Saturday, February 4th, 2012
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Feb 1, 2012How big is online dating? In one recent month, the major dating sites had more than 593 million visits in the United States according to an internet tracking firm. That's not dates. That's just people checking profiles, sending messages and stuff like that. There may be as many as 30 million peop... read more
Hot dogs in a smokehouse at Grote & Weigel.
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Feb 1, 2012The owner of Grote & Weigel says he’s still hopeful of finding a buyer for the troubled meat processing company. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones, the historic Bloomfield firm is due to shut its doors in less than two weeks.
The smokehouses at Grote & Weigel’s Bloomfield headquarters are still running... read more
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Jan 31, 2012The end of January is gut-check time for anyone who’s made New Year’s resolutions. Many experts say top of the resolution list for small businesses... read more
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Jan 30, 2012Here's a quote: "A clown is funny in the circus ring. But what would be the normal reaction to opening a door at midnight, and finding the same clo... read more
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Jan 27, 2012
The Market at Hartford 21 was open for just six months in downtown Hartford. And as WNPR's Jeff Cohen reports, the failed grocery store still owes money to vendors -- and the city.
Stuart Woronecki owns Stonewall Apiary in Hanover. Last year, he delivered honey, creamed honey, an... read more
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Jan 27, 2012Connecticut Senate Democrats say they want to tweak the jobs bill that passed in last fall’s special session, in order to make it more effective fo... read more
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Jan 24, 2012Connecticut has two casinos that generate millions of dollars a year for the state.
And after the U.S Department of Justice cleared the way fo... read more
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Jan 23, 2012
It's been more than a decade since another governor tried to remake the state's capital city with more than a billion dollars of investment. As WNPR's Jeff Cohen reports, now Governor Dannel Malloy wants to leave a mark, too.
Former Governor John Rowland tried to build downtown... read more
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Jan 23, 2012In this country, omnivores ate over 26 billion pounds of beef in 2010.
All that meat sold for roughly $74 billion. Of course, some of that was... read more
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Jan 23, 2012A Connecticut company is partnering with NASA and Harvard University in an initiative that it hopes will bring a whole new level of efficiency to t... read more
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Jan 20, 2012The state of Connecticut has made its first loan under the small business express package. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports, it comes just days afte... read more
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Jan 18, 2012It’s already in place in New York - a grading system for restaurants. Soon, Hartford diners will find out if their favorite hotspot makes the grade... read more
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Jan 18, 2012
Today the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program releases its Global MetroMonitor report - ranking the world’s 200 largest metropolitan econom... read more
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Jan 17, 2012Last year’s jobs bill set aside $100 million as a loan pool to help small businesses grow and create jobs. It’s dubbed the Small Business Express P... read more
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Jan 11, 2012Just over a year ago, Governor Dannel Malloy became the state’s first Democratic governor in 20 years.
His first year in office could be rememb... read more
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Jan 11, 2012Unemployed veterans hope new tax credit initiatives at the state and federal levels will help them find jobs. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports, some... read more
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Jan 10, 2012If you want to start your own business, your age may be a critical factor in your success. But not in the way you might imagine. WNPR’s Harriet Jon... read more
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Jan 6, 2012Ralph Nader’s not getting into this year’s presidential race...but that doesn’t mean he’s sitting it out.
The consumer advocate and past presid... read more
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Jan 6, 20122011 saw the city of Hartford embark on a grand new plan to market itself. We’ll get an update from Oz Griebel on how the effort to sell the capito... read more
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Jan 6, 2012
A state environmental watchdog says that eight jet-fuel burning generators in Hartford should be phased out. As WNPR's Jeff Cohen reports, the state's Council On Environmental Quality only wants the generators used in emergencies.
Deep into summer, the demand for electricity spik... read more
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