State Funding to Extend Library Renovation Anticipated as Reopening Nears

State Funding to Extend Library Renovation Anticipated as Reopening Nears

The State Bond Commission is poised to approve $5 million state grants this week for phase two of major “renovation and remediation” to the Hartford Public Library’s downtown location, decimated by flooding that occurred in 2022 and kept most of the facility closed to the public since. 

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Community Involvement, Industry Transition Continue at CT-Headquartered Philip Morris International

Community Involvement, Industry Transition Continue at CT-Headquartered Philip Morris International

Reflecting its continued local community support, Philip Morris International (PMI)  has announced plans for a charity concert in Stamford, featuring three-time Grammy Award winner, producer, actor, and philanthropist Wyclef Jean, to benefit a leading workforce development nonprofit.

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Home-Grown Lenda Selected to Lead Connecticut's Office of Tourism

Home-Grown Lenda Selected to Lead Connecticut's Office of Tourism

Governor Ned Lamont announced this week that Rachel Lenda, a Connecticut native, will serve as the new director of the Connecticut Office of Tourism. A year ago, she told legislators “It is time we took our cultural and tourism assets and gave them the attention they desperately deserve.”

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CT Convention & Sports Bureau Honored by Smart Meetings As a “2023 Platinum Choice Awards” Winner

CT Convention & Sports Bureau  Honored by Smart Meetings As a “2023 Platinum Choice Awards” Winner

The Connecticut Convention & Sports Bureau (CTMEETINGS), with responsibility for marketing all of Connecticut as a premier destination for international, national, regional, and statewide conferences, conventions, and major sports events, has been named a winner of Smart Meetings magazine’s 2023 Platinum Choice Awards.

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