A New Duo Puts Out The Call
by | Jan 9, 2009 10:19 am | Comments (2)
Community leaders Friday launched a campaign to send a quick $1 million to families to keep them fed and housed during what could be the cruelest winter since the Great Depression.
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Booted Workers Seek $180G In Unpaid Benefits
by | Jan 7, 2009 2:41 pm | Comments (6)
BB and the engraving gang joshed with each other for decades on the shop floor. Now they’ve regrouped in a more sober quest — getting back unpaid wages from their suddenly shuttered employer, Lehman Brothers.
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Tweed Seeks $160G Bailout
by | Jan 6, 2009 7:56 am | Comments (38)
Eight months after cutting Tweed’s subsidy amid a budget crisis, the DeStefano administration is urging aldermen to throw the airport a line.
35 Cents An Hour = Cleaner Dishes
by | Jan 5, 2009 11:33 am | Comments (8)
As one of 65,000 minimum-wage workers about to collect a raise, Kim Clark already knows how her life will change: She’ll start using dishwashing liquid instead of laundry detergent on dirty dinner plates.
Recession Doesn’t Scare Them
by | Jan 2, 2009 11:28 am | Comments (10)
Curtis Packer and Bill Readey bought a struggling downtown coffee shop with plans to pump money into an expansion.
Would You Believe, “It Sucks”?
by | Dec 31, 2008 11:34 am | Comments (2)
The worst is when an acquaintance asks how it’s going at the company that just laid you off.
Amid 51% Theft Spike, Business Booms
by | Dec 31, 2008 8:55 am | Comments (9)
As quickly as thieves are shattering car windows, Carlos Santiago is putting in new glass.
New Haven’s Lehman Bros., Too, Goes Belly Up
by | Dec 30, 2008 8:02 am | Comments (31)
Eric Lehman pulled the gate closed on a century of history, as his grandfather’s engraving business ended in bankruptcy.
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“Help” Wanted—Out West
by | Dec 26, 2008 11:04 am | Comments (4)
Being offered an application for a mechanic’s job in Yuma, Ariz., was weird in a couple of ways.
Levin: We’ll Help City Weather Recession
by | Dec 19, 2008 12:38 pm | Comments (50)
Yale won’t be traveling to Italy this time to lure stone-cutters to New Haven. But Rick Levin does see the university playing a central role again in helping the city survive the hardest economic times since the Great Depression.
WTNH Slashes Workforce
by | Dec 19, 2008 7:53 am | Comments (20)
News of the latest layoffs in town didn’t make NewsChannel 8 — even though they occurred right inside the station’s Elm Street studios.
At “Summit,” Downtowners See Silver Linings
by | Dec 10, 2008 11:25 am | Comments (2)
Despite the economic downturn, the restaurant business in the Temple Street area of New Haven is doing just fine, and those who sell food and drink in that area are getting their just desserts, proprietors claimed at a downtown gathering.
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Unemployment Rx? Or Dead End?
by | Dec 8, 2008 3:03 pm | Comments (2)
The funny thing about networking is that no one has any idea whether or not it works.
Steelers Seek National Championship
by | Dec 5, 2008 8:09 am | Comments (1)
That’s New Haven’s Steelers. Running back Tayvon Harris and his undefeated teammates are not letting the recession get in the way of their dreams.
Dig Out That Downturn
by | Dec 1, 2008 2:48 pm | Comments (17)
Shovels were flying downtown Monday as New Haven defied a housing-driven recession by breaking ground on the state’s largest-ever apartment building.
Oh, Rude-y!
by | Nov 28, 2008 10:37 am | Comments (7)
Those of you who are still employed may wonder what it’s like to be unemployed.
A snarky answer might be “You’ll probably find out for yourself soon enough.”
Here’s what it’s really like:
Devil’s Gear II Closes
by | Nov 26, 2008 7:50 am | Comments (16)
The latest recession victim is Devil’s Gear II, the popular, community-minded bike shop on Audubon Street. Devil’s Gear will sell inventory for up to 40 percent off at its remaining Chapel Street store, which is also hanging on by a thread. Owner Matthew Feiner sent this email message to customers and friends on Tuesday:
Hard Times, Soft Hearts
by | Nov 26, 2008 7:34 am | Comments (3)
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What Recession? New Haven Set To “Dazzle”
by | Nov 25, 2008 7:39 am | Comments (22)
As the country absorbed the news of the latest Wall Street bailout, New Haven’s movers and shakers threw a party, determined to put a hopeful face on the last chapter of 2008.
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Layoffs At Register, H.B. Ives
by | Nov 13, 2008 1:37 pm | Comments (23)
(Updated 5:53 p.m.) The recession claimed 128 people’s jobs in New Haven, as a manufacturer announced it’s closing its doors and the city’s last daily newspaper laid off 20 employees and shut down an entertainment weekly called Play.