Wachovia Out; Wells Fargo In

Wachovia bank will disappear in the state in the coming year as its 75 offices are rebranded as Wells Fargo branches.

Business Urges State To Fix Budget First, Then Jobs

Senate Democrats and Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell are pitching nearly a dozen job creation programs aimed at getting Connecticut residents back to work.

Forced Diet

Restaurateurs revamp menus, prices to curb recession’s bite

With diners fewer and thriftier, some local restaurateurs are beating out their national competitors with more varied menus and more deals on meals.

Arts Council Embarks On Campaign

Kathleen Bolduc, Chief Executive Officer, Greater Hartford Arts Council

Greater Hartford Arts Council CEO Kathleen Bolduc outlines its goals on the eve of the launch of its 2010 United Arts Campaign.

Rell’s Clarion Call

In her final State of the State address as governor, M. Jodi Rell made it clear that creating jobs and balancing the state’s growing $515 million budget deficit should be lawmaker’s top priority.

Texting to baby’s health

Expectant mothers are getting a new tool to help keep themselves and their babies healthy: pregnancy tips sent directly to their cell phones.

Credit Still Tight For Businesses

Access to financing remains a problem for nearly a third of Connecticut businesses, according to a recent poll.

Glastonbury Design: Art And Innovation

Many people may not know that a soft-spoken artist residing in Glastonbury created the infallible adhesive lettering that appears on millions of sports jerseys.

Aetna Cuts 625 Jobs, 100 In Connecticut

Hartford-based Aetna Inc. has laid off an additional 625 workers nationwide, about 100 of those in Connecticut, company officials said.

Why Do We Fail? And How Do We Fix It?

As any successful person will honestly admit, I’ve had my share of failures. Since this column is limited to 750 words, I won’t bore you with the details!

Alberts Returns To His Roots At Simsbury Bank

Michael L. Alberts may not be so much a fresh face as a refreshed face when it comes to the Farmington Valley. The new vice president and commercial relationship manager at Simsbury Bank makes his home in Woodstock but is a former resident of Canton and honors graduate from Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford.

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Connecticut

Mission: To grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy.

CL&P Tower Glowing Red In Support Of Go Red For Women Campaign

The beacon shining atop the tower of Connecticut Light & Power’s offices in Berlin is glowing red in support of the American Heart Association’s “Go Red for Women” awareness campaign for women’s heart health. Nightly through Feb. 24, the tower on the Berlin Turnpike and Northeast Utilities’ headquarters in downtown Hartford are among buildings and landmarks nationwide using red lighting to support the campaign.

Don’t Borrow

No financial advisor would ever recommend that a financially fragile business owner or homeowner take on more debt.

Separate Classes

Have you noticed that some writers at the Hartford Business Journal were quickly elevated to glamorous opinion-writing slots, where they travel the globe and eat expense-account snails and write about the great issues of the day?

Reduce Energy Prices In Connecticut

Good news. Connecticut is No. 1 in New England and No. 2 in the country. Unfortunately, this ranking is for the cost of energy, and according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Connecticut’s average cost of 18.38 cents per kilowatt hour is second only to Hawaii and nearly three cents higher than the rest of New England.