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Thursday, November 5, 2009

11/05/09 The Greenwich Briefing

Productivity surge signals job growth to follow
Reuters
... expect the pace of efficiency gains will soon begin to fade," said Michelle Girard, a senior economist at RBS in Greenwich, Connecticut. "Having cut payrolls so dramatically during the last downturn, we believe that companies will be forced to add ...

A clean-tech car maker capitalizes on 9/11
Boston Business Journal
... a four-paragraph press release sent to media outlets Wednesday, the San Carlos, Calif., auto company seems to link a Greenwich, Conn., real estate agent's experience that fateful day with his decision to purchase a six-figure electric powered ...

Luxury resort opening in depressed Rhode Island
NewsTimesLive.com
... children, our grandchildren and our great-grandchildren," said Donna Simmons, one of the investors who lives in Greenwich, Conn., and has been visiting Watch Hill for about 20 years. Backgammon and croquet will be offered to lend an old-time feel, ...

Smith Cove home offers waterside living
News Times
... are an office and still another bedroom and bath, according to B.K. Bates of Sotheby's International Realty in Greenwich, who has listed the more-than-5,600-square-foot home for $8.75 million. On the lower level are a powder room and rooms that ...


Ned Lamont Exploring Run For Governor
The Hartford Courant
In a move that sharply changed the dynamics of the governor's race, Greenwich multimillionaire Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that he has formed a committee to explore a possible run for governor.

Ancestry.com Raises $100 Million in IPO
News Max
... products, however, because Ancestry is something of a pioneer in online genealogy, said Eric Guja, an analyst for Greenwich, Conn.-based Renaissance Capital. The company expects to expand overseas, but it hasn't gained traction internationally yet. ...

Test Scores Show Improvement At Bristol Schools
The Hartford Courant
... of test scores and percentage of graduates going on to college; the only cities ranking higher than Bristol were Greenwich , Fairfield, West Hartford and Milford. Streifer noted that education spending per pupil is higher in those four communities, ...

Lamont joins crowded field for governor
The Day
Ned Lamont, the Greenwich cable executive who rose to national prominence when he knocked off Sen......

After 65 years, local tailor's passion still alive
New Canaan News-Review
... her men's fashions that she designed. Prochilo had a good reputation, and his help allowed her to open a shop on Greenwich Avenue. "At first he said no because he didn't think a woman should be in men's fashions, but I convinced him and we became ...

State DOT and DEP voice support for Merritt trail work
New Canaan News-Review
... Newfield Avenue in Stamford a promising way to try out the idea of a longer 37.5 mile, non-motorized path between Greenwich and Stratford. "They already have a pretty detailed conceptual design and have done a lot of the work with adjacent property ...

Business People
Connecticut Post
The World Federation of Exchanges Secretariat has presented Old Greenwich resident Robert Schwartz, a professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, The City University of New York, with its first WFE Award for Excellence. The award ...

Sternlicht bets on Greenwich rebound
Connecticut Post
Real estate investor Barry Sternlicht is betting the Greenwich housing market is making a comeback.

Michael Ronis, Manhattan Chef, Dies at 60
New York Times
Michael Ronis, who helped conceive Carmine's, an Italian restaurant that lures masses of New Yorkers and out-of-towners to Times Square and the Upper West Side with gargantuan portions and moderate prices, died last Thursday in Greenwich, Conn


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