September 9, 2013 Edition - Hartford Business Journal

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Panera bakery-cafes raise $15,972 for CT Sports Foundation cancer effort

Fourteen Panera Bread bakery-cafes in Connecticut have donated a total of $15,972.16 in the first half of...

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Employees — The lost stakeholders in a crisis

“Let's hold a press conference.” “Let's call in the board.” “Did anyone tell the suppliers?” Those are the cries of an all-hands-on-deck response to a crisis. What's often missing from those calls to action, however, is “How do we tell the employees?”

Bioscience

The science behind protein-based vaccines

Sujata Srinivasan talks about the science behind recombinant protein vaccines with Carolyn Teschke, professor at UConn’s department...

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Billings Forge, Hartford Public Library open job training kitchen

Nonprofits Billings Forge Community Works and Hartford Public Library have joined forces to create a one-stop-shop for...

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Bank of America volunteers take part in school supply drive

About 20 Bank of America community volunteers recently filled 200 backpacks with school supplies, including pens and...

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Citizens Bank distributes backpacks to local children

Citizens Bank colleagues Mukesh Chhaya, Sarah Fischer, Krystyna Kania, Jorge Aguilar, Elizabeth Horyn and Patrick Cushing joined...

Economy & Labor

Changing the face of the food service industry

Group offers leadership training, mentorship model as ways to move women into top jobs.

Education

Hartford schools get $147M facelift

A major $147 million overhaul of three Hartford schools — one of the largest series of renovation projects in recent memory — is providing thousands of city pupils new digs to learn in this academic year.

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Close Up or On the Rocks permanently

The recent spate of violence in downtown Hartford poses a significant threat to the future economic fortunes of the Capital City.

Real Estate & Construction

Commercial realty investment sales surge

Last year was surprisingly strong for office and industrial investment sales in central Connecticut. On the heels...

Bioscience

Protein Sciences’ eggless vaccine seen as game changer

Protein Sciences Corp. has faced its share of challenges over the years.

Health Care

$203M private financing deal funds Health Center project

The UConn Health Center and New York City asset manager TIAA-CREF are expected to announce Monday a unique $203 million private financing deal to pay for construction of a new 300,000-square-foot outpatient ambulatory care center in Farmington.

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40-hour workweek still a norm

What would you do with your time if you only had to work four, three, or even two days a week?

Hospitality & Tourism

West Hartford at epicenter of gourmet burger battle

It's no secret that Americans love their burgers.

Real Estate & Construction

Tunxis Community College’s $12.6M classroom wing bows

Tunxis Community College recently opened its $12.6 million classroom building extension at its Farmington campus.

Technology

Tax pros vulnerable to cyber attacks

Q&A talks about the threat of cyber attacks on small businesses with Tim Francis, cyber risk enterprise lead and second vice president for Travelers Bond & Financial Products in Hartford.

Energy

Vermont Yankee closing will push us closer to energy cliff

In this Other Voices column, a ratepayer advocate explains how the closing of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station in Vermont might impact businesses and residents in Connecticut.

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Crises, disruption offer business opportunity

“Hardheaded & Softhearted: Lessons from the Boardroom to the Break Room: by Rick Belluzzo and Krish Dhanam...

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