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Alexander Soule

House bill stokes tech startups

A question of over-assisting the wealthy

Oct-14-07, 07:00 PM

Technology startups are singing “hallelujah” after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to benefit additional “angel” investors who support such companies at the earliest stages.



Commercial real estate still stalled

Aug-28-09, 01:03 PM

There were multiple signals in August that the long-frozen commercial real estate market could begin to move.

Bysiewicz to switch races

Jan-22-10, 01:31 PM

Bysiewicz jumped from the governor’s race to that for AG.

Investment plunge presages insurance hikes

Jan-11-09, 07:00 PM

Commercial insurance premiums should begin increasing within a year, according to separate studies by Advisen Ltd. and Towers Perrin, the beginning of what could be an extended “hard market” made longer than usual by insurance carriers hoping to recoup losses in the investment markets last year.

Citizens adopts Frontier name

Jun-01-08, 07:00 PM

Citizens Communications Co. is dumping its corporate name in favor of the Frontier moniker it already uses as the brand for telecommunications service it offers in New York and several other states.



Renewable energy link proposed

Feb-25-10, 02:36 PM

A company has proposed to run a $3.8 billion power cable from Canada to Bridgeport.



Legislations’ impacts to be determined

Oct-08-09, 02:52 PM

Connecticut agencies must measure the impact of proposed regulations on businesses.

Corporate response

May-18-09, 07:00 PM

Disaster scripts vary.  

Attorney General scrutinizes Anthem

Nov-20-09, 10:34 AM

Blumenthal opens an investigation of Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield.

Hedge funds and private equity in brief

Nov-16-08, 07:00 PM

Hedge funds lost 9 percent of their value on average in October, according to an index that tracks the industry, with a prominent Greenwich fund reportedly taking a massive hit.

Real estate in brief

Oct-07-07, 07:00 PM

Antares Investment Partners has pre-leased 70 percent of the former UST Inc. headquarters at 100 West Putnam Ave. in Greenwich.

Staying power

Companies get innovative to retain top-notch talent

Apr-29-07, 07:00 PM

Danbury’s Cartus Corp. was the lone Fairfield County-based company to make this year’s “Training 125” list, published annually by Training Magazine to recognize innovators in the field.

‘Pink slip’ party set

Feb-22-09, 07:00 PM

FairfieldCountyJobs.com is organizing a Feb. 25 “pink slip party” in Norwalk for workers who have been laid off or fear a job loss.

Blue skies for Big Blue

IBM posts strong results

Jan-25-09, 07:00 PM

After posting a surprisingly strong fourth quarter, IBM Corp. told analysts it does not expect to ratchet up job cuts this year beyond the attrition it pushes through the company each year as it juggles business lines and assesses worker performance, though Big Blue is accelerating that process to help its bottom line this quarter and next.

Premium grades

Groups ink reports on insurance system

Oct-19-08, 07:00 PM

As two health commissions finalize proposals for the January legislative session, two new studies show that premiums and deductibles continue to spike upward in Connecticut and nationally.

Bank flu finds Connecticut

State-chartered outfits fare better

Mar-23-08, 07:00 PM

New data shows that Connecticut's commercial banks are struggling.

Smaller venues could gain in attracting events

Oct-26-08, 07:00 PM

All this week at the Stamford Marriott, the Multistate Tax Commission holds daylong conferences on the tax codes in various states, featuring experts from throughout the region.

Stamford waterfront on cusp of rebirth

Jun-15-08, 07:00 PM

In approving public financing for Antares Investment Partners’ plan to redevelop a large swath of Stamford’s waterfront, the city has set in motion one of the marquee redevelopments in the Northeast.



Executives bid for ban removal

Dec-30-09, 10:59 AM

Purdue Pharma’s former CEO wants a ban lifted barring him from health care industry work.



Sikorsky gains on sister division

Jul-31-09, 11:44 AM

Sikorsky Aircraft revenue rose 6 percent from a year earlier to nearly $1.4 billion.