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Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:35:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14726.html Connecticut had the largest drop in traffic deaths from 2008 to 2009, outpacing a year that saw a new milestone in national highway safety. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14726.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:16:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14725.html Government-sponsored mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that its new five-year notes were priced at 99.714 to yield 1.81 percent, or 29.5 basis points more than five-year U.S. Treasury Notes. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14725.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:36:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14724.html Veteran banking analyst Richard Bove said at least 17 banks with more than $10 billion in assets, including Waterbury-based Webster Bank, each could emerge as possible takeover targets. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14724.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:34:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14723.html Connecticut will receive $9.3 million to reinvigorate neighborhoods affected by the economic crisis, money that is part of the financial reform package passed earlier this year, Sen. Christopher Dodd announced today. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14723.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:33:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14722.html The Connecticut Community Investment Corp. is getting a $30,000 boost to its SBA microloan program, thanks to a donation from TD Bank's charity arm. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14722.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:32:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14721.html Mortgage rates mostly edged up last week as investors' fears about the economy eased. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14721.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:31:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14720.html The nation's health care tab will go up -- not down -- as a result of President Barack Obama's sweeping overhaul. That's the conclusion of a government forecast Thursday, which also predicts the increase will be modest. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14720.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:21:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14719.html Attorneys for nine people injured or killed in a Connecticut power plant explosion say they're suing companies involved in building and overseeing the facility. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14719.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:54:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14718.html Massachusetts' Big Y Foods chain is buying seven Connecticut supermarkets, including ones in Middletown and West Hartford, from The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., according to published reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14718.html HBJ Today Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:51:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14717.html Eight Hartford area communities are getting $3.1 million in federal grants to upgrade housing and community facilities, the governor's office says. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14717.html HBJ Today Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:37:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14697.html Clean Diesel Technologies Inc. in Bridgeport has agreed to a second deadline extension, until Oct. 15, for its proposed $5 million takeover by a California maker of auto emissions systems. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14697.html Web Only Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:43:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14640.html Health insurer Cigna Corp., which has major operations in Bloomfield, said on Wednesday that Chief Financial Officer Annmarie Hagan has left the company, Reuters reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14640.html Web Only Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:25:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14639.html United Technologies Corp.'s Fire & Security division will open in 2011 a Florida facility for testing fire-safety products and technology, UTC said Wednesday. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14639.html Web Only Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:43:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14608.html Celebrity chef Bobby Flay is joining America's chefs and Aetna Inc. in a $10,000 recipe contest to spotlight healthy cuisine. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14608.html Web Only Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:55:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14595.html More Americans are expected to travel over the long Labor Day weekend than did a year ago, with New England expected to outpace the nation, The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14595.html Web Only Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:04:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14594.html Philadelphia-based American Expediting Co. has added a Windsor Locks location to its 32-office network using couriers for medical and legal deliveries. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14594.html Web Only Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:38:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14534.html The state's technology promotion arm and the University of Bridgeport are soliciting startups for its new technology incubator at its Fairfield County campus. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14534.html Web Only Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:22:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14519.html Nestle Waters North America in Greenwich, bottler of Poland Spring, Perrier and other soft beverages, has won Connecticut's top quality award for its redesigned eco-friendly plastic water bottle. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14519.html Web Only Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:41:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14503.html GE Capital in Norwalk said Friday it arranged a $425 million credit facility to Oregon outdoor products manufacturer Blount International Inc., The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14503.html Web Only Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:52:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14499.html The nomination deadline for the Hartford Business Journal's Diversity Awards program has been extended through Monday, Aug. 23. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14499.html Web Only Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:40:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14707.html The Connecticut Business & Industry Association will offer a worker training program through a federal grant to prepare participants for a new career in utilities. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14707.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:39:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14706.html Three Quinnipiac University professors will discuss the long-term economic, biological and social impacts of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill in a panel discussion from 3-4:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Clarice Buckman Theatre at the university's Mount Carmel campus. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14706.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:38:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14705.html The National Association of Manufacturers launched a multi-million-dollar advertising campaign against a proposed energy tax to pay for the Obama Administration's $50-billion infrastructure plan. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14705.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:37:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14704.html Oil giant BP PLC laid much of the blame for the rig explosion and the massive Gulf of Mexico spill on itself, other companies' workers and a complex series of failures in an internal report released Wednesday before a key piece of evidence has been fully analyzed, The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14704.html Subscriber Only Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:36:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14703.html Oil prices followed stocks higher on Wednesday, as worries about European debt problems eased and buyers returned to the market, The Associated Press reports. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14703.html Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14575.html Q&A talks with Aaron Johnson, CPA, of Borgida & Company PC in Manchester. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14575.html Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14665.html From Oct. 2 -21, Marty Lang and Gary Ploski will shoot the independent film, Rising Star, in Hartford. The movie tells the story of an overworked insurance employee who finds online love along an unexpected journey. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14665.html Joanna Smiley Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14659.html As a businessman, Glen Nelson didn’t always have access to capital or other resources to firmly root some of his early business ventures. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14659.html Gregory Seay Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14662.html When Ben Franklin founded the first public lending library in America in 1731, he probably had no idea what he would inspire. There is no better bargain than a library card, and what better time to sign up for one than September — library card sign-up month. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14662.html Subscriber Only Mon, 06 Sep 2010 0:00:00 EDT http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14677.html Carter Mario, president and CEO of Carter Mario Injury Lawyers, recently donated $10,000 and 10,000 digital downloads of the Nashville recording artist Jamie Tate and her label, Nashville’s Bodell Records. The funds will allow 15,000 veterans and active duty military personnel in Connecticut to download the “I’ll Give My All” single from the web at www.IllGiveMyAll.com. Tate’s song was recorded with the 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus and a portion of the proceeds from the downloads go to veterans and wounded solders’ causes. Pictured are Carter Mario, president and CEO of Carter Mario Injury Lawyers, and Nashville recording artist Jamie Tate with members of the Connecticut National Guard at the State Armory in Hartford. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news14677.html Subscriber Only