Starwood Hotels to relocate headquarters from White Plains, NY, to Stamford, Conn.
Starwood Hotels to move HQ from New York to Conn. World Wrestling Entertainment posts 60 percent jump in 3rd-qtr profit as overseas sales gain
World Wrestling 3Q profit up on overseas gains Frontier Communications 3Q profit up 11 percent on lower costs but customers make fewer calls
Frontier 3Q profit up 11 percent on lower costs Gartner reports higher 3rd-quarter profit as cost cuts more than offset revenue decline
Gartner posts higher 3Q profit as expenses slide Hexcel names former Dana executive as its new president
Hexcel names new president STAMFORD, Conn. — Hexcel Corp., which makes composite materials for aircraft, said Wednesday its new president is a former executive of auto-parts supplier Dana Holding Corp. Connecticut karaoke singer attacked by 6 women who disliked her performance, police saySTAMFORD, Conn. — Police say a woman singing karaoke in a Connecticut sports bar was attacked by six other women who didn’t like her performance. Former chauffeur for slain Conn. real estate mogul pleads not guilty to stabbing him to deathSTAMFORD, Conn. — The former chauffeur for a Connecticut real estate mogul who was stabbed to death in 2006 has pleaded not guilty to murder. Cops say skater faces charges after confrontation over the right-of-way with boy, 4, on tricycleSTAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut in-line skater faces assault and other charges after a confrontation over whether a 4-year-old on a tricycle had the right to be on a bike path. Stamford police charged 43-year-old Chris Karamon with third-degree assault, risk of injury to a minor and other crimes. Linda McMahon steps down as World Wrestling CEO to run for Dodd’s US Senate seat from Conn.STAMFORD, Conn. — World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., the sports entertainment company behind shows such as “Friday Night SmackDown,” said Wednesday that Linda McMahon has resigned as its CEO to seek the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd. GE in sale, leaseback deal with Air Berlin for 3 Airbus A320-200 aircraftSTAMFORD, Conn. — GE Capital Aviation Services, the aviation financing unit of General Electric Co., said Tuesday it has entered into a deal with Air Berlin for the sale and leaseback of three Airbus A320-200 aircraft. Connecticut prosecutor drops case against man charged with illegally owning endangered apeSTAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut prosecutor has dropped a criminal case against a former Fairfield man charged with illegally owning an endangered ape. Harman International posts losses for 4Q and full year but beats Wall St. estimatesSTAMFORD, Conn. — Harman International Industries Inc. said Wednesday it posted losses for its fourth quarter and full fiscal year, though adjusted results for the manufacturer of audio and other products for automotive and consumer markets beat Wall Street estimates. Textbooks for rent: Publisher becomes first to offer college students the option of rentingSTAMFORD, Conn. — A college textbook publisher said Thursday it would become the first to rent titles directly to students, another option for students fed up with spending $100 or more to buy books they have little use for after a semester. Connecticut hotel where woman was raped in front of her children puts partial blame on victimSTAMFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut hotel where a woman was raped at gunpoint in front of her children says the victim was careless and negligent. Massachusetts man pleads guilty to lesser charges in slaying of Conn. millionaire developerSTAMFORD, Conn. — A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and conspiracy to commit murder in the 2006 stabbing death of a millionaire Connecticut developer accused of real estate fraud. Police investigate possible ritual in theft of child’s body from Conn. cemeterySTAMFORD, Conn. — Authorities investigating the theft of a 2-year-old girl’s body from a Connecticut cemetery said Wednesday that evidence at the crime scene points to a possible ritual. Police say child’s body found in New Jersey river was stolen from Conn. cemeterySTAMFORD, Conn. — A body found in a New Jersey river this week belonged to a 2-year-old girl whose remains were stolen from a grave in Connecticut, police said Tuesday. Connecticut police investigate theft of toddler’s body from Stamford cemeterySTAMFORD, Conn. — Connecticut police say the body of a 2-year-old boy apparently has been stolen from a grave at a Stamford cemetery. Management consulting companies Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt to merge in $3.5B stock dealSTAMFORD, Conn. — Management consulting firms Towers, Perrin, Forster & Crosby Inc. and Watson Wyatt Worldwide Inc. said Sunday they will merge to form Towers Watson & Co. in an all-stock deal the companies value at $3.5 billion. Prosecutor: Conn. chimp that mauled woman had Xanax in system, but unclear if it played roleNEW HAVEN, Conn. — A chimpanzee that mauled a Connecticut woman had the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in its system, according to toxicology tests, but investigators haven’t determined whether the drug played a role in the attack, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Silgan Holdings expects lower 2nd-quarter earnings and backs 2009 profit outlookSTAMFORD, Conn. — Silgan Holdings Inc., a packaging manufacturer, on Thursday backed its full-year profit outlook and forecast lower second-quarter profit. |