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Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22638.html Recent uncertainty about the future of Connecticut's technical high schools hasn't dampened the interest of their prospective students, The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22638.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:21:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22637.html Hartford's Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers has named Charles Weeks as chief executive officer of its European operations. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22637.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22636.html The U.S. Small Business Administration said Friday it is revising size standards for small businesses that could make as many 8,350 more of them eligible for SBA programs. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22636.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:47:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22634.html Connecticut says its new earned income tax credit is working better than expected to boost the economy, so far putting $49.3 million into the wallets of more than 70,000 low-income residents. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22634.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:46:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22633.html Connecticut is getting a $21 million share of federal housing money to improve its public housing, authorities say. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22633.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:51:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22608.html Insurer XL Group PLC, with Hartford operations, lost more than a half billion dollars in the fourth quarter as catastrophe losses, including Thailand flooding, took their toll. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22608.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:50:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22607.html Pitney Bowes Inc. more than quadrupled fourth-quarter profits despite a drop in revenue at the Stamford communications-integration tech firm. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22607.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:49:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22606.html Norwalk investor Greenfield Partners has recently purchased warehouses and office space in the Washington-Baltimore corridor in deals totaling $100 million, according to Gazette.Net, citing state property records. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22606.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:47:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22605.html Connecticut state nonprofit Liaison Deb Heinrich is quitting her post in March after two years in the newly created cabinet post created by the governor, authorities say. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22605.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:46:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22604.html The City of Hartford has named Kristina Newman-Scott and Valda G. Washington as new department heads. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22604.html HBJ Today Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:08:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22635.html University of New Haven will offer a certificate program in project West Haven beginning in April, and New London beginning in October. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22635.html Web Only Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:45:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22632.html The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage stayed at a record low this week, providing some added incentive for those looking to buy a home or refinance, The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22632.html Web Only Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:44:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22631.html Maine law firm Verrill Dana is moving its Connecticut office to Stamford from West Hartford. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22631.html Web Only Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:43:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22602.html Five top pro golfers have committed to play in this year's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, including 2011 defending champion Fredrick Jacobson and 2010 winner Bubba Watson. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22602.html Web Only Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:42:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22600.html Luxury broker network Christie's International Real Estate has extended affiliate status to the new parent of Guilford's Page Taft Real Estate, authorities say. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22600.html Web Only Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:39:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22598.html Connecticut residents see childhood obesity as the state's No. 1 health threat, a new survey shows. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22598.html Web Only Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:21:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22592.html Bristol manufacturer Barnes Group Inc. will pay its dime-a-share quarterly dividend March 9 to common stockholders on record by Feb. 28. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22592.html Web Only Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:18:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22590.html Connecticut's top human rights agency is getting $39,000 from the federal authorities to enforce fair housing laws. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22590.html Web Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:02:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22563.html Aetna Inc. and the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce have entered a pact in which the Hartford health insurer's products will be marketed to chamber members nationwide. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22563.html Web Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:54:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22560.html Florida's Baldwin Technology Co. Inc. will be back in its former Connecticut home state in March so stockholders can vote on its merger proposal. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22560.html Web Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:13:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22578.html The Connecticut Business & Industry Association is offering a free six week training program on energy-related careers to people living in the Hartford and Enfield labor markets. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22578.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:12:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22577.html The Hartford campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has developed two master's degree programs centered on energy. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22577.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22575.html The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is soliciting nominations for land conservation locations. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22575.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:11:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22576.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency selected Simsbury as one of 56 communities in the country to receive special assistance in smart growth. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22576.html Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22500.html There is perhaps nothing more synonymous with nonprofits than special events. The Amistad Center is having one on Feb. 27. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22500.html Matthew Broderick Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22489.html Connecticut firms doing business across the Massachusetts border may be in for a rude surprise next month. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22489.html Sujata Srinivasan Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22496.html One advantage to working directly with Rainmakers every month is I hear stories. These stories relate what works and doesn’t work in building business through relationships. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22496.html Ken Cook Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22497.html “All Business is Local: Why Place Matters More Than Ever in a Global, Virtual World” by John Quelch and Katherine Jocz (Portfolio/Penguin, $25.95). http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22497.html Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22491.html TicketNetwork's Spanish-language version of its sports and concert ticket exchange Web site has been a hit Hispanics beyond those in America. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22491.html Brad Kane Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22494.html Q&A talks about the firearms market with David Ridley, vice president of sales and marketing at Colt Defense in West Hartford. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22494.html Subscriber Only