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Fruit of these vines is hardly the stuff of stag parties
Aug-12-07, 07:00 PM
UST Inc. uncorked a $185 million acquisition of Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, a famed vineyard in Napa Valley that is credited with putting California wines on the world map.
Connecticut appeared to escape 2008 relatively unscathed by mass layoffs under way in other parts of the Northeast, but experts fear a sharp contraction as the repercussions from Wall Street ripple into Fairfield County.
Connecticut will suffer a significant drop this year in the number of businesses that are profitable, a new survey shows, even as owners steel themselves for hikes in the state minimum wage and the potential coronation of a labor union organizer in the state legislature.
Wüsthof-Trident of America Inc. reportedly may relocate its main U.S. facility from Briarcliff Manor to Norwalk, Conn., considering property that was formerly owned by NorwalkCommunity College.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is seeking $259 million from hedge fund Amaranth Advisors L.L.C. of Greenwich, Conn., and $30 million from former trader Brian Hunter for manipulating the energy markets.
With its stock at its lowest level since 1997, General Electric Co. detailed its plans to reenergize its business – plans that still include its embattled financial and real estate divisions.
The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services reported the theft of an agency laptop computer containing names and Social Security numbers of 106,000 taxpayers.