Mansfield Today http://mansfield.htnp.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2009-01-06T00:12:56-05:00 Labor Department contacting 18,000 whose unemployment benefits have run out http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/121608unemployment-funds.html 2008-12-16T15:41:00-05:00 2008-12-16T15:41:00-05:00 Brenda Sullivan State Labor Commissioner Patricia H. Mayfield said with the state’s unemployment rate at 6.5 percent, her agency is processing about 80,000 unemployment claims each week, a 50 percent jump over last year. Chamber of Commerce helps celebrate opening of Gaje Hair Studio http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/chamber_of_commerce_celebrates_opening_gaje_hair_studio.html 2008-12-12T14:05:00-05:00 2008-12-12T14:05:00-05:00   Gaje Hair Studio, located at 661 Windham Road, South Windham celebrated its Grand Opening on Nov. 20, 2008.Owner Angela Dubreuil and stylist Caridad Bonafe Maple sugar house closing its doors on a sweet family tradition http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/mik_ran_sugarhouse_closing_dec_31_2008.html 2008-12-12T11:45:00-05:00 2008-12-12T11:45:00-05:00 Brenda Sullivan | Editor "Due to health issues, we have decided to close the doors on a part of our lives that we have so much loved." USDA approves emergency loans for local farmers http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/usad_oks_emergency_loans_for_farmers.html 2008-11-23T15:00:00-05:00 2008-11-23T15:00:00-05:00 Brenda Sullivan | Editor "Agriculture is a $2 billion a year industry and an essential component of the state's economy," State Agriculture Commissioner F. Phillip Prelli. Extension of unemployment benefits is good news for Connecticut http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/fed_extends_unemployment_benefits.html 2008-11-20T17:15:00-05:00 2008-11-20T17:15:00-05:00 The state has been hit hard by the sharp decline in the insurance and financial services industry, which has eliminated 1,600 jobs since July. Governor throws lifeline to state's banking, insurance industries http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/funds_to_help_ct_insurance_banking_industries.html 2008-11-17T07:00:00-05:00 2008-11-17T07:00:00-05:00 Connecticut has the highest concentration of insurance jobs and key financial occupations in the nation, and a workforce of more than 144,000 insurance and financial services professionals. UConn Announces $1.6M Gift from Travelers http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/uconn_travelers_1_million_teai_diversity.html 2008-11-06T21:30:00-05:00 2008-11-06T21:30:00-05:00 Brenda Sullivan | Editor Once enrolled in college, students benefit from a broad range of supportive services, including financial support, internships and job shadowing, professional development workshops and mentorship. Windham Hospital recognized for Continuing Medical Education http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/windham_hospital_award_for_continuing_ed.html 2008-11-06T15:30:00-05:00 2008-11-06T15:30:00-05:00 Windham Hospital and Connecticut Children's Medical Center are the only acute care hospitals that received this recognition. Friendly Fire Game Center gets a break from the State Building Inspector http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/friendly_fire_game_center_gets_a_break.html 2008-10-30T17:25:00-04:00 2008-10-30T17:25:00-04:00 Brenda Sullivan | Editor Goal now is to open in mid-November Friendly Fire game center gets a "maybe" from state http://mansfield.htnp.com/business_news/friendly_fire_gets_maybe_from_state.html 2008-10-17T20:00:00-04:00 2008-10-17T20:00:00-04:00 Brenda Sullivan If Keener and Fitzgerald can convince the State Building Inspector that adding a second bathroom would cause "practical difficulty," she may reconsider her decision and the business could open on Nov. 1 as planned.