Connecticut Business News Wire
New Haven Register To Close Plant - Print At Hartford Courant, Sell Buidling, Move Downtown
NEW HAVEN -- Shortly after Business New Haven reported on plans by the New Haven Register to restructure and relocate its news-gathering operation, the Register made its own announcement abo...
GREEN GUIDE 2012
Resources for Connecticut Companies Going "Green"
CT CleanEnergyOptions
ctcleanenergyoptions.com
Part of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s Public Utility Regulatory ...
2011 AIA/CT DESIGN AWARDS - Awesome Architecture
Celebrating the accomplishments of Connecticut architects and architectural projectsEach year the Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA/CT) confers awards on the m...
BNH January 2012 Digital Issue
AIA Awards
CID Awards
Green Guide
CT Hackers
Register Newsroom to Downtown
New laws for 2012
Intern Troubles
Tangoe Dances with ProfitLine
ORANGE — Software provider Tangoe recently acquired privately held company ProfitLine Inc ., a global provider of telecom expense-management services, for $23.5 million.
ProfitLine software is us...
Rosa’s Not in the Red
Working-class hero DeLauro among richest members of CongressNEW HAVEN — That staunch champion of the 99 percent is herself a member of the one percent.
That’s right: New Haven’s über-liberal ...
Register To Launch ‘Open’ Newsroom
Downtown office will invite reader inputNEW HAVEN — The New Haven Register is preparing to follow the Torrington’s Register Citizen in creating a “newsroom café” that allows local citizens to di...
Alexion To Buy Mass. Drugmaker
CHESHIRE — Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it will spend $1.1 billion to acquire Enobia Pharma Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., according to an 8-K filing with the Securities & Exchange Comm...
iMedX Continues Acquisition Streak
SHELTON — Healthcare software and transcription company iMedX has acquired another medical transcription company, Houston-based...
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WWE ‘Digital Company of the Year’
STAMFORD — World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) finds itself champion in another arena — the 2011 Mashable Awards — which bestow...
Internships: Added Value or Legal Risk for Companies?
Before now Rich Meyers had never considered hiring an intern. The owner of Sterling Printing & Graphics in Milford says h...
ON THE RECORD - New Sheriff in Town
New management charts aggressive course to raise Bridgeport arena’s profileIn October Bridgeport’s Webster Bank Arena (former...
New Laws Promise Manufacturing Assistance
HARTFORD — New legislation promoting economic growth in Connecticut became effective January 1, including provisions for manu...
State To Study Liquid Assets
Deep-water ports’ development potential to be quantifiedHARTFORD — The state’s Office of Policy & Management last month s...
CII Awards Pre-Seed Funding
NORTH HAVEN — A pair of medical technology companies each has received $150,000 in pre-seed funding from Connecticut Innovati...
ATW Targets Metalform for Gun Magazines
NEW BRITAIN — Gun magazine manufacturer Metalform Co . has been acquired by Rhode Island metal manufacturer ATW Companies ’ preci...
Manufacturing Careers Explored at ?GCC
Technology careers expo slated for North Haven campusNORTH HAVEN — On January 11, the Connecticut Community Colleges’ College...
Small-Biz Sale Data Mixed Bag
BizBuySell.com releases 2011 Q4 numbers
BizBuySell.com has released its Q4 2011 data on what small businesses are selling for ...
Jobs for Wounded Warriors
BLOOMFIELD — Cigna has announced it is now part of a national group of health care businesses and organizations committed to em...Facelift for Tower East
NEW HAVEN — Contractors soon will be needed for renovation work at the city’s Tower East senior housing complex. The New Haven...Thought for Food
STRATFORD — One of the functions of Food Automation Service Techniques ’ newest product, Kitchen Brains, is to increase labor e...New Business Laws Take Hold
January 1 brings paid sick leave, other measures
HARTFORD — With the dawn of the New Year, Connecticut companies have a plethor...
We’re No. 1 — in Debt
A new analysis says every taxpayer owes $41,000 to pay down Connecticut’s debt, the nation’s worst
Connecticut is in the worst...
National, Global Issues Impact State’s Economy
But businesses see some positive economic signsHARTFORD — Connecticut’s economic recovery remains sluggish according to a new...
Job Match Service for Manufacturers
HARTFORD — The Connecticut Manufacturing Job Match Initiative was launched in November to help manufacturers hook up with ski...
Manufacturing Jobs Go Wanting
WOODBRIDGE — The often-held perception that manufacturing work environments are characterized by adjectives such as dirty, gr...
At the Heart of the Matter
BRIDGEPORT — A report released by HealthGrades, an independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, ...
New Haven Register To Close Plant - Print At Hartford Courant, Sell Buidling, Move Downtown
NEW HAVEN -- Shortly after Business New Haven reported on plans by the New Haven Register to restructure and relocate its news-gathering operation, the Register made...
Small-Biz Sale Data Mixed Bag
BizBuySell.com releases 2011 Q4 numbers
BizBuySell.com has released its Q4 2011 data on what small businesses are selling for in the New Haven area.
Although the sampl...
REAL ESTATE - January 2012
SALES
Hamden Building Sold
HAMDEN –– Two Broadway Hamden, LLC has purchased 2 Broadway from Edward Hirsch Jr. for $500,000. Rich DePodesta of DePodesta Real Estate repr...
ON THE RECORD - New Sheriff in Town
New management charts aggressive course to raise Bridgeport arena’s profile
In October Bridgeport’s Webster Bank Arena (formerly the Arena at Harbor Yard; Webster Ban...
R.I. Firm Buys Page Taft
GUILFORD — A Rhode Island real-estate firm has acquired the Page Taft real estate agency, expanding its Connecticut presence.
With the deal, Charlestown, R.I-based Ra...
2011 AIA/CT DESIGN AWARDS - Awesome Architecture
Celebrating the accomplishments of Connecticut architects and architectural projects
Each year the Connecticut chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA/CT...
Facelift for Tower East
NEW HAVEN — Contractors soon will be needed for renovation work at the city’s Tower East senior housing complex. The New Haven Jewish Federation Housing Corp ., which ...REAL ESTATE - Leases
Branford Biz Park Lease
BRANFORD –– Win Wholesale Property, LLC has leased 2,000 square feet at 21 Business Park Drive . Kristin Geenty of the Geenty Group, Realtors, r...
Rosa’s Not in the Red
Working-class hero DeLauro among richest members of CongressNEW HAVEN — That staunch champion of the 99 percent is herself a member of the one percent.
That’s right: ...
It’s the Jobs, Stupid
But will Connecticut’s new ‘jobs bill’ actually put people back to work?
In August, during a visit to New Haven as part of his jobs tour, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy (pictu...CT Plays ‘Start Me Up’
Malloy plans initiative to encourage entrepreneurs
HARTFORD — While the hundreds of millions awarded to corporate giants like ESPN and UBS as part of his “First Five...
Good Night, Irene
Lawmakers To Probe Irene Response
HARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he would name a panel that will review how the state, municipalities, non-profits and utiliti...
2011: The Year in Review in Marketing
A good early indicator of which way the economy is trending may be found in marketing budgets. And many early indicators point to a growth trajectory, according to ...
Devil’s Gear Recognized by Trade Publication
NEW HAVEN — Bicycling Magazine has named the Devil’s Gear Bike Shop one of the 100 best bicycle shops in the United States. In a September article headlined “On Hallowed...Curtis Goes ‘Green to Gold’
NEWTOWN —
Curtis Packaging
of Sandy Hook is cited in Daniel C. Esty’s and P.J. Simmons’ recently released
Green to Gold Business Playbook
as an exemplar of implementing ...
Social Media Powers UI
NEW HAVEN — In what it calls an effort to provide better and faster communications, the United Illuminating Co. (UI) has enhanced its social media presence. Customers,...
Praxair Acquires Texas Welders
DANBURY — Industrial gases company Praxair Inc . has acquired Houston-based Texas Welders Supply Co. (TWSC), a long-time Praxair distributor.
TWSC is an independent gas a...
EB Wins $191M for Missile Work
GROTON — General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) has earned a $191.3 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy to work on missile compartments for British and U.S...ATW Targets Metalform for Gun Magazines
NEW BRITAIN — Gun magazine manufacturer Metalform Co . has been acquired by Rhode Island metal manufacturer ATW Companies ’ precision stamping and tube subsidiary A.T. Wa...
P&W Turns Japanese, Gets the Green Gold
EAST HARTFORD — The defense minister of Japan has selected the F-35 Lightning II as a next-generation fighter plane for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF). Man...
Jobs for Wounded Warriors
BLOOMFIELD — Cigna has announced it is now part of a national group of health care businesses and organizations committed to employing disabled veterans. The coalition...HCC’s Offers HC Career Path
BRIDGEPORT — Starting this month Housatonic Community College is offering two non-credit Patient Care Technician courses. The PCT Program, which adds another layer of s...
Smilow Goes for the Green
NEW HAVEN — The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification to Smilow Cancer Hospital at
Yale-New Haven...
At the Heart of the Matter
BRIDGEPORT — A report released by HealthGrades, an independent source of physician information and hospital quality ratings, named St. Vincent’s Medical Center a recip...
GREEN GUIDE 2012
Resources for Connecticut Companies Going "Green"
CT CleanEnergyOptions
ctcleanenergyoptions.com
Part of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection’s P...
Gas Is Always Greener
After saying a year ago they would not review the merger between Northeast Utilities and NSTAR, the Bay State natural gas utility, state regulators have decided to ...
North Haven Med Complex Planned
NORTH HAVEN –– Crossroads Medical Center, LLC has acquired 7.75 acres adjacent to the Gaylord/Healthtrax Wellness Center at 8 Devine Street in order to create a thre...
Alexion To Buy Mass. Drugmaker
CHESHIRE — Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it will spend $1.1 billion to acquire Enobia Pharma Corp. of Cambridge, Mass., according to an 8-K filing with the Secur...
Who's What, Where - January 2012
The Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER), a statewide education-reform advocacy group, has named Rae Ann Knopf (pictured) its first executive director. Knop...
BNH January 2012 Digital Issue
AIA Awards
CID Awards
Green Guide
CT Hackers
Register Newsroom to Downtown
New laws for 2012
Intern Troubles
CALENDAR - January 2012
SPECIAL EVENTS
The New Haven County Bar Association hosts its annual Liberty Bell Winter Gala. The group’s Liberty Bell award honors non-lawyers or community organizati...
Internships: Added Value or Legal Risk for Companies?
Before now Rich Meyers had never considered hiring an intern. The owner of Sterling Printing & Graphics in Milford says his business needs had been met without a...
EDITORIAL - First Jive
It sure didn’t take long for the very first of the vaunted “First Five” corporate-welfare recipients to sticks its thumb in the eye of Connecticut taxpayers.
But don’...
ALMANAC - January 2012
TranSwitch Lowers Q4 Forecast
SHELTON — Semiconductor maker TransSwitch Corp. has revised its revenue projection for the fourth quarter of 2011 from $7 million to $6....
State To Study Liquid Assets
Deep-water ports’ development potential to be quantified
HARTFORD — The state’s Office of Policy & Management last month selected global port and harbor advisor M...
New Laws Promise Manufacturing Assistance
HARTFORD — New legislation promoting economic growth in Connecticut became effective January 1, including provisions for manufacturing assistance and job creation.
Pu...
Top Execs to Team-Teach Biz at QU
HAMDEN — Four of the nation’s most prominent corporate executives are heading back to the college classroom.Robert Castrignano, principal of Sandler O’Neill + Partn...
'Achievement Gap’ Widens
NEW HAVEN — Results of the 2011 National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) confirm that Connecticut continues to have the greatest achievement gap between low-...Report Probes Grad Rate Data
ConnCAN says yawning racial gaps persist
NEW HAVEN — The Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN) has released a new issue brief, “Connecticut Graduation ...
Crime Scene Lab Named for Shaw
WEST HAVEN — On October 3 the Henry C. Lee Forensic Science Institute at the University of New Haven dedicated a crime-scene lab in honor of Ronald Shaw, retired pre...
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