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READER SUBMITTED: Truancy Intervention Project Volunteer Alaine C. Doolan, Esq. Inducted Into Mentoring Hall Of Fame

2013-05-09 16:10:03

Attorney Alaine C. Doolan of the Hartford law firm of Robinson and Cole LLP was one of two honorees inducted into the Connecticut Corporate Mentoring Hall of Fame at a breakfast hosted by the Governor's Prevention Partnership at the Rocky Hill Sheraton on...

Fortune 500 List: Connecticut's New Triumphs And An OUTRAGE

2013-05-06 18:29:01

The Fortune 500 list for 2013 is out, and the ranking of publicly traded U.S. companies by total sales contains two new triumphs for Connecticut and one outrage. In all, Connecticut has 16 companies on the list, our largest total in recent years, led, as...

CEO Pay For 2012 In State, Country Part Of Broken System

2013-04-15 18:44:00

The AFL-CIO launched its annual database of CEO pay Monday, showing the average 2012 pay of CEOs at companies on the Standard & Poor's 500 index was $12.3-million, or 354 times more than the average American worker earned. The average of those S&P 500...

Helium shortage bursting Michiana balloon business

2012-07-11 17:36:00

If you've tried to buy a bouquet of balloons lately for a birthday party or to cheer up a sick friend, you may have been told you're out of luck. That's because a nationwide helium shortage is bursting Michiana's balloon sales.Glenn Collier spends most of...

IU receives grant to study clean coal

2012-06-06 18:22:00

Indiana University received the go ahead to study what some call "clean" coal Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded the university with about $300,000 to study the future of coal. IU will partner with Purdue and Praxair Surface Technologies....

Brown County Commission: Clearing snow empties wallets

2011-03-29 20:58:00

Cleaning snow from Brown County roads cost the highway department plenty this winter. �A total of $736,291 has been spent plowing snow from roads, Jan Weismantel, county highway superintendent, told county commissioners during Tuesday's meeting. That...

BrightScope Ranks The Best 401k Plans Among CT Companies

2010-10-27 10:29:00

The following is a list put together by BrightScope of the best 401(k) plans among CT companies with more than $100 Million in assets. Company -- Plan Name -- BrightScope Rating (Rounded to the nearest whole number) 1. The Phoenix Companies, Inc.: The...

Controversial Plant Expansion Hits Snag

2009-12-08 00:00:00

A controversial plan to pump carbon dioxide from the power plant for the city of Holland to underground storage has hit a massive roadblock. Holland lost it's bid with the U.S. Department of Energy for millions in grants for carbon capture and...

The week ahead

2006-07-23 00:00:00

Monday: -- Earnings: Altera Corp.; American Express Co.; Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Avaya Inc.; BellSouth Corp.; Centex Corp.; Kraft Foods Inc.; Pactiv Corp.; Quest Diagnostics Inc.; SanDisk Corp.; Texas Instruments Inc. Tuesday: -- July consumer...

State considers new MTBE rules

2004-07-21 00:00:00

As new, more sensitive testing began yesterday for the source of a gasoline additive that has contaminated at least 127 Fallston area wells, state environmental officials are weighing new regulations to prevent previously undetected vapor leaks of...

Possible vapor leaks found at fuel station

2004-07-29 00:00:00

As many as 17 potential fuel vapor leaks have been found at an Exxon service station that state officials believe is a prime suspect in contaminating at least 127 Fallston-area wells with a noxious gasoline additive. Spokespeople for the Maryland...

In Fallston, Ken Huey (left) of Praxair Services tests for a leak near a gasoline storage tank as state worker Mike Frank observes.

2004-07-20 00:00:00