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Alexander Soule

Tobacco suit settled with coupons, cash

Sep-16-07, 07:00 PM

In a $65 million settlement with the state of Wisconsin, UST Inc. agreed to issue coupons worth more than $800 to plaintiffs who claim the Stamford company monopolized the market for smokeless tobacco.

Feds banking on incentive for workout arrangements

Apr-29-07, 07:00 PM

If the federal extension afforded Connecticut taxpayers provided palpable relief April 15, residents facing untenable mortgage contracts are unsure what to expect from a perplexing incentive from federal banking regulators.



At what price leadership? $800.

Sep-25-09, 08:38 AM

The Norwalk chamber again offers its Small Business Development Academy and Norwalk Leadership Institute.

Bank on it

May-11-08, 07:00 PM

Hudson Valley prospers in dicey times. 

Distributor takes the Hint

Deal with Coke spawns new course

Nov-25-07, 07:00 PM

After a magistrate delivered a hint that its lawsuit may not be airtight, B&E Juices Inc. has elected to start delivering Hint Water in Fairfield County.

Earnings in brief

Aug-27-10, 11:58 AM

PrimeEnergy, Photronics, Independence Holding, Trans-Lux, Drinks Americas Holdings.

If you post it, they will apply

Angry reader claims some job ops don’t exist

Mar-15-09, 07:00 PM

Perhaps it is the bad karma of a cratered recession – others might call it just plain rotten luck.

GE expansions to support 600 U.S. jobs

Jun-10-07, 07:00 PM

General Electric Co. is building three new U.S. facilities, including a Montana operations center supporting its commercial finance unit based in Fairfield County.



Earnings in brief

Sep-03-09, 12:05 PM

Despite the difficult economic environment, North American liquor sales held up for Diageo PLC.

Transportation in brief

Aug-13-10, 01:00 PM

Connecticut formally applies for $220 million to build a high-speed rail line.

Higher-ed’s economic impact

Drop in college students could mean lower revenue for vendors

Nov-11-07, 07:00 PM

Fairfield County’s eight major universities and colleges enrolled 1,200 more students this fall than a year ago, a 3.6 percent increase that tripled statewide enrollment growth.

From fuel cells to chips most fowl

Apr-01-07, 07:00 PM

A state authority is recommending the construction of five plants in Fairfield County to supply utilities with electricity from renewable sources of energy.

Jobs in brief

Apr-19-09, 07:00 PM

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is cutting up to 9,000 jobs.

Commercial real estate in brief

Jan-29-10, 02:46 PM

GE renewed CBRE’s contract to handle transactions on 4,700 properties worldwide.

Utilities say new rules could keep rates stable

Aug-24-08, 07:00 PM

Fairfield County’s two primary electricity utilities are seeking long-term supply contracts from power generators, following a change in state policy.



How best to list homes: Is one-stop shopping the answer?

May-29-09, 10:48 AM

The Connecticut Association of Realtors renewed its push to consolidate an online property listing service.

Norwalk nonprofit enlists patient in cancer-drug test

Aug-26-07, 07:00 PM

A Norwalk nonprofit enrolled its first patient in a clinical trial of a drug candidate to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer that attacks bone marrow cells that produce antibodies to fight disease.

Sikorsky sales up 9 percent

Jul-27-08, 07:00 PM

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. recovered from a flat first quarter, leading its sister companies at United Technologies Corp. in operating profit gains.

Willet buys stake in Conn. retail center

Dec-16-07, 07:00 PM

For $92.5 million, Willett Cos. has purchased a 75 percent stake in Milford (Conn.) Crossing Shopping Center, along with Ireland-based Parker Green, which has an office in New York City.



Brownfield developers get new protections

Jul-24-09, 12:28 PM

Gov. M. Jodi Rell was in Norwalk to sign a brownfield incentives law.