September 28, 2009 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Energy

Windpower A Key Source Of Energy In New England, Report Says

Windpower can be a significant resource for electricity for Connecticut and the rest of New England, according...

News

Land-Use, Religion: Mixture From Hell

Everyone knows that planning and zoning commissions and historic district commissions are tools of the Devil. ...

News

No News Here

News item: Pratt & Whitney decides to close facilities in Cheshire and East Hartford, sending 1,000 jobs...

Legal & Courts

Talks Near On Saint Francis Abuse Case

Lawyers representing 84 plaintiffs in the child sex abuse lawsuits involving a former doctor at Saint Francis...

Economy & Labor

Angry Shareholder

State Treasurer Denise L. Nappier, fiduciary of 374,000 shares of United Technologies Corp. securities, insisted last week...

News

Project Opening Doors

Windsor High School has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the Connecticut Business & Industry Association’s (CBIA)...

News

Panera Funds Helps Foundation

Howley Bread Group Ltd. announced that nine of its Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Connecticut, including Manchester, Enfield,...

News

Members-Only Exchange To Provide Coastal Insurance

Florida-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE), a member-owned mutual insurance company, has entered the Connecticut market, where...

Economy & Labor

State Contracts

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

Economy & Labor

OTHER VOICES

Here is a sampling of comments to HartfordBusiness.com.RE: House Moves To Extend Unemployment Benefits It’s great that...

Manufacturing

Quebecor World Gets New Name

Just two months after emerging from Bankruptcy Court status, the former Quebecor World is shedding its old...

Economy & Labor

Analyst Sees Recovery Ahead

Michelle Girard is a managing director and senior economist at Royal Bank of Scotland. She appears often...

Economy & Labor

When The Going Gets Tough â€¦

When the going gets tough, such as it is for so many right now, it’s time to...

Hospitality & Tourism

Dulce Closes Doors

Downtown Hartford eatery Dulce Restaurant has vacated its space at 100 Trumbull St. after a bankruptcy court...

Manufacturing

Future Cloudy For Pratt Union

With the announcement last week that Pratt & Whitney plans to close two of its plants and...

Economy & Labor

Engineer Loranger’s Passion Is High-Performance Cars

Marc A. Loranger brings an engineer’s monotone to his discussions about his profession as a professional engineer...

News

Of Note

• Hartford Healthcare Federal Credit Union strengthened its decade-long relationship with the West Indian population of the Hartford...

News

Backpacks for Bloomfield Students

The Simsbury Bank and the Bloomfield Rotary Club made donations to the town of Bloomfield Social &...

News

And Now, A Brief Time Out

Fatigue appears to be the ultimate winner in this year’s debate over the Connecticut state budget. In...

News

Campus Recruiting Season Begins

Verizon Wireless donated $500 to the Career Services Fund to host Eastern Connecticut State University’s 5th annual...

Economy & Labor

Movers & Shakers

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

Small Business

Truck Ramp Won’t Deter Avon Old Farms

You can’t miss the 700-foot concrete truck ramp that sits a few thousand feet from the 254-year-old...

Nonprofits

Hands On Hartford Enters Pact With Huntington Learning Center

Hands On Hartford, a Hartford-based volunteer action center and social services agency, announced that it has entered...

Economy & Labor

Communications Coach | Marcia LaReau

You say grads need to “understand their unique contribution” to a work environment. How does somebody who...

Nonprofits

Connecticut Concert Opera

Mission: Connecticut Concert Opera offers both opera lovers and novices the opportunity to hear complete major operas...

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