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Alexander Soule

Getting a lift

In down economy, one industry sees business climb

Jan-11-09, 07:00 PM

On a mid-December evening in Killington, Vt., Norwalk resident Lawrence Kaczmarek schussed down a slope lit by torches he and more than 80 other skiers carried to commemorate the resort’s 50th anniversary.



Clever meters boost savings

Dec-11-09, 10:49 AM

CL&P customers used less electricity during a test of “smart” meters last summer.

Data’s one-way street

Sep-09-07, 07:00 PM

In IBM Corp.’s backyard, mention the name of any software company and one is likely to elicit a “who?”

Feeling the pinch

SBA-backed loans on decline in region

Oct-19-08, 07:00 PM

Despite a streamlined application process, loans backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration continue to drop in the New York City region at a time when banks are most in need of loan guarantees.

Dueling dial tones

Phone companies to square off in court

Sep-23-07, 07:00 PM

A telecommunications installer has filed a class-action suit against the largest Bell telephone competitor in the Northeast, claiming Connecticut customers are suffering from shoddy service.

RV sales hit the brakes

Sep-21-08, 07:00 PM

The U.S. Department of Labor is issuing $10.4 million to aid workers laid off from recreational-vehicle manufacturing plants in northern Indiana, where Stamford-based Crane Co. makes RV paneling.



X2 readies for Fla. tests

Aug-07-09, 12:01 PM

Sikorsky readied its X2 prototype for speed tests in Florida.

Arch jumps in with Advantis

Sep-21-08, 07:00 PM

Arch Chemicals Inc. is acquiring Advantis Technologies Inc., a pool-water treatment business owned by Rockwood Holdings Inc., for $130 million.

Senior Whole Health quits state

Nov-16-08, 07:00 PM

Senior Whole Health L.L.C. will no longer offer in Connecticut its health policies for seniors eligible for coverage under both the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs.

GE to spin off lighting arm

A link to Thomas Edison caught in restructuring

Jul-20-08, 07:00 PM

General Electric Co. continued its staccato restructuring, as the Fairfield-based conglomerate announced plans to spin off its consumer and industrial divisions, having announced in May plans to sell off the division’s GE Appliances business.

Equity briefs

Swiss company buys Aeroglide

Jul-06-08, 07:00 PM

Compass Diversified Holdings Inc. is selling off Aeroglide Corp. to Bühler Holding AG, in a deal valued at $95 million.



CL&P requests rate hike

Dec-18-09, 01:54 PM

Fairfield County’s major provider wants a $210 million rate hike beginning in 2011.

Praxair seeks grail of clean coal emissions

DOE offers parameters on performance

Aug-31-08, 07:00 PM

Praxair Inc. is seeking a portion of $340 million in federal funding to support an experiment to capture emissions from coal-fired power plants, potentially eliminating one of the primary drawbacks of such facilities.

GE takes 15-year lease BLT deal

Jan-13-08, 07:00 PM

GE sells current facility to Building & Land Technology Inc.

Blank-check IPOs on the rise in first quarter

Apr-20-08, 07:00 PM

Financiers raised $3.2 billion in so-called blank-check IPOs in the first quarter.

Conn. to hire “navigators” for disabled job seekers

May-13-07, 07:00 PM

The U.S. Department of Labor has granted Connecticut $1.2 million to help people with disabilities find jobs, part of a $14 million nationwide expansion of the Disability Program Navigators initiative.

Student Loan Corp. to cut 150 jobs

Jul-20-08, 07:00 PM

Student Loan Corp. revealed plans to cut nearly 150 jobs in August, amounting to a quarter of its work force, blaming the move on severe market conditions and changes in federal policy.



Ridgefield wakes to a European-style marketplace in its midst

Sep-25-09, 11:32 AM

A European market takes shape in Ridgefield.

Driving them to extremes

Mar-02-08, 07:00 PM

Rather than relocate, some choose to endure long treks

RCC to hold annual job fair

Apr-01-07, 07:00 PM

Rockland Community College is hosting a free job fair April 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.