New England's Knowledge Corridor constitutes an economic and cultural partnership between the Connecticut River cities of Springfield, Massachusetts, Hartford, Connecticut, and surrounding towns. Formalized in 2000 [1] at the Big E in West Springfield, Massachusetts, the Knowledge Corridor seeks to engender economic and cultural opprotunities for New England's second most populous region, (after Boston, Massachusetts,) of 1.7 million residents and 110,000 college students. The Hartford-Springfield area hosts over 26 colleges and universities, and thus received the moniker Knowledge Corridor from regional boosters. The Connecticut River as seen from the French King Bridge in western Massachusetts. ... Nickname: City of Homes Settled: 1636 â€“ Incorporated: 1636 Zip Code(s): 01103 01108 01119 01129 â€“ Area Code(s): 413 Official website: http://www. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Insurance Capital of the World Location Location in Hartford County, Connecticut Coordinates , Government Counties Hartford County Mayor Eddie Perez Geographical characteristics Area     City 18. ... The Big E, also known as The Eastern States Exposition, is billed as New Englands Great State Fair. It is the 6th largest agricultural fair in the United States, and the largest in the northeastern portion of the country. ... The Town of West Springfield is a city[1] in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City on a Hill, Beantown, The Hub of the Universe (The State House, according to Oliver Wendell Holmes, is the hub of the Solar System), Athens of America Location Location in Massachusetts Government Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas Menino (Dem) Geographical characteristics Area     City 232. ...

The Connecticut State Capitol in downtown Hartford

Hartford and Springfield share a common heritage since their respective foundings in 1635 and 1636, respectively. During the mid-20th century, the cities shared a dramatic loss of industry, White flight, and disasterous urban renewal. Knowledge Corridor initiative attempts to rectify these problems. Plans to connect, within the next six years, Springfield-Hartford-New Haven via light-rail promise to further unite the region, and ease residents' dependence on highway travel. [2] Connecticut state capitol in Hartford © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Connecticut state capitol in Hartford © 2004 Matthew Trump File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. ... Events February 24 - King Christian of Denmark gives an order that all beggars that are able to work must be sent to Brinholmen Island to build ships or as galley rowers March 26 - Utrecht University founded in The Netherlands. ... White flight is a colloquial term for the demographic trend of white people, generally but not always upper and middle class, moving from increasingly and predominantly non-white areas, often from urban cores to nearby suburbs or even to new locales entirely (e. ... Blight often stands side-by-side with new structures during urban renewal efforts. ... This article is about the city in Connecticut. ...

While Hartford and Springfield's urban cores lie only 25 miles apart, (with Bradley International Airport situated midway between them,) the Hartford-Springfield metro region includes outlying cities like Northampton and Amherst to the north, and Middletown to the south. Bradley International Airport (IATA: BDL, ICAO: KBDL) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) west of Windsor Locks, in Hartford County, Connecticut. ... Northampton is a city in Hampshire County, Massachusetts in the USA. The population was 28,978 at the 2000 census. ... Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. ... // Middletown is a city located in Middlesex County, Connecticut, along the Connecticut River, in the south-central part of the state, 16 miles (26 km) south of Hartford. ...

As noted, colleges abound in the Knowledge Corridor, including large research universities like the University of Connecticut and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Also, the region hosts many elite liberal arts colleges, like Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Trinity College, and Wesleyan University, among others. Cultural institutions include the Big E; the Connecticut State Capitol, the Wadsworth Atheneum, and the Mark Twain House in Hartford; the Basketball Hall of Fame, the Springfield Armory, The Quadrangle, the Yankee Candle Company, and Six Flags New England in Springfield. University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut, commonly known as UConn, is the State of Connecticuts land-grant university. ... The University of Massachusetts Amherst (otherwise known as UMass Amherst or simply UMass) is a land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts. ... Amherst College is an independent liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA. It is the third oldest college in Massachusetts. ... Mount Holyoke College, (founded as Mount Holyoke Female Seminary 8 November 1837), is a liberal arts womens college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. ... Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States. ... A number of educational institutions carry the name Trinity College, some independent, others constituent colleges of a larger university. ... Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... The Connecticut State House The Connecticut State House is located in the capital of Hartford, Connecticut and houses the State Senate and House of Representatives. ... The Wadsworth Atheneum is the oldest public art museum in the United States and largest in the state of Connecticut. ... The Mark Twain House Mark Twain, aka Samuel Langhorne Clemens, moved to Hartford, Connecticut in 1872 from Hannibal, Missouri. ... The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches and referees, and other major contributors to the game. ... From 1794 to 1968 the Springfield Armory was a center for the manufacture of U.S. military small arms and the site of many important technological advances. ... The Dr. Seuss Memorial and Museum of Fine Arts. ... The Yankee Candle Company is the largest US manufacturer of scented candles. ... Six Flags New England, or SFNE, is a theme park in the Six Flags chain of parks, named for the New England region in which it is located. ...