State: Connecticut

Connecticut Business News, Entertainment, and Technology News (U.S.)

Filmmaker A.D. Calvo set to take Snow White to the Dark Side

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A dark and brooding adaptation of the classic fairy tale, Snow White, will go into production this October. Several horror/fantasy...

Cession Web Service with access to Prevail Reinsurance System Announced

NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading software and technology services provider for the property and casualty insurance industry, today announced the...

Lehmann & Lehmann Legal Communications Presents Connecticut Seminar on 'Eliminating Your Debts'

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Lehmann & Lehmann Legal Communications announced today a free seminar on how to systematically reduce and eliminate debt through individualized plans....

TaxiLite, a Better Way to Hail a Cab! Increase Visibility at Night and in Bad Weather

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Hailing a taxicab just got easier and safer with TaxiLite(R). TaxiLite features a bright flashing LED which can be seen up...

Canines Take Bite Out of Bed Bugs in New Business Venture

STRATFORD, Conn. -- Bed Bug Finders, LLC announces this week the launch of a new business serving Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York. It's a...

St. Petersburg State Ballet On Ice in 'Sleeping Beauty on Ice' Coming to Connecticut

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Direct from Russia, the ST. PETERSBURG STATE BALLET ON ICE, with its award-winning cast of 35 ice skaters, presents a magical...

IASA Conference: Prevail Unveils New Reinsurance Solution

NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading consulting and technology services provider for the property and casualty insurance industry, will be featuring...

Prevail Unveils New Reinsurance Software Solution at the 2008 IASA Conference

NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Prevail Consulting, Inc., a leading consulting and technology services provider for the property and casualty insurance industry, will be featuring...

Back Pain Treatment Proven 86-Percent Effective, According to Dr. Scott Bender, D.C.

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Approximately 80 percent of Americans suffer from low back pain. Second to the common cold, low back pain is the number one reason for a visit to a primary care doctor. And it is the fifth most frequent cause of hospitalization. Dr. Scott Bender, D.C., of the Connecticut Spine & Health Center in Stamford, Connecticut, offers hope for those who suffer from the agonizing, oft-times debilitating pain of low back ailments.

Computer Forensics Show to Bow in Washington D.C. February 4 – 6, 2008

GREENWICH, Conn. -- For some companies, it is not a question of if one of their computers will be used as evidence in a legal matter, it is a question of when. The inaugural Computer Forensics Show will fill the Washington Convention Center from February 4-6, 2008. This year's event features keynote addresses by high-powered Washington insiders.

Children's Book Series Teaches Kids How to Keep the Environment Clean

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Written by author James Martin II, "William is Going Green" (ISBN 978-0-9799465-1-6) is an 860 word children's book introducing William the Garbage Truck, a kelly green eco-friendly cartoon character determined to make the planet a safer and cleaner place to live. William often rhymes when he speaks.

Yale Law Women Releases 2nd Annual List of the Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms

Yale Law WomenNEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale Law Women (YLW), the largest student organization at Yale Law School, announces the release of its 2007 Top Ten Family-Friendly Firms list. Phoenix-based firm Quarles & Brady received top honors, followed by Proskauer Rose; Akin Gump Strauss Hauer; Jenner & Block; Mayer Brown; Covington & Burling; Arnold & Porter; DLA Piper; Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, PC; and Faegre & Benson.

College Student Cashing in on Million Dollar Wiki Website

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A student at the University of Connecticut has launched a new website that is on track to make him one million dollars. The Million Dollar Wiki, is a website similar to Wikipedia but with one important catch: every page costs one hundred dollars. The pages are public for everyone to see, but only the owner of a page can add content to it.

IRS Owes Businesses Over $10 Billion – Refunds for Good Helps Get it Back

WOODBRIDGE, Conn. -- The IRS, by court decree, owes American businesses over $10 Billion dollars (an equal amount is due to individuals). Refunds for Good Inc and Invoice Insight LLC, have created a free, online tool to help organizations, both for-profit and non-profit, get their money back in a timely manner.

Celebrity Endorsed Website, Refunds for Good, Turns War Tax Into Peace Dividend

Martin SheenWOODBRIDGE, Conn. -- On the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq, two social entrepreneurs, Jon Gorham and Michael Swartz from Connecticut, have launched a web site to help foster peace in the world: refundsforgood.org. Swartz and Gorham created a company called Refunds for Good, Inc. and have launched an interactive web portal that shows individuals and organizations how to claim telephone tax refunds on their 2006 returns.

Celebrities Endorse 'Refunds for Good' Web Site to Recycle Phone Tax Refunds to Help Stop Global Warming

Ed Begley, Jr.WOODBRIDGE, Conn. -- "Global warming, air pollution, over-population - these are daunting challenges that we all face - but there is a solution. Here's your chance to make a difference," says Ed Begley, Jr. on the new Refunds for Good website: www.refundsforgood.org.

Refunds for Good Helps Taxpayers Redirect War Tax to Save The Planet

Refunds for GoodWOODBRIDGE, Conn. -- Refunds for Good, Inc., a young CT company created by two social entrepreneurs announced today that it has launched an interactive web portal. The site shows individuals and organizations how to claim a telephone excise tax refund on their 2006 tax returns. The multi-media web site also provides visitors with a simple way to donate their "war tax" refund to three exceptional non-profits.

Data Impact, EDGAR Online Offer New Tool for Electronic Document Delivery and Retirement Plan Management

Data Impact ConsentOneNORWALK, Conn. -- Data Impact today announced the availability of ConsentOne, a new, Web-based management and document delivery service powered by EDGAR Online's real-time prospectus tool.

What Role Did a Rare Genetic Disorder Play in the Life of a Sexual Killer? A New Novel Reveals the Shocking...

Novel - To the BoneHARTFORD, Conn. -- The psychological thriller "TO THE BONE" (ISBN: 0-9769688-3-5) by Mark Vann is based on an astonishing medical case history and offers readers a villain like no other in the annals of crime fiction. The strands of the plot are darkly and deftly intertwined like the DNA helix of the killer. In addition, this groundbreaking novel brings to the forefront a subject that has always been considered taboo.