September 24, 2007 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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MetroHartford’s Black Letter Day

An out-of-state friend who scans Connecticut publications in search of Cohen columns asked me why Hartford didn’t...

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Northwest Says It’s Hiring Up To 5,000 Workers This Year

Northwest Airlines Corp., which struggled with pilot staffing levels over the summer, said last week that it...

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There Is No Education Like Adversity

One school of business studied 400 executives who had made it to the top and compared them...

Manufacturing

Three Tech Cos. Face Delisting

Nasdaq has threatened to delist three struggling Connecticut technology companies from trading on its exchange after shares...

Manufacturing

The First Semi-Annual industrial Strength-ometer

Criss-crossing the state’s industrial parks, one hears a number of things repeated by Connecticut’s manufacturers.I was asked...

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Back With Full Packs

The Hartford Financial Services Group in Hartford donated 250 backpacks filled with school supplies for its 12th...

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MetroHartford Alliance Snags Cambridge Cos.

Soon after 2008 starts, so too will a new partnership between the MetroHartford Alliance and its counterparts...

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Making Connections

The Connection Inc. in Middletown presented a $60,613 grant check to the Eddy Shelter for its vocational...

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Star Performers For Energy Research

The state of Connecticut has paired with three of the state’s largest names in alternative energy to...

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Judges Spar Over Hours; Association Threatens Lawsuit

For the past two years, judges and state legislators have worked to improve standards and professionalism in...

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Baseball’s Lessons

As a lifelong baseball fan, each year I devote one of my columns to the business lessons...

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State Contracts — Sept. 24, 2007

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

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Movers & Shakers — Sept. 24, 2007

Christopher Buchholz was appointed executive vice president of Rockville Bank in Vernon. Buchholz most recently held the...

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No More Advocating For Publisher Reynolds

After nearly two decades of working her way up the ladder at the Hartford Advocate and New...

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Conn. Demands $6.2 Million For Failed System

Connecticut is officially demanding that a Virginia company reimburse the state $6.2 million it spent on a...

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UConn Scrambling For More Dollars | Licensing Gold Lagging At State’s Top School

Research universities like the University of Connecticut know that licensing revenue and stock sales from technologies can...

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East Granby Belatedly Gets First Hotel | Redesigned Mainstay Suites to go up near Bradley International Airport

East Granby still has no hotel. It’s about to, albeit a little later and larger than the...

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Documentary Discussion

Bank of America in Hartford sponsored “A Conversation with Ken Burns” at the Mattatuck Museum Arts and...

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Lieberman Heads Health Care Reform Talk

Sen. Joe Lieberman pledged last week to push Congress to approve health care reforms within the next...

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Firms’ Freebies Help Perk Up Employee Retention | Corporations stretch idea of company benefits to make workers feel valued

Workers at Microsoft get grocery delivery. And valet parking. Free. Employees at Anheuser-Busch enjoy a monthly two-case...

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Dumb And Dumber

When it comes to political and personal ethics in Connecticut government there is dumb and then there...

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WTNH, Cable Co. Duke It Out | Eastern Connecticut viewers may lose stations

University of Connecticut Husky fans who have MetroCast as their cable provider might soon be headed to...

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Who’s Your Change Agent

This column is about the relationship between strategy and execution. Many business leaders and entrepreneurs are successful...

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Reference Check

It is the call that most managers and business owners dread. “Hi,” it starts. “I’m calling to...

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If You Build It, They Will Check In

Hundreds of new hotels are rising across the United States as the lodging industry seeks to cash...

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Small Pharmacists Look For Help From Congress To Stay Afloat

After nearly 25 years as the proud owner of Home Town Drugs and Gifts, Dave Redding closed...

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Grant Applications Multiplying Rapidly | State gets $45 million in requests for stem cell research funding

Connecticut’s stem cell research program is drawing a flurry of interest in its second year, with universities...

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Beantown Snags Insurance City’s Development Chief | Palmieri was ‘major coup’ for Hartford, will be missed by economic leaders

After more than three years of John Palmieri’s guidance, Hartford is suddenly in the market for a...

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