September 14, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Economy & Labor

Best Way To Get Even Is To Forgive

Clara Barton was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross in 1881 and was its...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

Here are the latest bids for products and services received by the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services...

Nonprofits

AT&T Donates $1.6 Million In Connecticut In 2008

AT&T recently announced that it contributed more than $1.6 million to key initiatives in Connecticut during 2008....

Politics & Policy

State Eyes Property Sales To Raise Revenue

State-owned office buildings, vacant land, airports and even mortgages could go on the sales block over the...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Crisis Manager | Andrea Obston, President, Andrea Obston Marketing

You will be giving a talk to the Post University Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship on Sept....

News

9 Tips For Building A Business Of Character

Like raising children, building a business is equal parts skill, sweat and patience with a little luck...

Banking & Finance

Film Industry Tax Credit Cap Crumbles

The state’s film industry is breathing a little easier these days. That’s because after months of...

News

Transportation Company Expanding

William B. Meyer Inc. broke ground on its newest facility encompassing more than 128,550 square feet of...

Banking & Finance

Rating Rumble

For the second time in less than a month, Phoenix Cos. CEO James Wehr said he disagrees...

Nonprofits

Multiple Sclerosis Society, Connecticut Chapter

Mission: We mobilize people and resources to drive research for a cure and to address the challenges...

News

A Little Side Deal Never Hurt Anyone

There is a small chance that many of the top executives of the Hartford Business Journal are...

Economy & Labor

CORRECTIONS

CORRECTIONS • A state ethics enforcement officer initiated and then withdrew a plan to force a group...

Banking & Finance

State Banks: Income Falls; Jobs Grow

Connecticut banks and savings institutions reported a 54 percent drop in net income through the first half...

Small Business

Somers Golf Center Hits A Hole-In-One

In the midst of Somers scenic vistas, where prized pedigree horses graze in green pastures and hikers...

Economy & Labor

Towns Urged To Rely On Multiple Alert Systems

The $1.4 million statewide emergency alert system recently purchased by Connecticut officials has been a source of...

News

Aetna Won’t Pay For Hospital Errors

Hartford health-insurer Aetna has adopted tough reimbursement policies that allow the company to withhold payments to medical...

Manufacturing

Marines Tap Kaman For Robot Helicopter

Kaman Corp.’s single-seat K-Max helicopter won’t even need that one seat for a new demonstration project underwritten...

News

Reducing Health Costs Takes A Fall

In the final hours of this year’s budget debate, Republicans and ultimately, Gov. M. Jodi Rell, targeted...

Economy & Labor

Rell Picks DEP Head

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has nominated acting Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Amey Marrella to serve as...

Economy & Labor

Occupational Fraud A Genuine Risk to Your Business

Of all the threats to businesses in this turbulent economy, one of the most dangerous and increasingly...

News

Making a Museum Sparkle

First-year participants in the Leadership Development Program at The Travelers donated their time to improve the grounds...

Economy & Labor

Few Companies Plan To Hire In 4th Quarter

The prospects for an upturn in hiring in north-central Connecticut are less than promising through the remainder...

Economy & Labor

Physician Brings Urban Experience To Emergency Room

When James M. Matern first headed to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., his interest lay in...

News

Of Note

• On Sept. 1, the Muscular Dystrophy Association Pediatric Clinic Program moved from Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in...

News

Back to School Supplies

Community Mental Health Affiliates Inc. Vice President of Child & Adolescent Services Debora Kustron (front row, right)...

News

Movers & Shakers

To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com....

News

Golf Gives Back

The MetroHartford Alliance, Hartford Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs (HYPE) and the Travelers Championship presented The First Tee...

Technology

TTM Technologies To Shift Jobs To Stafford

The company that bought Tyco Printed Circuit Group in 2006, TTM Technologies Inc., is shifting some work...

News

Corporate Free Speech

In a rare September hearing, the Supreme Court appeared poised last week to strike restrictions on corporate...

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