Mansfield Today: Business


Labor Department contacting 18,000 whose unemployment benefits have run out
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Brenda Sullivan on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 
 
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
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  on Friday, December 12, 2008 
 
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
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Brenda Sullivan | Editor on Friday, December 12, 2008 
 
"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
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Brenda Sullivan | Editor on Sunday, November 23, 2008 
 
"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
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  on Thursday, November 20, 2008 
 
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
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  on Sunday, November 16, 2008 
 
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
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Brenda Sullivan | Editor on Thursday, November 06, 2008 
 
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
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  on Thursday, November 06, 2008 
 
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
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Brenda Sullivan | Editor on Thursday, October 30, 2008 
 
Goal now is to open in mid-November

Friendly Fire game center gets a "maybe" from state
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Brenda Sullivan on Friday, October 17, 2008 
 
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.