February 14th’s Rising Star Breakfast featured Walt Harrison, President, University of Hartford Pat Meiser, Director of Athletics, University of Hartford; Amy Huchthausen, Commissioner, America East Conference; and Cindy Brunsun, ESPN Anchor, Sports Center. The topic was titled “The Changing Face of College Athletics” but the discussion almost ...

A special thanks to HYPE Member Suzanne Truong for her work helping the Easter Seals as well as contributing to this blog!   I joined HYPE several years ago, but didn’t really get involved until I joined the NU Killer Watts HYPE Cup team in 2009.  HYPE Cup ...

Leaders on Board is a program created by Leadership Greater Hartford in partnership with the United Way of Central and Northeastern Connecticut and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.  Designed to fill the region’s need for qualified volunteers to serve on the boards of nonprofit organizations, ...

Born in the summer of 1997, the Connecticut Whale has firmly established itself as one of the premier franchises in the American Hockey League, professional hockey’s top player-development league.The Whale are the top player-development affiliate of the NHL’s New York Rangers, and play at the ...

City of Hartford and Connecticut Science Center Announce Grants for Entrepreneurs Mayor Pedro E. Segarra invites Hartford-based entrepreneurs and small businesses working in all fields of applied science, technology and innovation to apply for business development grants. Grants of up to $15,000 will be awarded to entrepreneurs....