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By Matt Pilon
mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com
G
erman consumer products giant Henkel, which
has its North American headquarters in Rocky
Hill, has sued to stop a competitor from poaching
a top research and development executive based in Con-
necticut, where the maker of Sunlight and All laundry
detergents is expanding its footprint with the help of as
much as $25 million in state incentives.
Henkel, one of the newest recipients of state aid under
Gov. Dannel Malloy's First Five Plus program, is suing
New Jersey-based Church & Dwight (C&D) — which
owns competing laundry brands OxiClean and XTRA
— and a former executive, Car-
los Linares, accusing both of
Index
■ Executive Profile: PG. 5
■ Week in Review: PG. 6
■ The Lists: PGs. 9, 10
■ Deal Watch: PG. 12
■ Nonprofit Notebook: PG. 18
■ Movers & Shakers: PG. 18
■ Opinion & Commentary: PG. 20
FOCUS: NONPROFITS
Social Profits
Since 2011, Glastonbury-based GoodWorks
Insurance has grown its revenue by more than 200
percent while donating 50 percent of its annual
profits to charity. Find out how the insurance agency
is using its social-benefit business model as a
competitive advantage. PG. 8
E-commerce Lifeline
Find out how one locally-owned New Britain
hardware store's use of the internet has allowed it
to withstand the test of time, even as many other
mom-and-pop shops succumb to larger
competitors. PG. 3
Economic Stimulus
House Democrats have proposed 10 new bills they
say will help grow jobs in Connecticut. PG. 12
High-tech
Training
Dr. Thomas Nowicki,
medical director of
Hartford Hospital's
expanding CESI
facility, uses virtual
reality technology his
staff is developing to
train medical
providers.
Hartford Hospital
expansion targets
industry partnerships,
advanced doc instruction
By Matt Pilon
mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com
L
ast month, contractors at Hartford
Hospital were installing doors and
making other finishing touches on
a state-backed expansion of an already
bustling high-tech medical training hub.
The nearly 30,000-square-foot addi-
tion to the Center for Education, Simula-
tion and Innovation (CESI) will boost its
longstanding and ever-evolving array of
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'First Five' recipient sues R&D exec,
competitor over poaching
Carlos Linares, former
senior VP of R&D and regu-
latory affairs at Henkel.