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Alexander Soule

No rest in jobs race

Region vies for finance and insurance employment

Dec-02-07, 07:00 PM

A federally financed labor initiative held meetings in Connecticut last week to solicit ideas and feedback to prevent the area from suffering a shortage of qualified workers.

Lawmakers await Kleen Energy report

Aug-13-10, 02:12 PM

As OSHA levies fines, a state commission considers new regulations as a result of the Kleen Energy explosion.

Guilty plea earns liquor dealer 10 years

Jul-15-07, 07:00 PM

Former Greenwich resident Michael L. Domecq pleaded guilty to defrauding Allied Domecq P.L.C., nearly seven years after he was indicted for embezzling almost $14.6 million.

State works to increase creative wellspring

Mar-19-10, 02:28 PM

The state is considering ways to best develop the creative arts sector.

Sizing up the subprime scene

Jan-20-08, 07:00 PM

Economists, bankers, developers weigh in on credit-crunch concerns

Finance in brief

Mar-19-10, 10:07 AM

Bridgewater surrendered its crown as the nation’s largest hedge fund manager.

Industrial-space remake on track

Jan-18-09, 07:00 PM

Redding voters reportedly approved a proposal for the town to pursue $3.5 million in tax-increment financing to support Georgetown Land Development Co.’s conversion of an abandoned wire mill into a mix of residential and retail properties.

Health lite

Jan-29-10, 03:14 PM

Health care emerged as a major campaign issue in the U.S. Senate race in Connecticut.

New mobile network on the way

Dec-07-08, 07:00 PM

With $100 million in new funding, a company is creating a mobile network in Connecticut and other parts of the Northeast offering unlimited service for a flat monthly fee and no contract.

County sees drop in student-loan defaults

But Norwalk college ranks worst in state

Sep-30-07, 07:00 PM

Fairfield County colleges and universities cut their student-loan default rate to 4.6 percent in the most recent fiscal year, matching the national rate and down from 6 percent the year previous.



The lost opportunities of “use it or lose it.”

Jul-17-09, 11:45 AM

The federal stimulus dominated the attention of transportation policymakers in the first half.

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.

Economics cadre to chart course

Oct-14-07, 07:00 PM

Gov. M. Jodi Rell established an economic advisory council led by Don Klepper-Smith, chief economist and director of research at DataCore Partners L.L.C.

A former Aetna executive will invest Connecticut’s $20 billion pension

Jul-24-09, 10:17 AM

Nappier picks Aetna alumnus for $20B pension oversight

Aladdin debuts $573M fund

Mar-12-10, 02:23 PM

Aladdin Capital has a new fund to support DIP financing and other restructuring actions.

April storm aid update

Aug-26-07, 07:00 PM

Four months after a nor’easter flooded parts of Fairfield County and other parts of Connecticut in April, total federal aid to the state totals $6.4 million.

Hasler consolidates operations in Milford

Dec-09-07, 07:00 PM

Hasler Inc. is relocating its Shelton operations to Milford in New Haven County, saying it will make its operations more efficient by combining its administrative and research operations under one roof.

Foundation largesse bolsters nonprofits

Sep-23-07, 07:00 PM

The Fairfield County Community Foundation issued more than $8 million in grants to other nonprofits in its fiscal year ending June 30, while brokering another $2 million from other donors.

Shaw’s checks out of Connecticut

Feb-25-10, 07:00 PM

SuperValu is selling off its Shaw’s Supermarkets in Connecticut.

Size doesn’t always matter

For Cenveo, smaller deals boost workforce, bottom line

Aug-19-07, 07:00 PM

Outflanked by a commercial printing rival for a $1.4 billion acquisition in January, a number of smaller buys by Cenveo Inc. has it on pace for better than $1 billion in deals this year.