Businesses Show What They Can Do

Maneeley's Banquet & Catering Facility in South Windsor hosted the Tolland County and East Hartford Chambers of Commerce annual Business Showcase on April 6 in an effort to better network with surrounding communities and other entrepreneurs.

The event was open to anyone who wanted to come by and take look around.

Candice Corcione, executive director for the Tolland County Chamber of Commerce, and Ronald Pugliese, president of East Hartford Chamber of Commerce, spearheaded the event, with the goal of helping out local business, small business and even a few big businesses. Through the chambers' efforts, Corcione and Pugliese hoped that businesses would be strengthened, and in turn help to strengthen local communities, they said.

It presented a varied and diverse spectrum of local and corporate businesses. Each booth had its own theme, yet they all had same end result, simply being to bolster relations with each other and the people they serve.  

“Businesses doing business with other chamber members,” Corcione said.

Aetna was the largest of corporate sponsor at the showcase, one of the 59 that set up exhibits. Other companies included Verizon, , Wireless Zone - Tolland and Woodlake at Tolland.