September 14, 2015 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

News

🔒Bristol Mayor’s Cup Golf Outing raises money for Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Bristol Family Center’s Annual Mayor’s Cup Golf Outing was recently held at Chippanee Country Club in Bristol. The event hosted 144 golfers, including six […]

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🔒Hartford mayor’s to-do list

This week's primary will likely determine Hartford's next mayor, but before the ballots are cast we've already established a to-do list for the Capital City's next CEO.

Nonprofits

🔒Nonprofit Profile: Universal Health Care Foundation of CT

Companions & Homemakers recently presented a $10,000 check to the Connecticut Children's Medical Center at the CCMC...

News

🔒Ciarcia’s precision, personality pave Costello’s road to success

Michael Ciarcia, chief financial officer of Newington-based Costello Industries, is more than a number cruncher.

News

🔒Women underrepresented on corporate boards

The role of women in leadership has, over the last few weeks, received a great deal of media attention.

News

🔒Comcast’s McLaughlin named one of top 100 cable power players

Mary McLaughlin, senior vice president of Comcast's Western New England Region based in Berlin, was recently honored...

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🔒Unitary reporting tax good policy

To the Editor:There's been a lot of comment lately about Connecticut's decision to adopt unitary reporting for...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒E. Hartford outlet developer not afraid of competition

Despite their research showing a region of Hartford's size only capable of supporting one outlet mall, the developers of the Outlet Shoppes at Rentschler Field in East Hartford are boldly moving forward with their plans.

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🔒CFO of the Year judges

Tom Wood is the chief financial officer of the American School for the Deaf in West Hartford....

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🔒Hartford students receive school supplies for New Country Mini

New Country Motor Cars' 2nd Annual “Stuff a MINI to the Max” campaign collected brand new backpacks...

Real Estate & Construction

🔒Polar pays $2.1M for EDAC’s ex-Farmington digs

New Britain aerospace-components supplier Polar Corp. paid $2.1 million for three Farmington buildings formerly occupied by Cheshire aeroparts maker EDAC Technologies Inc.

News

🔒Whelan leads Hospital for Special Care’s pension conversion

Laurie Whelan admits the word “termination” is not usually associated with something positive.

News

🔒Technology can make workforce less productive

“Shadow Work — The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs that Fill Your Day” by Craig Lambert (Counterpoint Press, $26).Soaring...

Economy & Labor

🔒Slow jobs recovery sends workers out of CT

By mid-2016, Connecticut should recover all the jobs lost in the Great Recession.

News

🔒Sorensen leads Insurity through merger wave

Being a chief financial officer may not be the most exciting job at times, but it's the career Rick Sorensen wanted at a young age.

News

🔒MacInnes’ cost-management makes Webster Bank more efficient

When Glenn MacInnes joined Webster Financial Corp. in 2011, the company had just begun a network transformation aimed at cutting costs, overhauling branches and channeling more efforts toward digital services.

Politics & Policy

🔒Keno nearing January launch

Connecticut is poised to adopt Keno at more than 3,000 locations starting next year as negotiations with the state's two Native American tribes are reaching their final stages.

Health Care

🔒Startup leverages mobile tech for home care

As the new CEO of Loon Medical Inc., a medical device startup founded in Tolland, George Panciera can relate to his target consumers. He knows firsthand — like many Baby Boomers — the challenges of playing caregiver to an aging parent determined to stay in his or her home, often unattended.

News

🔒Medical device maker bets on aging population

Q&A talks with Ilana Odess, CEO of Manchester-based Woven Orthopedic Technologies.

Advertising, Media & Marketing

🔒Pita’s ‘restoration process’ pays dividends for marketing firm

Paul Pita took his marketing and communications company through what he called the “restoration process” in the last few years, a phrase reflecting his late father's work restoring antiques.

News

🔒Carrier Transicold supports Foodshare outreach

In support of Foodshare's goal of creating a community in which everyone receives all the food they...

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🔒Health literacy and why it matters

Sometimes it's the little things that make the most difference. In health care, where costs are soaring and overtaking a greater share of the gross national product each year, maybe it's time we begin to take a look at simple remedies as well complex ones.

News

🔒CFOs become key strategists as roles evolve

Meet the Hartford Business Journal's 2015 CFOs of the Year.

Energy

🔒Parking agency’s new downtown home; meter testing

The Hartford Parking Authority has found new quarters downtown for its customer-service and administrative offices.The quasi-public city...

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