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Independent puts money behind Senate run
Arguing that the two-party system is corrupt, a Montgomery County businessman is pouring his own money into an independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland. Rob Sobhani, 52, who announced his candidacy this month, is the first candidate to buy...
Tags: Political Fundraising, Iran, Barack Obama, Elections, Benjamin L. Cardin
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Knowing History Makes People Feel At Home Here
The Hartford CourantDespite a surge of initiatives from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the state's economy continues to suffer. So let me throw out another economic development idea — how about if we require the teaching of Connecticut history in our schools? I've heard a...Tags: Government, Business, Economic Policy, West Hartford, Don Williams
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Malloy Brings Energy — And Energy Policy — To China
The Hartford CourantDid anyone think the governor would land in China, shake some hands, talk up Connecticut's nice products, exchange gifts and come home? Not Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Midway through leading a small delegation of economic development officials to the world'...Tags: Martin O'Malley, Government, United Technologies Corporation, Gary Locke, Environmental Issues
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As Malloy Heads To China, A World Of Change Since The Last Governor's Mission
The Hartford CourantExactly 25 years ago, the last time a sitting Connecticut governor visited China, Anne Evans was on the trip trying to sell recycled tires through her new Hebron firm, EER Ltd. The trip with Gov. William A. O'Neill, and about 60 other people, launched...Tags: United Technologies Corporation, Government, North Haven (New Haven, New York), Companies and Corporations, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd.
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TMI: David B. Panagore, Urbanist
Name: David B. Panagore Age: 48 Occupation: urbanist Found at: Salute (Hartford) Note: Mr. Panagore was the city of Hartford's chief operating officer. He was hired to be the city's director of development services by former Mayor Eddie Perez and was...
Tags: Eddie A. Perez, Opera (genre), Religion and Belief, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Philosophy
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Ready For Massachusetts Casino Competition?
Proposed casinos for Massachusetts and Rhode Island are not good news for Connecticut, which has come to depend on its two casino resorts for hundreds of millions of dollars yearly in state revenues, thousands of jobs and tourists galore. On the bright...Tags: Mashantucket, Travel, Casino and Gambling, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tourism and Leisure
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Deloitte To Expand In Stamford As Latest Addition To State's First Five Program
The Hartford Courant— Deloitte, a giant international accounting, consulting and financial advising firm, will receive between $9 million and $14.5 million in state tax dollars to expand its workforce in Connecticut over the next 61/2 years, the governor announced...Tags: Government, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., Investments, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Bloomfield (Hartford, Connecticut)
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Serious Scones: British Baked Goods at Dere Street in Danbury
The giant, dry, triangular bread products most Americans know as scones bear little resemblance to true British scones, asserts Dave Cooper, founder of Dere Street, a Danbury-based maker of English baked goods from scones to shortbreads, tea breads and...
Tags: Breads, England, Whole Foods Market, Stew Leonard's, Danbury
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Washington County Extension agent Semler wins award
Jeff Semler, University of Maryland Extension educator in Washington County, recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the National Association of County Agriculture Agents. The Hagerstown-Washington County Economic Development Commission,...
Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Colleges and Universities, Marketing, Baltimore County, Education
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MGM Resorts and National Harbor announce casino deal
The developers of National Harbor announced Friday they have reached an agreement with Las Vegas giant MGM Resorts International to develop a luxury casino at the proposed gambling site on the Potomac River. Under the agreement between the Peterson Cos....
Tags: Government, Lifestyle and Leisure, Prince George's County, Annapolis, Politics
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Stunning Newton Comeback Yields Strange Bedfellows
The Hartford CourantBridgeport continues to challenge Waterbury as the home of the most embarrassing and bewildering politics in Connecticut. Former state Sen. Ernie Newton did last week what few in Connecticut politics have achieved: He subdued bumptious Working Families...Tags: Government, Bribery, Edwin A. Gomes, Barack Obama, Entertainment
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Could Connecticut's high park fees keep tourists away? Maybe that new ad campaign can help.
If you’re an out-of-state tourist visiting Connecticut and feel like catching some sun at our Hammonasset State Park beach on a summer Saturday, it’s gonna set you back a tidy $22. (That’s $9 more than a Connecticut resident will pay.)...
Tags: State Parks, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Travel, Advertising
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