By Sherman Cain, Journal Inquirer Published on 08/23/2006 HARTFORD – The lights were bright. The carpeting was plush. The ceiling was high. The décor was sparkling. This would not normally be an environment where you would expect to find some of the toughest guys in Connecticut. Boxers aren’t often involved…

Letters To The Editor Published on July 17, 2006 FLW Outdoors gets around. This year FLW bass fishing events will pay out $37.9 million to professional and amateur anglers at 249 events in various parts of the nation [Page 1, July 9, “Just Folks; Fishing In The Big Bass Business”].…

Event Spotlights Fencing’s Growing Appeal In U.S. February 17, 2006 By JOHN ALTAVILLA, Courant Staff Writer Like most ambitious high school students, Sara Peck enjoys being involved. So the North Haven High junior plays volleyball and lacrosse – and trumpet in the school band. But unlike most of her peers,…

By JIM SHEA, Courant Staff Writer Published on January 15, 2006 When you build something as pricey and prominent as the Connecticut Convention Center, it is with the expectation that they will come. Friday, and especially Saturday, they did. In the first major public admission event since the city’s shiny…

Site selectors evaluate prospects in the Greater Hartford area By Anusha Shrivastava, Harford Business Journal Published on August 29, 2005 Urging companies to move to the Greater Hartford area is no easy task. First, there are preconceived notions about the region and impressions from the hit it took during the…

By HARLAN J. LEVY, The New York Times Published on June 26, 2005 When state lawmakers authorized spending $267 million more than five years ago to build the new, glass-dominated Connecticut Convention Center, a study then predicted that in its first year it would hold 167 events bringing in 192,000…