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Horizon Technology Finance to Present at the Wells Fargo Securities 2012 ... MarketWatch (press release) FARMINGTON, Conn., May 16, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:HRZN) (the "Company" or "Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides secured loans to venture

Student Film Awards: And the Winner Is.... Patch.com By Erik Ofgang On May 11, more than two dozen students from Bethel High School participated in the Connecticut Student Film Festival at the Palace Theater in Waterbury. Among the award winners that night was Bethel junior, Lily Ziegler, whose film “A ...

WCSU Installing Fuel Cell to Power Science Building Patch.com Western Connecticut State University and United Technologies will build a fuel cell this year to power WCSU's science building, and the project is estimated to save the school $30000 per year. By Mark Langlois The science building at Western ...

FuelCell Energy Announces European Market Developments MarketWatch (press release) MTU developed and sold stationary fuel cell power plants in Europe utilizing Direct FuelCell(R) (DFC(R)) carbonate technology and DFC components manufactured by FuelCell Energy at its plant in Torrington, Connecticut, USA. MTU assembled and stacked the

Utah tech director resigns in wake of data theft KFVS A death-row inmate convicted of murdering a Connecticut mother and her two daughters says he sometimes thinks about requesting a lethal injection. A man on Connecticut's death row for the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters says he ... and more »

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Conn. accident shows dangers of distracted driving Austin American-Statesman (AP Photo/The Hour, Danielle Robinson) MANDATORY CREDIT As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By DAVE COLLINS The Associated Press HARTFORD,

NanoViricides appoints Andrew Hahn as design consultant for pilot cGMP plant Proactive Investors UK The facility, under current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) standards, will be constructed by renovating an existing 18000 square foot light manufacturing plant on a 4.2 acre lot in Shelton, Connecticut. Hahn will help with the design,

Connecticut Better Business Bureau says Consumers Can Protect Themselves from ... Connecticut Business News Journal While there is no foolproof way to protect ourselves against all emerging technology-based scams, Connecticut Better Business Bureau says consumers can arm themselves by understanding the two major objectives of online criminals:

iPad gives voice to kids with autism CNN Phoebe Tucker, a speech language pathologist in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has developed a center for autism called the Montano Assistive Technology Center, a division of United Cerebral Palsy, to integrate various forms of technology for therapy. and more »

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Conn. unveils 2-year, $27M tourism campaign Austin American-Statesman As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut is using a new marketing strategy to boost tourism that draws ... Ed Page On

Doctors: Modern technology can't stop the biological clock Norwalk Citizen Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post By Amanda Cuda Advancements in reproductive technology have allowed women more flexibility in the decision of when to become mothers, but some doctors are saying that often older women have an unrealistic idea ... and

Doctors: Modern technology can't stop the biological clock Greenwich Time Photo: Autumn Driscoll / Connecticut Post | Buy This Photo Advancements in reproductive technology have allowed women more flexibility in the decision of when to become mothers, but some doctors are saying that often older women have an unrealistic ... and more »

Senate hearing set on Secret Service scandal probe WSET The Wall Street Journal's technology blog AllThings D is reporting that Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson will step down. Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson left the company four months into the job Sunday after more than a week of scrutiny into inaccuracies on his ... and more »

First loss is last for UMass Boston.com 7 Rochester Institute of Technology, which beat 15th-ranked Western New England, 15-9 . . . Chris Williamson made 10 saves, but it wasn't enough to keep No. 11 Bowdoin (14-6) from falling to No. 14 Union in Schenectady, NY Women's lacrosse Div. and more »

Norwich Tech team wins auto contest Norwich Bulletin By ADAM BENSON A Norwich Technical High School team has won Connecticut's Ford-AAA Auto Skills Contest for the second straight year. Auto technology students Michael B. Burke and Matthew Ying, along with instructor Peter Civitello, will travel to ...

Tech Bridge Program For CT Students Connecticut Business News Journal ROCKY HILL — Tech innovation hub Connecticut Innovations Inc. (CII) hopes to bolster state students' technology skills for the workforce. CII is launching the Technology Talent Bridge Program, an initiative to provide learning activity experiences for ... and more »

Go Green Global Technologies Corp. Unveils Second Generation Non-Chemical ... MarketWatch (press release) OXFORD, Conn., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Go Green Global Technologies Corp. (GOGR.PK) is pleased to announce that the second generation of proprietary patented Sonical Water Treatment products is now available for the market. and

Go Green Global Technologies Corp. Unveils Second Generation Non-Chemical ... PR Newswire (press release) OXFORD, Conn., May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Go Green Global Technologies Corp. (GOGR.PK) is pleased to announce that the second generation of proprietary patented Sonical Water Treatment products is now available for the market. and

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Agents swarm reputed mobster's home in Conn. Austin American-Statesman As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. The Associated Press MANCHESTER, Conn. — Law enforcement agents have swarmed the home of a reputed Connecticut ... Lawyer: Feds

New European Wax Center Opens in Stamford, Connecticut San Francisco Chronicle (press release) European Wax Center brings the latest in body waxing technology to Stamford, Connecticut Stamford, CT (PRWEB) May 10, 2012 European Wax Center recently opened in Stamford's Ridgeway Shopping Center at 2359 Summer Street. The highly anticipated European

Eighteen Hospital Executives In The State Earn More Than $1 Million Hartford Courant "Hospital executives are responsible for extremely complex organizations," said Michele Sharp of the Connecticut Hospital Association. In addition to managing advanced medical services and technology, a skilled staff and extensive physical plants, ...

Connecticut Innovations pours $1M into NextCloud New Haven Register By Luther Turmelle, North Bureau Chief Connecticut's quasi-public technology investment agency is putting $1 million into a company based in Sacramento, Calif., that is establishing its headquarters in Wallingford. Connecticut Innovations investment in ... and

18 Hospital Executives Earn More Than $1 Million Hartford Courant "Hospital executives are responsible for extremely complex organizations," said Michele Sharp of the Connecticut Hospital Association. In addition to managing advanced medical services and technology, a skilled staff and extensive physical plants, ... and more »

Smart-Meter Defiance Slows Adoption of $29 Billion Grid Bloomberg (LNT)'s Iowa utility told state regulators that concerns about raising customer bills and rapidly changing technology were among the reasons keeping it on the sidelines. Last fall, Connecticut delayed its decision on Northeast Utilities (NU)' proposal ... and more »

School district plan embraces wireless technology Greenwich Time A new, three-year technology plan for the district unveiled last week includes a movement toward using mobile devices to enhance learning. The district's Technology Advisory Committee reviewed the 92-page plan at a special Board of Education meeting in ... A Tech Plan That Goes

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Consortium for Solar Lighting (CSL) Manufacturers Select Connecticut-Based ... MarketWatch (press release) VICTORIA, British Columbia, May 08, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Consortium for Solar Lighting (CSL), a group of manufacturers working to accelerate the global adoption of reliable solar lighting technology, has

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UTC Names Mick Maurer as President, Sikorsky Aircraft; Jeffrey P. Pino to Retire Sacramento Bee HARTFORD, Conn., May 7, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) today announced the appointment of Mick Maurer as President of its Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. subsidiary, effective July 1. Maurer will report to UTC Chairman &

Could Finland be Building Another Global Telecoms Business? Wall Street Journal (blog) By Nick Clayton Helsinki-based Alekstra has established a successful business lowering the cellphone bills of corporate customers including McDonalds, the state of Connecticut and security company G4S. The savings come through a suite of services which ... and

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UTC Names Mick Maurer as President, Sikorsky Aircraft; Jeffrey P. Pino to Retire MarketWatch (press release) HARTFORD, Conn., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) today announced the appointment of Mick Maurer as President of its Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. subsidiary, effective July 1. Maurer will report to

Stamford, Conn., denies fatal fire allegations Austin American-Statesman As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months. Read more about the change here. By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN The Associated Press NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Stamford official on Monday rejected ... and more »

Waterbury Republican American

New CT Innovations CEO charged with managing CDA merger Waterbury Republican American But that's the position Claire Leonardi, the new head of Connecticut Innovations, finds herself in. Just one month into her newly created role, Leonardi is taking over the state's 23-year-old quasi-public agency responsible for

Biodel Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOD) in Danbury, Conn. has received a notice of allowance from the European Patent Office for patent claims covering its ultra-rapid-acting insulin formulations intended for the treatment of patients with diabetes.

UTC Power Installs Fuel Cell Plant at University of Connecticut Azom.com By Cameron Chai UTC Power, a company that supplies energy-efficient products and services, has installed a fuel cell power plant at the University of Connecticut (UConn). University officials, along with representatives of UTC Power and the Connecticut ...

Fast Company

Why You Should Start A Company In... New Haven Fast Company What's lesser known about New Haven is that is has long been a hotbed of startup activity: Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin here, as well as interchangeable parts for guns, sparking a small arms-manufacturing industry that encompassed Winchesters ...

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) of Cheshire, Conn., maker of the paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) drug Soliris, on Tuesday reported that in the first quarter of 2012, net product sales reached $244.7 million, an increase of 47 percent from the same period in 2011.

A Russian news outlet is reporting that Russian aircraft-maker Irkut will buy 100 geared turbofan engines from Pratt & Whitney for 50 MS-21 narrow body planes, which would be $1.1 billion at "catalog prices." The report said the contract will be signed in mid-May

China-linked economic spying on the rise Ct Post The prohibition is one arrow in the quiver of US laws aimed at limiting the flow of US technology overseas. In addition to the export law, which dates back to 1976, federal law enforcement is making more and more use of the Economic Espionage Act of ... and more »

A new flight experience for thrill seekers Ct Post Connecticut Post reporter Brittany Lyte receives preflight instruction from Rivetborne owner Gemo Yesil at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford on Thursday, April 12, 2012. Connecticut Post reporter Brittany Lyte and Rivetborne owner Gemo Yesil ...

Burning bright: CT River Candle provides goodies to actress Sarah Jessica Parker Shoreline Times After 13 years in healthcare information technology, she underwent back surgery which kept her out of work for an extended period. She decided not to go back to IT and researched home business options. “I had always done a lot of crafts and had wanted

Gartner to Report First Quarter 2012 Financial Results on May 3, 2012 MarketWatch (press release) STAMFORD, Conn., Apr 18, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT) , the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, today announced that it plans to report its financial results for the first quarter

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Connecticut Designates the 2013-14 School Year the “Year of the Charles W. Morgan” Connectcut Plus By Mystic Seaport Mystic, CT - Governor Dannel P. Malloy, State Senator Andrew Maynard (D-Stonington), and other Connecticut state legislators today designated the 2013-14 academic year to be the “Year of the Charles W. Morgan” in the State of

Horizon Technology Finance Closes Over-Allotment Option in Connection With ... MarketWatch (press release) FARMINGTON, Conn., Apr 18, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ:HRZN) (the "Company" or "Horizon") today announced that in connection with the public offering of $30.0 million in

Otis Elevator Company Announces 2014 FIFA World Cup Stadium Contract in Brazil MarketWatch (press release) FARMINGTON, Conn., April 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Otis Brazil, a unit of Otis Elevator Company and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) , today announced a significant contract win to install 21 energy-efficient elevators and

Otis Sees Future In Elevator Ads, Digital Help Hartford Courant By STEPHEN SINGER, AP Business Writer AP FARMINGTON, Conn. — At age 150 or so, elevators have already achieved many technological changes, speeding passengers up hundreds of floors with relatively little energy and in less space than ever. and more »

Locus Energy Selected as Approved Performance Data Provider by Connecticut's ... MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, April 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Connecticut Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority (CEFIA) has selected Locus Energy as an approved Performance Data Provider (PDP) for its Residential Solar Investment

NextCloud Inc., a Sacramento, Calif.-based cloud services provider, has received its first outside investment and will open a site in Connecticut in the next month or two, according to Founder John Reeves.

Skystream Markets Inc., a company with headquarters in Stamford, Conn., and offices in Boston and New York City, which runs a platform for transactions in the renewable energy markets, has received its first outside investment and is moving more of its business to the New England area.