Middlesex County high school career fair goes virtual for 2021
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Students visit a booth at the 2019 Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce and Wesleyan University’s 14th annual career expo at the Freeman Athletic Center in Middletown.Hearst Connecticut Media file photo
MIDDLETOWN The Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Business & Education Partnership Program Advisory Council’s career exploration fair is virtual this year due to the pandemic.
Career professionals conducted a series of virtual career exploration presentations for high school students in Middlesex County. The event is intended to help students discover skills required in the workplace by listening to the expertise of business and community leaders, according to a news release.
Middletown whittling down 21 proposals for major riverfront revitalization
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Downtown Middletown is seen from the Portland side of the Connecticut River.Cassandra Day / Hearst Connecticut Media
MIDDLETOWN The city is in the process of reviewing nearly two-dozen requests for qualifications from firms interested in partnering with the city on its master plan for riverfront redevelopment, the most ever submitted for a city project, according to the mayor.
These proposals detail how companies would create a planning process, including gathering input from the public and city stakeholders, on a vision for what the Connecticut River at Harbor Park could look like in the future, Middletown Economic Development Specialist Thomas Marano said Friday. The area has been deemed prime real estate by officials.
Pratt & Whitney buys workers $22,000 in gift cards for Middletown businesses [The Middletown Press, Conn.]
Feb. 5 MIDDLETOWN The Main Street business community was thrilled by the purchase of more than $22,000 in gift cards by a local manufacturer for its Middletown employees operating from home during the pandemic.
In all, 1,500 Downtown Business District Gift Cards, at $15 each, were given to employees working at Pratt and Whitney’sMiddletown production and assembly facility on Aircraft Road. The sum represents one-third of the district’s typical sales, according to DBD Coordinator Sandra Russo Driska.
The announcement was made at Thursday morning’s Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce Central Business Bureau meeting, which had about 75 attendees on Zoom. Many lauded aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney’s commitment to the city’s small businesses heavily affected by COVID-19.