Connecticut Office of the Arts Designates the State’s First “Cultural District” in Ridgefield

Connecticut Office of the Arts Designates the State’s First “Cultural District” in Ridgefield

The State Department of Economic and Community Development’s (DECD) Connecticut Office of the Arts (COA) has approved an application from the Town of Ridgefield to establish a Cultural District in town. Ridgefield is the first municipality in the state to receive the designation.

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Effort Underway to Relocate Children's Museum from West Hartford to Hartford

Effort Underway to Relocate Children's Museum from West Hartford to Hartford

The West End Civic Association (WECA), a non-profit devoted to the improvement of Hartford’s West End Neighborhood, is seeking community support to bring the Children’s Museum, now located in West Hartford, to their adjacent Hartford neighborhood, less than two miles from the current location.

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Riverfront Recapture Expands Geography with New Land Purchase on Hartford-Windsor Line

Riverfront Recapture Expands Geography with New Land Purchase on Hartford-Windsor Line

RIverfront Recapture has purchased 60 acres of riverfront land on the Hartford-Windsor town line to build a new community park. The acquisition will allow Riverfront Recapture to complete a regional trail connection between the Hartford and Windsor, and will complete a seven-mile multi-use public transportation system extending from South Windsor to Hartford with connections to East Hartford and Glastonbury.

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Connecticut Invention Convention Names New Leader; Prep Underway for 2021 Event

Connecticut Invention Convention Names New Leader; Prep Underway for 2021 Event

STEM educator Christine Lawlor-King has been named the new executive director of the Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC), the nation’s oldest and largest continuously operating invention education program for student inventors. For 2021, student invention applications are now being judged over a period of several weeks via a virtual portal system. A virtual "award ceremony" will take place on May 23 at 6pm, via YouTube and Facebook.

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Stamford's Synchrony is Only CT Company Ranked Among 100 Best Places to Work

Stamford's Synchrony is Only CT Company Ranked Among 100 Best Places to Work

The 2021 edition of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, published annually by Fortune magazine, showed that only a single Connecticut company earned a place in the rankings. Synchrony, a financial services company based in Stamford, stood alone among Connecticut companies, and ranked number 37 on the list.

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Organizations to be Recognized for Work Highlighting Connecticut History

Organizations to be Recognized for Work Highlighting Connecticut History

Connecticut organizations that focus on aspects of the state’s history will be receiving 2021 Awards of Merit from the Connecticut League of History Organizations (CLHO) at a virtual awards on Tuesday, April 20. The awards come amidst a new commitment to expand diversity and equity across the organization’s membership.

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