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Connecticut's Hotel and Convention Industry Unites At A New York Landmark
The Hartford CourantNEW YORK — In a dimly lit room inside Grand Central Station, with a high, ornate, painted wood ceiling and a stone fireplace with a carved, winged lion insignia, a piece of the Connecticut economy came to life. There, in a gathering late Thursday,...Tags: Fairfield County, Greenwich, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Marketing, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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Bringing The Charter Oak And East Coast Greenways Out To Bolton Notch
The Hartford CourantOK, I'll admit it. A few years ago, I was losing hope that the gaps along the Charter Oak Trail and Hop River Trail would ever be filled. But then, in fall 2011, a section of the Charter Oak Trail, a multiuse path through East Hartford and Manchester,...Tags: Fairfield County, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Simsbury, Manchester, East Hartford
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Why Connecticut's Jobs Machine Is Sputtering
The Hartford CourantAs the year draws to a close, Connecticut, more than most states, remains hostage to the fiscal cliff talks in Washington D.C. But even without that bit of Yuletide feuding, the jobs picture here is grimmer than just about anyplace as the nation as a...Tags: Labor Markets, Consumer Confidence, Employment, Politics, Government
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Drivers Warned About Growing Deer Population
We were returning from my grandmother's house on a dark, winter night when a deer jumped out in front of our car. Actually, it almost seemed to land on the hood, causing my mother to swerve and slam on the brakes. It was a terrible incident that left...
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Jack Welch Tweet Attacking Jobs Numbers Roils the Economic And Political World
The Hartford CourantIt's the tweet that launched 1,000 right-wing conspiracy claims, as if we didn't already have more than we could use. Minutes after the U.S. Department of Labor reported Friday that the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent in September, from 8.1...Tags: Labor Markets, Employment, Career and Workplace, MSNBC (tv network), Labor Legislation
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Candidates, Financiers Reap Public's Dough
The Hartford CourantWhile the marquee races for the U.S. Senate and the 5th Congressional District continue to dominate political news, politics and government continue in many other places. Some dispiriting statistics indicate Connecticut's decline will continue....Tags: Mutual Funds, Fairfield County, Finance, Telecommunication Service, The Wall Street Journal
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As Weapons Ban Movement Grows, Some Perspective Is In Order
The Hartford CourantIf the reactions of the past three days hold up, we're likely to see some kind of ban on assault weapons or on the ammo magazines of the sort used by the Newtown shooter. That's good news for people who have been pushing for this since forever, many...Tags: Firearms, Pedro E. Segarra, Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Newtown
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New Capital Region Development Authority Chief: 'A Trench Guy' Who Will Need Broad Vision
The Hartford CourantSuzanne Hopgood was walking through the Connecticut Convention Center with Michael Freimuth, explaining to me why Freimuth was picked from 350 applicants to run the new Capital Region Development Authority. The authority's board, headed by Hopgood,...Tags: Bridgeport Bluefish, Pedro E. Segarra, East Hartford, Government, Politics
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Grimmer View Of Recession Leads To Glum UConn Forecast
It's tough to get a break on economic progress in a state where every piece of good news is matched by reports of layoffs and sluggish job gains. Now we find that even the rotten recent past was worse than we thought — much worse. That means,...Tags: Fairfield University, Labor Markets, New Britain, Spanish-American War, Fairfield County
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Guns, Budget To Take Center Stage
The Hartford CourantThe New Year marks the start of the 2013 regular session of the General Assembly on Jan. 9 as well as the beginning of the second half of Gov. Dannel Malloy's term. Events have imposed an urgent expectation of serious action on the lawmakers. What to...Tags: Firearms, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Fairfield County, Civil and Public Service, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Republicans' Hand Needed With State's Grim Finances
The Hartford CourantLife in a one-party state may require Republicans in the General Assembly to serve only as noisy spectators as Democrats wrestle with exploding budget deficits. The way forward for all remains murky and uncertain. Democrats control all the levers in...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Republican Party, Finance, Kevin Rennie, Executive Branch
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Heavy Lobbying Keeps Red Light Cameras On Track
The Hartford CourantUp to now, the Connecticut General Assembly has never approved any of the bills offered in recent years that would enable cities and towns to install cameras at red lights and collect fines by mailing tickets to violators. But this year's bill —...Tags: Science and Technology, Leonard A. Fasano, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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