September 2, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Legal & Courts

Pullman, Shipman vie for social media practice dominance

Two of Hartford's leading law firms are battling for the title of top social media practice, even...

Accounting

CTNext experiment casts entrepreneurial web across state

With the state lagging behind in job recovery, Connecticut officials in the months following the 2008 recession weren't bullish on the state's entrepreneurial prospects.

Economy & Labor

CT must add private jobs

As Connecticut Inc. heads into a shortened Labor Day week, it's a good time to reflect on...

Advertising, Media & Marketing

Are you ready for some football?

Labor Day symbolizes the end of summer and a three-day weekend for most Connecticut businesses, but for...

Agriculture

Hartford Foundation grants preserve farmland in three communities

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving has provided $365,000 in grants to help preserve 130 acres of...

Economy & Labor

Defining the growth, value of online education

Q&A talks about online education at UConn’s Neag School of Education with Jae-Eun Joo, the school’s new...

Economy & Labor

Brokers see threats, opportunity as health reform kicks in

It’s not easy being an insurance broker these days. As health care reform kicks into high gear,...

Politics & Policy

Eight Modes of Listening

We all know that listening is important to any relationship, particularly business relationships. Of course, we have...

Politics & Policy

CT should be realistic on storm costs

Connecticut regulators have ruled on one utility storm recovery cost case, but the big one is yet...

Economic Development

Hartford’s corporate commitment to education

Hartford’s future is worth fighting for, and so it is a blessing that local business support for...

Economy & Labor

Connecticut’s debt clock ticking

If you live, pay taxes, and especially own property in Connecticut, the 15 months between today and...

Education

Post plays mentor to schools venturing into online education

Waterbury’s Post University has significantly grown its business around its online education program, boasting more than 16,000...

Health Care

Hovin Underwriting Partners donates 75 backpacks

Simsbury’s Hovin Underwriting Partners recently delivered more than 75 backpacks filled with school supplies to Community Mental...

News

Burns & McDonnell bike team raises $180K for cancer research

Burns & McDonnell’s “Team Courage Coneheads” recently raised more than $180,000 for life saving cancer research and...

News

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News

Farmington Bank helps finance West Hartford affordable housing project

John Patrick Jr., Farmington Bank chairman, president and CEO (third from left) joined others at the recent...

Energy

CT fuel cell program shuns CT fuel cell industry

A 20-year, $300 million secretive state program designed to bolster the struggling Connecticut fuel cell industry instead...

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