Fospher RSS by ForeSite Technologies, Inc. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22486.html Thanks to its strong educational system and manufacturing industry, Connecticut will pace America’s high tech-sector for the next generation. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22486.html Brad Kane Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22487.html Shelton power manufacturer Lex Products uses a rare yet simple solution to address the workforce shortage in Connecticut manufacturing. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22487.html Brad Kane Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22488.html Connecticut soon will limit the costs of school construction. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22488.html Brad Kane 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22490.html When the legislative session opens this week, the largest issues looming for some of Connecticut’s bigger retail groups are the proposed expansion of liquor sales and the proposed increase of the minimum wage. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22490.html Keith Griffin 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22492.html The state of Connecticut has hired powerhouse real estate brokerage firm CBRE-New England to assist its efforts in purchasing a large office building as part of a new long-term strategy to consolidate its leased space holdings into state-owned property, government officials confirmed. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22492.html Greg Bordonaro 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22495.html Amid rising fuel cost, expensive upgrades and a growing roster of big-name competitors, a local charter bus company is producing steady revenues despite the turbulent economy. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22495.html Becky Bergman 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 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22498.html Connecticut’s community banks have held up relatively well during the economic downturn of the past few years with no bank failures and only a spat of merger activity. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22498.html By Greg Bordonaro Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22499.html To submit items for Movers & Shakers, please email text and high-resolution photos to news@ hartfordbusiness.com. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22499.html 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 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22501.html There are moments when politicians just take your breath away. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22501.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22502.html When I arrived at the Hartford Business Journal, my initial strategy was incremental. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22502.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22503.html International trade policies and global manufacturing formed the centerpiece of the State of the Union speech delivered recently by President Obama. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22503.html Paul Pirrotta Mon, 06 Feb 2012 0:00:00 EST http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22504.html The recent Vermont Yankee court decision said the State of Vermont can’t trump the federal government when it comes to issues of nuclear safety. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/news22504.html David Deen