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Alexander Soule

Shell shocked

Die off takes toll on LI Sound lobstermen

Aug-24-08, 07:00 PM

As Connecticut’s lobster fleet crawls toward the precipice, a marine biologist has published research that blames a die-off of lobsters in Long Island Sound to the degradation of plastics.

Tourist trade braces for economic fallout

Hotels offer incentives to lure travelers

Oct-05-08, 07:00 PM

In late September in Bridgeport, 30 local employees of Hampton Hotels spent a day sprucing up the Barnum Museum, perhaps Fairfield County’s most intriguing tourist attraction.



Judge says credit scoring group is valid

Aug-07-09, 10:43 AM

A judge allowed parts of a lawsuit against VantagePoint Solutions to proceed.

Seeking deliverance

Feb-10-08, 07:00 PM

Driver-contractors want employee status

State eyes ways to grow SUNY endowment

Mar-09-08, 07:00 PM

SUNY is in line for a hefty endowment.

Invest me not

Apr-13-08, 07:00 PM

Venture capitalists plumb still waters

Business is still bristling at DEP

Apr-02-10, 12:57 PM

Businesses remain wary of the Department of Environmental Protection under its new commissioner.

Finance in brief

Nov-16-08, 07:00 PM

UBS registers some gains

Realtors dust off ‘sold’ signs

Northeast data hint market is coming back

Jul-06-08, 07:00 PM

Some real-estate agents have spent the winter and spring decrying the news media for a steady drumbeat of bad news, which they say has further clouded the outlook for prospective home buyers.

Malpractice claims and payments fall

Apr-13-08, 07:00 PM

Medical malpractice claims appear to be falling both in terms of frequency and payments.

Italians to acquire DRS

Company committed to Danbury

Jun-15-08, 07:00 PM

Since acquiring a Danbury engineering lab in 2002, DRS Technologies Inc. has remained committed to the facility – a year at a time.



Health Net customers face uncertainty

Aug-21-09, 01:33 PM

Health Net is scheduled to receive up to $120 million in additional compensation depending on how many of its commercial customers renew with UnitedHealth.

N.Y. Army Reserve center contract to Conn. companies

Aug-19-07, 07:00 PM

The U.S. Army awarded a Connecticut builder a $20 million contract to build a new military reserve center in New Windsor, N.Y.

Commercial real estate in brief

Apr-09-10, 01:31 PM

Equity One acquired Copps Hill Plaza in Ridgefield.

IBG adjusts pricing on eve of IPO

May-06-07, 07:00 PM

Interactive Brokers Group Inc. doubled the size of its planned initial public offering of stock to $1 billion, with founder Thomas Peterffy slated to receive $830 million in the offering.

Entrepreneurs know no age limits

Apr-12-09, 07:00 PM

  As with entrepreneurship at any other age, a boomer’s entrepreneurial direction has many influences.

ADA changes broaden definition on workplace disabilities

Oct-26-08, 07:00 PM

Stuart Katz still remembers the apprehension the original Americans with Disabilities Act caused in corporate offices, shortly after the ADA debuted in 1990 and Katz joined the law firm of Cohen & Wolf P.C.



Copterline, Sikorsky end suit

Aug-28-09, 10:03 AM

Plaintiffs ended litigation against Sikorsky over a 2005 helicopter crash, and separately commissions over helicopter sales to Saudi Arabia.

Priceline continues strong 2010

Aug-13-10, 12:49 PM

Despite the Iceland volcano impacting travel, Priceline had a strong second quarter.

Stress test

Anything goes for AIG policyholders in renewal season

Nov-23-08, 07:00 PM

Insurance brokers in New York are preparing for a busy renewal season on property and casualty policies, as carriers weigh whether to hike premiums to cover investment losses this fall and as embattled American International Group Inc. defends its accounts from rivals looking to poach business.