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G. Fox & Co. (far left), 406-10 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut (1880, burned 1917), George Keller, architect. G. Fox & Co. was established in 1847 by Gerson Fox and his brother, Isaac Fox, and was named I. & G. Fox Co. The first G. Fox store was a single-room storefront opened in Hartford, Connecticut. [1]
In 1968, the company was acquired by the Leisure Group. A turbulent period followed, due to the passage of Gun Control Act of 1968. The company then relocated to East Hartford in 1977. In 1978, Clem Confessore, company president, led a management buyout of High Standard from Leisure Group. In December 1984, its assets were auctioned.
President of The Haile and Frost Manufacturing Company William Henry Haile (September 23, 1833 – February 13, 1901) was an American businessman and politician who served as the Mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts , in 1881, and as the 35th lieutenant governor of Massachusetts from 1890 to 1893.
The Sage-Allen flagship store building in downtown Hartford, built in 1898, has been restored and now contains both retail space and luxury apartments. [1] The store was known for the free-standing 'Sage-Allen' clock, a local landmark, that was located on the Main Street sidewalk in front of the store until the clock was damaged in a windstorm in 1992.
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According to one source, New Britain Machine was founded in New Britain, Connecticut in 1887. [1] However, according to Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, it was founded in 1895 subsequent to the J.T. Case Engine Company, a manufacturer of steam engines. [2]
Pratt & Whitney holds the naming rights for the home stadium for the University of Connecticut Huskies football team, Rentschler Field, which is located adjacent to Pratt & Whitney's East Hartford, Connecticut campus, on Pratt's company-owned former airfield of the same name. In 2015, the stadium was renamed to Pratt & Whitney Stadium at ...
Allen & Company LLC is an American privately held boutique investment bank based at 711 Fifth Avenue, New York. [1] The firm specializes in real estate, technology ...