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The Citizens Network of the Capital Region was pleased to help promote the regional collaboration project with the Capital Region Partnership throughout Spring 2007. 

We held six regional town meetings on why people, prosperity and place matter so much to the Metro Hartford region.  Even if you missed them, you can still tune in by watching the video. 

Forum 4: West Hartford, held April 25, 2007   
Moderator:  Duby McDowell, Media Consultant & Political Analyst, Duby McDowell Communications, with

• Thomas Phillips, President & CEO, Capital Workforce Partners, on “people”
• Barry Feldman, Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, University of Connecticut, on “place”
• Fred Carstensen, Director, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, on “prosperity”

Windows Video
Watch Part 1 Part 2  Part 3  Part 4

Each part is about 15 minutes. 
Please allow a few moments for these large files
to download.
 

Forum 6: Hartford, held May 3, 2007

Moderator:  Oz Griebel, President & CEO, MetroHartford Alliance, with

• James Willingham, Sr., President and CEO, Urban League of Greater Hartford, on “people”
• Timothy Abbott, Director, The Litchfield Hills Greenprint Project/Trust for Public Land, on “place”
• Jeff Blodgett, Vice President of Research, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, on “prosperity”

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Watch Full Program

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Forum 1: Enfield, held Wed. March 28, 2007
Moderator:  Al Terzi, WFSB News Anchor & host of "Face the State", with

• Nick Fyntrilakis, Director of Community Relations, Mass Mutual, on “people”
• Valarie Ferro, Vice President, TPA Design Group on "place"
• Jeff Blodgett, Vice President of Research, Connecticut Economic Resource Center on "prosperity"

(not recorded)

Forum 2: Simsbury, held April 5, 2007
Moderator:  Arthur House, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Webster Bank, with

• Colleen Palmer, Deputy Executive Director, Capitol Region Education Council on “people”
• Timothy Abbott, Director, The Litchfield Hills Greenprint Project/Trust for Public Land on “place”
• Jeff Blodgett, Vice President of Research, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, on “prosperity”

Forum 3: Manchester, held April 10, 2007
Moderator:  Vincent Michael Valvo, Editor, Hartford Business Journal, with

• Thomas Phillips, President & CEO, Capital Workforce Partners on “people”
• John Simone, President & CEO, Connecticut Main Street Center on “place”
• Fred Carstensen, Director, Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, on “prosperity”

Forum 5: New Britain, held April 28, 2007
Moderator:  Tom Condon, “Place” Editor, Hartford Courant, with

• Andy Tyskiewicz, Division Director for Community Education, Capitol Region Education Council, on “people”
• David LeVasseur, Undersecretary and Director of Office of Responsible Growth, Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, on “place”
• Alissa DeJonge, Economist, Connecticut Economic Resource Center, on “prosperity”

video coming soon