Hartford, CT – Capital Community College will award 575 degrees and certificates at the college’s Commencement this Thursday evening, May 22nd at 6pm  in the CT Convention Center’s Exhibit Hall. Student graduates range in age from 18-77, with 29 veterans. The keynote speaker will be Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence, writer Oonya Kempadoo,…

Hartford, CT (May 15, 2014) – The Connecticut Convention Center is pleased to announce that it has secured a two-year commitment with Varsity All Star Brands for the organization’s Spirit Festival Cheer and Dance National Championships.  The two-day competition features participants ranging in age from as young as three years…

HARTFORD, CT (May 12, 2014) – The Connecticut Convention Center was presented with a 2014 Prime Site Award by Facilities & Destinations (F&D) Magazine.  The Center is among 88 total venues announced in the 2014 F&D SuperBook issue out this month.  Since 1991, the awards have been presented annually to the top convention…

(DEARBORN, Mich. – April 23, 2014) – SME, in partnership with Connecticut. Dream It. Do It., will host a female student program at the Mfg4 event in Hartford Conn., on Thursday, May 8. The “Making it Real: Girls & Manufacturing Summit” will tap into today’s female manufacturing leaders to inspire…

CTNow.com –  Ted’s Montana Grill has a date for its debut on Front Street in Hartford. The casual family restaurant chain, co-founded by media mogul Ted Turner and restaurateur George McKerrow Jr., will open officially on May 12. The Hartford location will be Connecticut’s second, joining another at the Promenade Shoppes at Evergreen Walk in South Windsor. The…

Portland, ORE, April 16, 2014– The Building Commissioning Association today announced that Penni McLean‐Conner, Chief Customer Officer and Senior Vice President of Northeast Utilities’ Customer Group, will deliver the keynote address at its annual international building industry event, National Conference on Building Commissioning. NCBC 2014 will be held May 19‐21…