Fairfield County Business Journal Vol 48 No 4 - January 26, 2009
Job loss could be lower
Fleet goes 30,000 miles between changes
Super-straining oil filters have proven a boon for Standard Oil of Connecticut Inc., allowing its vans to skip multiple oil changes without fear of friction.
After earning a degree and a lifetime of experience, Susan Gross is back in her hometown shooting Cupid’s arrows with an eye toward long-term relationships...
Emcor Group Inc. of Norwalk has acquired L.T. Mechanical Inc., a mechanical and plumbing contractor and service provider headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.
It’s tough to reorganize without money
Even as bank lending in Connecticut appeared to thaw slightly in the past month, regional experts say that the stalled credit markets have frozen an...Creative world as bellwether of employment
Michael Lake is in the business of helping companies get their messages out.
RISMedia Inc. has begun a qualification program for real-estate agents designed to help consumers better vet the agents they hire to buy or sell a...
Dell Inc. agreed to a $3.4 million settlement with Connecticut and 34 other states, which had accused the computer company of misleading consumers on warranties,...
I’m figuring out my forecast for 2009, and beyond.
Plans abound to stanch red ink
As fast as the Rell administration can file updates on Connecticut’s ballooning budget deficit, the Connecticut General Assembly is floating bills that would raise taxes...The convenience they love to hate
As Westport stores ready for a ban on plastic bags in mid-March, a town representative in the Connecticut General Assembly has renewed a call for...
A former senior state official reportedly says financing is in place to create a multimillion-dollar film studio in the Northeast with Connecticut a frontrunner for...
The University of New Haven has launched an engineer-in-residence program to prepare students for careers at Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Fairfield County’s largest employer.
For $50 million, UnitedHealth Group Inc. agreed to settle a probe brought by New York’s attorney general, who has investigated how much insurance carriers charge...
UBS AG reportedly is planning to cut an additional 5,000 jobs worldwide by the end of the year, with an undisclosed impact on its regional...
Action comes on heels of changes to FMLA
As the Connecticut General Assembly weighs forcing companies doing business in the state to offer paid sick leave to employees here, the federal government enacted...
Westport’s outlook for the coming year is as any other municipality’s – beholden to the current economy, town leaders say.
Work of art
Diane Monet is an artist who has not forgotten art was once about beauty.
More than five years ago, the State Transportation Strategy Board and the Connecticut Department of Transportation, estimated it would take a minimum of $5 billion...
If it isn’t broken, why fix it?
Olga Adler has come up with an eye-catching name for her new interior design service focused on those who don’t want a full-blown redesign project;...
The business of banking
The financial sector has taken – and continues to take – some pretty tough hits.
According to the National Weather Bureau, Friday, Jan. 16, was recorded as one of the coldest nights of the year. Staying home for dinner and...
Americans have been bearing witness to times that cannot be footnoted to historic events.
