September 5, 2011 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

Nonprofits

Nonprofits need help filling needs after storm

In the wake of Hurricane Irene, local nonprofits and businesses are stepping forward to help those in...

Small Business

Movers & Shakers

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Education

Westfarms partners with village

Participants from the Village for Families & Children, a non-profit human services agency, took part in modeling...

News

Children’s Medical Center gets a boost

Chemtura Corp., a global chemical company with locations in Middlebury and Naugatuck, donated $2,500 to Connecticut Children’s...

Politics & Policy

Memo to corporate America: Put that cash back to work

By Linda D. Cavanaugh Technology has been growing exponentially. Hard to believe that when some...

Banking & Finance

Liberty Bank Foundation helps mentoring program

The Liberty Bank Foundation has donated $5,000 to Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters in support of the...

News

For-profit model turned tide for once failing Sharon Hospital

When Sharon Hospital was on its financial sick bed a decade ago, the future of the 78-bed...

Real Estate & Construction

Designing a future | Women have ‘no regrets’ over buying out employer

As the Connecticut economy continues to lag behind the nation in its recovery, there are not as...

Education

Opening of pharmacy school signals new era for St. Joseph

St. Joseph College moved a step closer to becoming a major player in the health education market...

Education

Teachers learn manufacturing on the job site

Eight Connecticut high school teachers and college professors spent part of their summer working at manufacturing companies...

Small Business

Don’t manage client; manage relationship

We all do sales reviews. This is the ritual where we look at the opportunities for business...

Politics & Policy

Hartford, New Haven can’t buck urban trend

The city planners just love New Haven. It is large enough to dress up as a real...

Hospitality & Tourism

Mohegan Sun frontrunner for border casino license

Mohegan Sun appears to be the favorite to operate a resort casino just across the border in...

News

Nurse turned CEO leads Sharon Hospital

From nurse to CEO, Kim Lumia didn’t take a typical career path toward senior leadership in health...

Energy

Costly power blackout demands infrastructure change

The ill wind named Irene blew through Connecticut in less than 24 hours, but inquiries into the...

Hospitality & Tourism

Step right up to The Barnum Museum

Q&A talks with Kathy Maher, executive director and curator for The Barnum Museum in Bridgeport, about the...

Retail

In credit card security, ignorance is not bliss

Quick, as a retailer, do you know what the acronym PCIDDS stands for? Not knowing could put...

Politics & Policy

It’s time for Congress to approve trade deals

By Antonio O. Garza The long-pending free-trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea may finally...

Small Business

Playing up strengths is key to success

I have had the privilege of mentoring hundreds of people over the years. I always ask them...

Real Estate & Construction

Applied Geographics, Mental Health Associates moves

Applied Geographics Inc. has signed up for 2,750 square feet of office space on the first floor...

Manufacturing

Suffield firm honored

SUFFIELD FIRM HONORED EDM Distributors of Suffield has been named Distributor of the Year by Wright...

Energy

Distributed generation kept lights on after Irene

Distribution generation may be the future of the power industry, but following Irene’s blackouts, several Connecticut businesses...

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