Saturday, May 25th, 2013
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The CBIA holds a seminar on its exports survey
Photo:Sujata Srinivasan
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May 23, 2013
The great recession drove many companies to look for sales overseas. A new survey of Connecticut companies shows that half of those responding said exports helped them weather the downturn. Now, domestic markets are looking up, but those firms still want to diversify across the world. WNPR'... read more
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May 20, 2013Commercial insurers are very close to revealing the rates they’ll charge for healthcare plans under the new Connecticut healthcare exchange. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports, it’s been a long, uncertain road to get here.
Connecticut was one of the first states in the country to get its exchange, called Access Health CT, up and running. It’s also a center of the health insurance industry, so it’s in the national spotlight. The commercial insurers themselves are highly reluctant to spe... read more
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May 13, 2013 The recent growth in farmer's markets in Connecticut speaks to the increasing popularity of locally grown food. Now the state's Department of Agri... read more
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May 13, 2013No matter the industry, small companies are more dependent than ever on their computer networks. And it turns out those networks are more at risk t... read more
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May 13, 2013
Connecticut based fast food giant Subway is cooperating with regulators in an effort to end labor law violations among its thousands of franc... read more
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May 7, 2013Businessman Chris Runyan isn't one to follow a trend. In an online, downloadable world, he's built a successful brick and mortar business. And, in... read more
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Apr 29, 2013When GE Capital announced it will no longer finance gun purchases at small firearms dealers, it predictably drew both praise and criticism. But the... read more
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Apr 28, 2013
The debate over the Amazon tax seemed to put e-commerce giants on one side of a bright line, and brick and mortar businesses on the other. Bu... read more
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Apr 22, 2013 Almost six months after Superstorm Sandy, some businesses are still fighting to get back on their feet. Pop’s Grocery, a 52-year-old corner store... read more
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Apr 15, 2013Connecticut's system of primary healthcare still relies heavily on small, physician-owned practices. It's a quaint hangover in a world that's incre... read more
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Apr 11, 2013Conventional career wisdom dictates that kids choose a solid profession where jobs are plentiful and paychecks are large. But certainty doesn't app... read more
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Apr 4, 2013The 2013 Craft Brewers Conference was held in the nation's capital this past week, and it drew over 6,000 attendees from an industry growing steadi... read more
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Apr 1, 2013In his State of the Union address, President Obama issued a challenge:
"To grow our middle class, our citizens must have access to the educatio... read more
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Mar 29, 2013Goodwin College in East Hartford has become the first in the Northeast to offer a new manufacturing certification course. WNPR’s Harriet Jones repo... read more
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Mar 28, 2013
A new study says Connecticut’s coastline is worth at least $7 billion to the state’s economy. WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports.
Being a... read more
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Mar 28, 2013
Drug giant Pfizer says it’s going to tear down 750,000 square feet of unused laboratory space on its Groton campus. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones r... read more
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Mar 25, 2013
Specialty foods like handcrafted chocolate and gluten-free organic pasta may be pricey, but some small business owners say they’re seeing a p... read more
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Mar 22, 2013
Connecticut’s small businesses took a hit from Hurricane Sandy last fall, but they fared better than their counterparts in New York and New J... read more
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Mar 19, 2013
The war in Iraq has had a profound effect on Connecticut’s economy in the last decade. As WNPR’s Harriet Jones reports, it has vastly increas... read more
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Mar 18, 2013Despite the economic downturn, aerospace is a thriving international business. But for small manufacturers in Connecticut, it can be a challenge to... read more