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LEGO KidsFest in Connecticut This Weekend, State Experiences Company’s Growth, Strength

There’s no mistaking the popularity of LEGO. The colorful bricks are ever-present in playrooms, bedrooms, and under couch cushions everywhere. The passion for the colorful bricks will be on display this weekend (Dec. 6-8, 2013) in Connecticut when the LEGO Kidsfest returns to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford for a weekend of creativity…

Connecticut Convention Center Featured in Facilities & Destinations 2013 Mid-Market Preview

The 47-acre urban revitalization project known as Adriaen’s Landing is evidence that Hartford is a city steeped in both history and the future. Named for Dutch mariner Adriaen Block, who in 1614 became the first European explorer in the Connecticut River valley region, the project is the cornerstone of a…

CONNECTICUT CONVENTION CENTER DONATES FOOD TO HARTFORD AREA FAMILIES IN NEED

HARTFORD, CT (November 25, 2013) – Employees at the Connecticut Convention Center were in the spirit of giving during the Center’s annual food drive. Beginning in early November, associates collected canned, non-perishable items to be distributed to the local community in time for Thanksgiving. “Our associates were generous this year,…

Entertaining and Dining in Downtown Hartford

WFSB – The new Front Street District in downtown Hartford has Spotlight Theatres, Capital Grille and so much more! Click here to see the full story.

National Conference in Hartford to Focus on Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Voluntary Action

The theme will be “Nonprofit and Voluntary Action in an Age of Turbulence” when more than 600 researchers, leaders and teachers from around the nation gather in Hartford later this week for the annual convention of ARNOVA – the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. As the leading organization supporting research and…

Connecticut Convention Center Journeys Nationwide to Attract New Conventions, Record-Setting Numbers

In the final days of the National League pennant race last week, a suite at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. was filled with convention planners – hosted not by the home team Washington Nationals or visiting Atlanta Braves, but by the Connecticut Convention Center. The 17 convention planners and their guests…