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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Vernon outdoor amphitheater plan shot down</title>
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			<description>Vernon's planning and zoning commission Thursday night voted down a plan for a new concert venue on Frontage Road.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:17:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Black &amp;amp; Decker shareholders give nod to merger</title>
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			<description>Black &amp;amp; Decker Corp. shareholders today approved a $4.5 billion merger with New Britain-based Stanley Works.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>UTC affirms 2010 forecast</title>
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			<description>United Technologies Corp. this morning confirmed its earnings forecast for 2010.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Conn. GOP wants to delay special bonuses </title>
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			<description>Connecticut Republicans say longevity payments due to thousands of state employees next month should be delayed, given the state's budget deficit.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:12:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Counterfeit bills circulating in state</title>
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			<description>Connecticut retailers and consumers should be aware of counterfeit $100 bills in circulation, the state's Better Business Bureau said.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:12:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Retail sales get boost in February</title>
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			<description>U.S. retail and food services sales increased last month, a sign that an economic recovery could be taking shape.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:08:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Business inventories flat in January</title>
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			<description>Business inventories were basically flat in January even though sales rose for an eighth consecutive month.</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:52:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Mortgage rates remain below 5 percent</title>
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			<description>Mortgage rates held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, a report said Thursday, weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire, the Associated Press reports.</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:43:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>GE lends helping hand to Michigan manufacturer</title>
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			<description>Norwalk-based GE Capital is financing a $70 million lifeline to a Michigan-based industrial and automotive product manufacturer.</description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Wethersfield lender sees income drop</title>
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			<description>Wethersfield-based Connecticut River Community Bank reported a steep drop in profits for 2009, as troubled assets cut into its earnings.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:47:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>GE's Immelt takes no 2009 bonus</title>
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			<description>Fairfield-basd General Electric Co. says its CEO Jeffrey Immelt didn't receive a bonus at his request in 2009, a year in which the industrial and financial conglomerate's profits dropped 37 percent as it struggled to recover from the recession and financial crisis.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 10:12:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Priceline.com plans $500M private notes offering</title>
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			<description>Priceline.com Inc. in Norwalk plans a private offering of up to $500 million convertible senior notes due 2015.</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>XL Capital declares dividends</title>
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			<description>Insurer XL Capital Ltd., with operations in Hartford, declared dividends on its outstanding ordinary and preference shares.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:42:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>WWE, Ticketmaster partner for online sales</title>
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			<description>Stamford-based World Wrestling Entertainment has created a new online store for tickets for all the organization's live events in North America.</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Lincoln Financial sets dividends </title>
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			<description>Lincoln National Corp., with Hartford operations under the Lincoln Financial Group umbrella, set quarterly common stock dividend a penny a share and 75 cents on each share of series A preferred.</description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Alexion names Andreas Rummelt to board</title>
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			<description>Cheshire drug maker Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. has appointed Andreas Rummelt to its board of directors.</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:27:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Kaman declares dividend</title>
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			<description>Bloomfield aerospace manufacturer Kaman Corp. declared a regular quarterly dividend of 14 cents a share to be paid April 5 to shareholders of record on March 22.</description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:56:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>United Illuminating sets dividend</title>
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			<description>UIL Holdings Corp., parent of United Illuminating Co., declared a quarterly dividend of 43.2 cents a share to be paid April 1 to shareowners of record at the close of business on March 10.</description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:41:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>MetLife sets preferred dividends</title>
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			<description>Insurance and financial services provider MetLife Inc., with operations in Hartford, declared contingent first-quarter dividends on two classes of preferred stock.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:34:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>The Hartford declares dividend </title>
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			<description>Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. will pay a quarterly dividend of 5 cents a share on April 1 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 1.</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>About the Judges - Hartford Business Journal Women In Business 2010</title>
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			<description>About the Judges - Hartford Business Journal Women In Business 2010</description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:18:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Ayn S. LaPlant  </title>
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			<description>Name:  Ayn S. LaPlant </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:16:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Linda J. Grigerek  </title>
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			<description>Name: Linda J. Grigerek </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:12:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Anne Noble  </title>
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			<description>Name: Anne Noble </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:11:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Filomena Soyster  </title>
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			<description>Name: Filomena Soyster </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:10:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Pamela Trotman Reid  </title>
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			<description>Name: Pamela Trotman Reid </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:09:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Christine Mansfield  </title>
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			<description>Name: Christine Mansfield </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:07:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Jennifer Smith-Turner  </title>
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			<description>Who was your most influential role model, and why? </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:04:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Mary Fay  </title>
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			<description>Who was your most influential role model, and why? </description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:13:00 EST</pubDate>
			<title>Women In Business 2010</title>
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			<description>Meet the Hartford Business Journal's 8 Remarkable Women In Business for 2010</description>
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