September 22, 2008 EditionEdition

NEW NUTMEG OPENING

Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union opened its new East Windsor branch with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the...

Ahead Of The Curve | Cell phones give live traffic pictures in Hartford, eight other cities

The roads in and out of Hartford can be tricky, but a new free cell phone application...

THE BEATLES ARE IN TOWN

The town of Simsbury renamed Iron Horse Boulevard “Penny Lane” in honor of the Hartford Symphony’s Beatles...

AWARDING EXCELLENT EFFORT

Marilyn Larsen Risi, executive director of Upper Albany Main Street in Hartford, was awarded the 2008 Connecticut...
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Reassessing Levees

The topic of levees has become an important national issue in the past several years. The aftermath...

September 22, 2008 — Movers & Shakers

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

Florida Chain Plans Caribbean Restaurant

A Florida restaurant chain that is preparing to blanket southern New England is launching its regional efforts...

Buy Local Food To Help Small Businesses

Want to help your own and fellow local small businesses? I’ve got an appetizing suggestion: Buy and...
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Electronic Payments Nixed Windsor Locks Jobs

The Federal Reserve’s move to close its check processing facility in Windsor Locks at the end of...

September 22, 2008 — State Contracts

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

Auction Set For Carbon Allowances | Connecticut one of 10 states in effort to curb greenhouse gases

The first U.S. auction of carbon dioxide allowances is scheduled for Sept. 25, as 10 states in...

Charter Oak’s Dirty Little Secret

Given the lack of enthusiasm from the medical community for Connecticut’s experiment in health insurance for sort...
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Spotlight Pointed At CCEF | CT energy fund faces a crucial review by DPUC

The Connecticut Clean Energy Fund, targeted in recent years by lawmakers for underachieving, will get word this...

Hartford Welcomes NU

During one of the darker weeks in the history of American finance, the city of Hartford received...

Declining Costs Lift Digital Sign Startup | Hartford Hospital, CPTV, The Hartford all turn to Dsign Digital

When Hartford Hospital began looking for a “digital alternative” to posters for its in-house announcements, it turned...

An Electric Shock

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has it right about filing a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Lessons From The Beijing Olympics

I just returned from witnessing 17 days of competition at my ninth Summer Olympics. To say it...

AIG’s Financial Woes Could Disrupt Boeing Suppliers In CT | Analysts: aircraft leasing subsidiary might be forced to trim orders

The extreme financial turbulence at the insurance giant American International Group, which owns the world’s largest aircraft...

The Debates

I have long believed that you can predict the winner in most big elections by imagining the...

September 22, 2008 — Of Note

• The neonatal intensive care unit at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford received a...
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Walk Raises $300K

Marriott Hartford Downtown in Hartford raised $1,380 in support of the March of Dimes spring fundraiser, March...

Lender, Dealmaker

Elisabeth Johnson, recently named assistant vice president of commercial lending at CU Business Capital in East Hartford,...

TOURNAMENT TOTALS

Special Olympics Connecticut and the Hartford Habitat for Humanity each received checks for $5,000, the proceeds from...

Deloitte Mum On Layoffs | Big Four accounting firm won’t explain impact on Connecticut

Deloitte & Touche, the Big Four accounting firm, sidestepped questions last week about how its reported layoff...
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New Haven Apartment Deal

A New Haven apartment complex has been sold for $2.6 million to a Madison-based property management company....

A Taste For Caribbean | Hartford area grocers stock products targeting West Indians

Looking to capitalize on the demand from Hartford’s extensive West Indian population, several mainstream grocery stores in...
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