News & Notes
PPP Video

Thanks to Whittlesey and the Small Business Administration for presenting at the PPP Webinar on January 12. In case you missed it or were unable to join the live webinar, you can access a recording of the event below. 


Chamber Meeting

Our first meeting of 2021 will be held Wednesday, January 27, at 9:30 a.m. Please register and share with your network and anyone you think may be interested in learning what the Chamber has to offer.
Leadership Greater Hartford's Quest Program

LGH Quest unites go-getters from all walks of life (nonprofit, government, education, business) to grow stronger together through collaborative leadership and social responsibility. The program will begin in March. It will begin virtually with optional social-distanced, in-person activities as the weather gets nicer!

This is my Hartford
Michael Acosta

"Along with my business partners, I’ve made an investment in Hartford to provide a space where people find themselves surrounded by good people, art, and music. Story and Soil embodies this effort to celebrate those who make Hartford vibrant, diverse, and exciting," explained co-owner Michael Acosta.
Hartford History
Julio's Historical Hartford

The world's first pay phone was invented by William Gray in 1889, and installed on the corner of Main Street and State Street in Hartford. Featured on the show Pawn Stars, there is a plaque there today.

Check out the blueprints from the patent application, and see the plaque close up at the Smithsonian.
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