Fairfield County Business Journal Vol 48 No 33 - August 17, 2009
Presstek Inc. is cutting 60 jobs, about 10 percent of its work force.
Alteris Renewables is the highest-ranked Connecticut company on the 2009 Inc. 5000 list.
Ethan Allen sales edged down only slightly between its third and fourth fiscal quarters.
Starwood Property Trust raised more than $800 million in an initial public offering of stock.
Danbury struck an agreement with U.S. agencies in combating illegal immigration.
Danbury’s future is pegged to the arts and to cooperation with immigrant businesses.
The state closed the year with sales and use taxes down 6 percent.
Just a quarter of the scenic trail has been established in Connecticut. Sadie McGrady is on the case.
Connecticut will replace manual signals on track connecting Danbury and Norwalk.
Corporate travel expenditures are on pace to finish the year down 15 percent.
The Stamford Center for the Arts restructures, gears up for new season.
The state laid out a roadmap for establishing rights-of-way for cyclists.
The fiscal fate of Maritime Aquarium was still fogbound as of early August.
HeadRush Creative in Norwalk has been able to grow exponentially, bringing in a national clientele and tripling its small staff.
Connecticut is proceeding with its annual, weeklong sales-tax holiday beginning Sunday, Aug. 16.
Asset International is acquiring Strategic Insight, which provides research for mutual fund companies.
GE reached a $50 million civil settlement with the SEC.
A pair of hedge fund indexes climbed 2.4 percent in July, as the House hinted at lighter regulation for the industry.
Affinion Security finds college students easy targets for identity theft.
Northeast Utilities will soon be installing “smart grid” systems to cut costs and ward off blackouts.
AT&T Inc. scheduled a job fair in Norwalk.
Dr. Ross Henshaw has taken his love for athleticism into the world of coaching … and on into in the world of triathlons.
A broad swath of companies report drops in revenue. Pharmaceuticals are the exception.
The state enacted a law to help subcontractors on the hook for change orders midway through large projects.
Pitney Bowes Inc. names David Dobson president of Pitney Bowes Management Services.
California awarded Stamford-based L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. a $63 million contract to continue producing drivers’ licenses.
UBS AG agreed to surrender account details of nearly 4,500 U.S. customers to IRS.
