been unclear on...

News

Malloy takes charge; AZ drops civil service

Governor Malloy's office has undertaken to coordinate the work of state agency publicists, supposedly to inform the...

Health Care

Bundled payment model was tough sell

As Connecticut's health care industry experiments with new models of care, getting everyone to buy into the changes isn't always easy.

Education

UConn slowly making strides in research

The University of Connecticut increased its research spending in 2011, but still has a ways to go...

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Transportation

Wanted: Truck drivers

The market for truck drivers is tightening up.

News

New nonprofit targets food allergy treatment

A new nonprofit organization designed to help food allergy patients pay for cutting-edge treatment has been formed...

Retail

Retailers in battle of layaway plans

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas — Christmas layaway that is. Forget about Halloween candy....

Education

Farmington schools increase bandwidth

When it comes to Internet speed and accessibility, Farmington's public schools are ahead of the curve.The school...

Legal & Courts

Back-to-school gifts from Robinson & Cole

Employees at Hartford law firm Robinson & Cole LLP prepared 25 backpacks loaded with school supplies donated...

Politics & Policy

DOT considering switching Hartford carpool lanes to tolls

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is studying converting the 38 miles of carpool lanes around Greater Hartford...

Health Care

Health care industry experiments with new payment, care models

A recent bundled payment contract hatched among three major players within Connecticut's health care industry could provide a sneak preview into the future of health care.

News

Nursing programs train change agents

Q&A talks about the future of nursing education with Lynn Babington, dean and professor, School of Nursing,...

News

Avoiding poor leaders top priority for employees

Given their options, one-in-two employees most want to avoid inept leadership in a new job opportunity, according...

News

No business model equals no news

It's a difficult time to be in the daily newspaper business, as last week's decision by Journal...

News

Mudslinging campaigns hurt the country

There is a phrase that has long been used in discussing nuclear warfare:Mutual assured destruction.What it means...

News

First woman superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy honored

A luncheon was recently held at the University of St. Joseph School of Pharmacy in Hartford to...

Education

$25 million plan to add new housing at Trinity

Trinity College and a New York-based development firm are planning a multi-million-dollar student housing project that would...

News

Wethersfield office tower, E. Hartford buildings sold

An empty, four-story office building at 1290 Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield has sold for $2 million,...

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Blasius named Baldrige winner

The Waterbury Regional Chamber has named Fritz Blasius, owner of Blasius Chevrolet Cadillac, as the recipient of...

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