32 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | AUGUST 23, 2021
1997
After months of uncertainty, the
Whalers are skating out of town. Team
owner Peter Karmanos Jr. refused
Gov. Rowland's offer to build a $150
million arena.
The new owners of Lake Compounce —
Kennywood Entertainment — announce
a $35 million renovation
of the park, the nation's oldest.
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PAM BATALIS
JOHN BAZZANO
JONATHAN BELL
BRYAN BIRCH
MEI-WA CHENG
MAUREEN CONNOLLY
MARK DEL VECCHIO
MICHELLE DUPREY
BOBBIE EMERY
DOUGLAS EVANS
BRENDAN FOX JR.
KIMBERLY HARRISON
SAUNDRA KEE BORGES
KEVIN KELLY
CHRISTOPHER KUSELIAS
GEORGE MANDES
JOE MAZZARELLA
WILLIAM MCCARTHY
DUBY MCDOWELL
COLIN MCWAY
DAN PAPERMASTER
PAMELA PARTRIDGE WEST
STEPHEN PEREZ
EDDIE PEREZ
SONIA PLUMB
ROSEMARY VIOLA
RAINVILLE
TIMOTHY REILLY
PATRICIA ROWLAND
ROB RUGGIERO
JOSE SALINAS
STEVE SHAW
LYNN SIMEONE
STAN SIMPSON
KEITH STOVER
MATT STRAZNITSKAS
JACK STREICH
CORNELIUS THOMPSON
JAMES VARANO
STEVE WALSH
LISA WILSON-FOLEY
