Logo needed for statewide business website

Crisp, progressive, perception-changing logo - suggesting success and sophistication - needed for new concept website for statewide business news, insight, and community. Established by veteran journalists, this site will serve the needs of influential business and government leaders across the state.

http://www.InBizCT.com, “Your source for statewide business intelligence”

The historic, northeastern U.S. state of Connecticut does not have a very good reputation as a place to do business (“old,cold, and expensive”).  We want to changethat perception. 

Connecticut’sbusiness community is very fragmented. There is no central place to get a picture of what’s happening inbusiness communities across the state – so it is impossible to tell a completestory about our business environment.  Wewant to tell that story.

We want our site to reflect the state’s business assets:
- civic diversity (quaint towns, small cities,rural charm and sophistication), - cultural diversity (international communities,world-class universities),
- geographic diversity (beaches, farmland, rollinghills),
- excellent location (between New York and Boston)
- well-educated and highly-trained population(health-conscious and environmentally aware)
- ports and railroads
- high-tech manufacturing and establishedindustries See concept chart here: http://www.c4sb.com/InBizCTchart.pdf

We plan to do a contest for a site design after we havechosen a logo.

BTW, I held 2 contests a few years ago with Sitepoint. I don't know how to link back to them.

- Should be corporate, professional and alive. (Connecticut has verylittle national or international buzz.) This site should be visited bybusinesspeople from across the USand the world.
- Vector image, please.

You don't need to use the colors from my chart. They have no relevance to our concept. Just use your best creativity.