Hartford Business Journal – In March, entrepreneurs Patrick Sweeny and David Connelly pulled off a feat they had been desperate to do for some time: They bought an office building in Glastonbury to house their expanding wealth-management practice.
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Articles about activities within the academic departments
Greece, Argentina Provide Model as Ukraine Considers GDP Linkers
BloombergBusiness – As debt talks intensify between Ukraine and its creditors, securities that pay out if economic growth exceeds expectations will probably be on the agenda, echoing deals done by Argentina and Greece in the past decade.
Back from the Brink?
The Greek Debt Crisis and the Eurozone
UConn Today – Eurozone leaders have agreed to an economic bailout for Greece that keeps the debt-ridden nation in the 19-country common currency pact, but only if the Greek government implements a host of deeply unpopular austerity measures, including cuts to public pensions and sales tax increases. The total rescue effort could amount to 87 billion euros in emergency funding over the next three years including an immediate emergency 10 billion euro loan to help Greece keep its fragile banking system afloat and repay loans due this month.
Research Scholar: Professor John Clapp
UConn Professor John Clapp, of West Hartford, Named Kinnard Distinguished Research Scholar
Hartford Courant – UConn Professor John Clapp, who has been recognized as one of the top real estate researchers in the world, has been named the first Kinnard Distinguished Research Scholar in the business school’s Center for Real Estate.
John Clapp Named Kinnard Distinguished Research Scholar
UConn Professor John Clapp, who has been recognized as one of the top real estate researchers in the world, has been named the first Kinnard Distinguished Research Scholar in the business school’s Center for Real Estate.
Clapp is a long-time professor of real estate and finance at the UConn School of Business. His areas of expertise include real estate and retail markets, housing price indices, location of anchor stores, option to redevelopment and Connecticut housing.Continue Reading
Some Bright Spots in CT’s Sluggish Economy
Connecticut Mirror – There are bright spots in Connecticut’s sluggish economy, even as Connecticut’s key manufacturing sector has lagged, a recent federal report says. Those bright spots include healthcare, finance and professional services like information technology, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis says.
Professor Gilson Attends ‘War College’
Returns with Ideas for Strengthening Business Leadership Curriculum
Would UConn business students planning careers in corporate America benefit from exploring U.S. military leadership skills as part of the curriculum?
That’s one of the ideas that Management Professor Lucy Gilson has been pondering after completing an intensive, four-day program at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Penn., in early June.
Gilson was one of 160 distinguished civilians invited to brainstorm national security issues with 387 high-ranking military officers during the U.S. Army War College’s 61st Annual National Security Seminar.Continue Reading
Union Leader Raps ‘Lavish’ Pay for Hospital Execs
The Connecticut Economic Outlook: June 2015
Flat Lining – Connecticut’s Disappearing Economic Growth
Connecticut Center of Economic Analysis – In early June, the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) revised national 2015Q1 GDP estimates, including, unfortunately, strong downward revisions for Connecticut’s Real Gross State Product, wiping out the strong growth reported in CCEA’s previous Outlook.
Darden’s Real Estate Play
Marketplace – Eaten at the Olive Garden lately? You probably thought more about the bread sticks than who owns the building — fair enough. However, Darden Restaurants, which owns the Olive Garden, Long Horn Steakhouse and some other chains, announced Tuesday that it’s going to spin off its real estate into something called a REIT — a real estate investment trust — and then lease the properties back.