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Jan 15, 2020
“We’re a large, long-established, public-facing museum with truly varied collections, spanning the world and five millennia. I believe that calls us to meet the broad societal needs for the visual arts across the state,” says Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art Director and CEO Tom Loughman.
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Jan 13, 2020
Wheeler Clinic President and Chief Executive Officer Sabrina Trocchi shares about innovations in healthcare and how the industry contributes to Connecticut’s economy.
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Jan 07, 2020
Find out how Charter Oak Cultural Center makes arts and culture accessible to everyone in Greater Hartford—and beyond. Read our interview with director Rabbi Donna Berman.
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Dec 16, 2019
Connecticut native Ali Lazowski went to school in Baltimore and then lived in New York City for several years while battling several chronic illnesses. During that time, she learned two vital things about herself: She wanted to create an allergen-free food product and she wanted to create a company to produce that product in Connecticut.
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Nov 25, 2019
"Celebrating our 50th year has meant reflecting on how far we’ve come and honoring and celebrating five decades of service to the low-income community," says Hands On Hartford Executive Director Barbara Shaw.
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Nov 25, 2019
Winterfest Hartford celebrating its 10th the winter holiday season in Hartford. An initiative of the iQuilt Partnership, Winterfest Hartford begins November 29, 2019 and runs through January 20, 2020.
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Nov 22, 2019
“Shopping local now and throughout the year is essential to helping the economy of Hartford,” emphasizes Hartford Flavor Company Co-Founder Lelaneia Dubay. “Small businesses are the engine of a good economy in any city,” she adds. “We’re so proud to be located in this growing city and we’re dedicated to helping the economy here in Hartford.”
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Nov 22, 2019
United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) Supply Chain Specialist Nicole Baccaro is proud to call Greater Hartford her home. A Connecticut native, she’s made meaningful connections with the local business community through networking and sharing about her love of discovering new things in and around Hartford.
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Nov 21, 2019
Get Hired is the biggest insurance and financial services career fair in Connecticut. On Friday, January 3, 2020, Connecticut Insurance and Financial Services (CT IFS) will host the ninth annual event at the Hartford Marriot Downtown.
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Nov 20, 2019
Cary Wheaton, Founder and Owner’s Representative at Firebox Restaurant and Executive Director of has Forge City Works created a vision of a bistro in Hartford people would come to as a destination restaurant. “I knew it would provide jobs for people because, from my history, I know that restaurants are often the first economic development engine in a community,” she says.
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Nov 18, 2019
Programming for entrepreneurship and innovation has put the University of Connecticut on the map as a top-ranked school, as evidenced by new reports.
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Nov 12, 2019
Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski spoke with MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price about the Turkey and Thirty campaign and the upcoming Turkey Tuesday, which is November 19 at City Place. "It’s a great way for the Greater Hartford community to come together and give before Thanksgiving," says Jakubowski.
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Nov 12, 2019
“It’s gratifying to receive positive responses from parents and the schools,” says Movia Robotics President and Chief Technology Officer Timothy Gifford. “It’s also great to get a positive response from the distributors who are helping us move our product. The only way we’re going to make an impact on kids with learning challenges is if we’re offering a successful product.”
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Nov 11, 2019
The latest MetroHartford Alliance Breakfast, “The Business Case for Inclusion,” offered insight into how we can create inclusive economic development and growth in the Hartford Region.
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Nov 06, 2019
In September 2019, Lillard R. Lewis Jr. (aka Chef Jay) traveled to Ghana to promote his line of specialty spices and rubs, create inroads with Ghanaian business owners, and help them learn about the benefits of doing business in Connecticut. Chef Jay spoke with MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price about his mission and what he hopes will come of it.
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Nov 05, 2019
Tiffany Young, Executive Director at the Hartford Yard Goats Foundation, delivered an encouraging speech about community engagement at a MetroHartford Alliance Breakfast in April 2019. MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price followed up with Tiffany to find out how Hartford can engage with its community and what it means to be a minority woman in a leadership role.
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Nov 04, 2019
MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price spoke with Eliana Cardeno, Founder and CEO of Kiyomi Beauty, during Hispanic Heritage Month 2019. Since its launch, the startup has achieved some significant changes to refine its mission to connect culturally diverse women through skincare.
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Nov 01, 2019
The latest Alliance Breakfast, “Power of Partnership: Cultivating Our Local Talent Pipeline” offered insight into how we as a regional private sector can address our local talent needs through a collaborative public-private model that is building momentum in other parts of the country. The event took place Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at Infinity Hall in downtown Hartford.
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Nov 01, 2019
Last month, more than 350 health care executives and from the state of Connecticut and beyond attended the Future of Health Care forum to examine how Connecticut can innovate to improve health care access, outcomes, and efficiency.
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Oct 30, 2019
During National Women’s Small Business month, Milena Erwin, Program Manager of the Women’s Business Center at the University of Hartford’s Entrepreneurial Center (EC-WBC), spoke with MetroHartford Alliance Content Manager Nan Price about the many ways in which the EC-WBC supports women in their entrepreneurial endeavors.
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