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Merchant Data Systems has recently announced a plan to roll out their unique, and highly discussed, Mergers & Acquisitions Partner Program in the state of Connecticut. The program, which has rolled out in several markets and states already, is a unique opportunity for business owners looking to sell an ISO portfolio, but maintain some control over their business. Unlike other companies that offer merchant services sales, MDS is offering a program designed to help business owners grow and expand their merchant portfolios through the unique and expansive services. The program is part of the company’s merchant acquirer program that is totally unique within the industry. Hartford, CT...

Carpenter Walter Olszewski is seeing more familiar faces these days, and he's happy about it. "We've brought a lot of the young guys back," he says, taking a break inside a big house under construction in Chesterfield. "A lot of the young guys I worked with have been out of work for two years and more. They're just getting back into it." Olszewski works for McBride & Son, the region's largest builder. In the depth of the housing bust, McBride cut his staff to 250 carpenters. Now, it's up to 400 and adding more. The home building business fell into a deep depression in 2007, and is just now crawling out. As of October, {a...

Kids' birthdays can be a big deal around Quicken Loans. Younger children of employees of the online mortgage lender get handwritten birthday cards from CEO Bill Emerson and a small gift -- all part of the family atmosphere that Quicken encourages. That sense that the top echelon cares about the rank and file is a big reason why Quicken again ranks as one of Michigan's top workplaces. When new employees join Quicken Loans, they attend an all-day orientation at which Emerson gives everyone...

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax department, probing the secret list of account holders in the Geneva branch of HSBC bank, has approached Swiss revenue authorities for banking data of certain individuals after investigations showed some of them reportedly had other accounts under fictitious names. The department,...

Raman Roy CURRENT DESIGNATION: CMD of Quatrro BPO, Founding member of Indian Angel Network, member of TiE Board COMPANIES FOUNDED: Spectramind in 2000, Quattro BPO in 2006. Also set up American Express and General Electric captive units in India ONE THING I'D DO DIFFERENTLY: Leverage technology more THE MOST EXCITING SPACE TO BE IN: Healthcare Entrepreneurship is a lot like the stunts shown in a Pepsi or Mountain Dew advertisement. The only difference is that the thrill of running one's own venture lasts much longer than a 30-second television spot. My entrepreneurial journey started over two decades ago with American Express, when I convinced my superiors â€" after persisting for a few...

NEW DELHI: Datawind, the maker of Aakash tablet PC, has said it will clear all backlog of paid orders for the commercial version of tablet within next six weeks. "All the paid orders (for tablets with) resistive and capacitative (screens) without SIM will be cleared in next 10 days. But the ones that want tablet with SIM they will be...

Not everyone is moved by the momentum in Boston’s Downtown Crossing. A New York developer who filed plans for a 28-story apartment and retail tower on Washington Street four years ago — in the teeth of the Great Recession — is not yet sold on the shopping district’s recovery. “We wouldn’t consider doing anything until that hole across the street is filled,” said John Usdan, president of Midwood Management, referring to the partially demolished Filene’s block. Another New York developer, Millennium Partners, won city approval in September to...