NRG to trim a third of work force by June

By PATRICIA DADDONA Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:43 AM01:43:00-05:00

Up to 70 employees, roughly a third of the work force, at NRG Energy's Connecticut plants will be laid off in June.
NRG spokesman David Gaier said the...

Mashantuckets' Little nominated for federal board

By BRIAN HALLENBECK Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:42 AM01:42:00-05:00

Daniel Little, manager of national governmental affairs for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, has been nominated for appointment to the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Casinos given poor grade in new poll results

By BRIAN HALLENBECK Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:28 AM01:28:00-05:00

While most Americans have a favorable impression of the nation's best-known gambling meccas, a majority of those with an opinion on the subject think casinos hurt local communities,...

Survey: Local hiring to climb

By LEE HOWARD Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:45 AM01:45:00-05:00

Local employers are planning to loosen up their purse strings this spring and, for the first time in a while, most of them will do more hiring than firing, according to a survey released...

Pfizer nears European animal-products sale

Lee Howard — 2010-03-1101:44 AM01:44:00-05:00

A division of Eli Lilly & Co. is purchasing the European rights to several Pfizer Inc. animal-health products.
Lilly's animal health division Elanco...

Drugmakers boost newspaper, Internet ads

2010-03-1101:41 AM01:41:00-05:00

Drug firms boosted their direct-to-consumer advertising last year by only 2 percent, according to The Nielsen Co.
Two-thirds of the $4.5 billion in ads...

New NL diner to replace Gridlock Grille

By PATRICIA DADDONA Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:43 AM01:43:00-05:00

New London - A traditional Greek diner with all-day breakfast will open by early April in the former Gridlock Grille on Colman Street.

Region may lead state's recovery, UConn study says

By LEE HOWARD Day Staff Writer — 2010-03-1101:44 AM01:44:00-05:00

The Norwich-New London area is likely to lead the state in turning the tide of the current recession, according to a new quarterly economic report issued by the University of...

Jobless rate reaches 9% statewide

By ANTHONY CRONIN Day Business Editor — 2010-03-1004:42 AM04:42:00-05:00

Connecticut lost more than 52,000 jobs this past year, and one economist who closely tracks the state economy says total job losses since this Great Recession began now top 100,000.

Pocono Downs opens Pa.'s 1st dealers school

2010-03-1005:51 AM05:51:00-05:00

Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, the Wilkes-Barre, Pa., racetrack casino owned by the Mohegan Tribe, began training table-games employees Monday, the first casino operator to do so in Pennsylvania,...

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