XL Center

The Madison Square Garden Co. (MSG), owners of the Hartford Wolf Pack American Hockey League franchise, says it’s board of directors has greenlit a years-long plan to separate its sports and entertainment businesses.

A new study says new and reconfigured seating at downtown Hartford’s XL Center would significantly improve the aging arena’s financial status, but still not draw interest from outside investors or many more events.

Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday unveiled a revised fiscal year 2021 budget plan that sets aside $55 million in bond funding to upgrade downtown Hartford’s aging XL Center.

The operator of downtown Hartford’s XL Center is soliciting public opinion on the aging 16,000-seat arena as it looks to recast the venue.

Owners of the Hartford Wolf Pack American Hockey League franchise say they are pursuing a newly reshaped plan to separate their sports and entertainment businesses.

In a near-empty luxury box overlooking Rentschler Field a couple hours before the UConn football team’s late-August season home opener, Athletic Director David Benedict stood and was frank about what he thinks is largely behind the team’s falling attendance and waning revenues in recent years.

The Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA) earlier this summer offered $4.5 million to purchase a key portion of XL Center's atrium and adjoining retail space currently owned by Northland Investment Corp., the Hartford Business Journal has learned. 

A Texas-based consultancy that specializes in studying event facilities has again been hired to examine the financials and future opportunities of downtown Hartford’s aging XL Center.

State lawmakers are considering a plan to invest $60 million into Hartford’s XL Center over the next...

Hartford is one of six cities being considered to host a 2020 presidential or vice-presidential debate, according to the Commission on Presidential Debates.