Pratt & Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field !

[the Blades]

Hartford Courant‎- Rent Being Renamed..... " Pratt & Whitney Stadium At Rentschler Field "
Parking for future stadium expansion? :
As part of the new agreement UTC also will give the state 10 acres of land for additional parking at the stadium as well as provide an easement for the use of 15 acres adjacent to existing stadium parking. The stadium will gain about 2,500 parking spaces, according to Chris Lawrence of Global Spectrum, which operates the XL Center in Hartford as well as UConn's football home in East Hartford. Lawrence is the general manager of both venues. The stadium now has 9,000 spaces."

Thursday's announcement was part of a groundbreaking ceremony for Pratt & Whitney's new 425,000-square foot global headquarters and engineering building on the company's East Hartford property. "There's no better time to rename the stadium than as part of Pratt & Whitney's 90th anniversary celebration, especially as we begin to construct our new headquarters and engineering building that will sit just a few hundred yards from Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field," Pratt & Whitney President Paul Adams said in a statement.

 

[the Blades]

More: Home of UConn Football Takes New Name

When the UConn Huskies open their football season Sept. 3 against the Villanova Wildcats, the teams will play in a stadium with a fresh new name: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.

Pratt & Whitney President Paul Adams and UConn President Susan Herbst announced the name change today, during a groundbreaking ceremony for Pratt & Whitney's new 425,000-square-foot global headquarters and engineering building on the company's East Hartford, Conn. campus, within sight of the stadium. Pratt & Whitney is a unit of United Technologies Corp. (UTC).

"Pratt & Whitney is proud of its longstanding and successful partnership with the state's flagship public university," Adams said. "Beginning with the dedication of the UTC Engineering Building on the Storrs campus in 1987, UTC and Pratt & Whitney have been strong supporters of UConn's research and training programs in business, science, and engineering. We consider UConn an ideal partner to ensure we have a strong pipeline of talented professionals to join our ranks in the future."

As part of the stadium agreement, UTC will donate 10 acres of land to the State of Connecticut for additional stadium parking. UTC also will provide an easement for the use of an additional 15 acres adjacent to existing stadium parking, further expanding the parking available to UConn fans. In return, UTC's stadium naming rights will be extended through 2030. Since its opening, the stadium has been known simply as Rentschler Field.

Herbst welcomed the announcement as the next step in the longstanding partnership between UConn, Pratt & Whitney, and UTC, saying: "We are extremely proud that our team will compete in a stadium named for a global company that is both at the leading edge of innovation and committed to supporting the education of the next generation of scientists and engineers.

"Pratt & Whitney and UTC have been strong supporters of UConn for decades. Their support has made us a better university and has helped us better prepare our graduates to succeed in today's highly competitive marketplace," Herbst added.

UTC originally received stadium naming rights through 2018 as part of a 2000 agreement that provided the state with 75 acres to build the stadium, which opened in 2003. The donated land had previously served Pratt & Whitney as part of Rentschler Field airport from 1933 to 1999.

The University of Connecticut football team is the primary tenant of Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. The stadium is owned by the State of Connecticut, with the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management overseeing operations. Spectra Inc. manages the stadium.

Pratt & Whitney is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and service of aircraft engines and auxiliary power units. United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides high-technology systems and services to the building and aerospace industries.

 

[the Blades]

A little late.....but I just noticed this...Bear's Smokehouse Barbecue.......hmm...Kansas City BBQ, so is the Rent upgrading it's food choices ?

Tim Fontenault ‏@Tim_Fontenault
"This alone should put 40,000 in the seats at Rentschler this season."

 

[the Blades]

Pratt & Whitney ‏@prattandwhitney 7h7 hours ago

Come celebrate the @UConnFootball season opener at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field on Sept. 3. LINK: https://youtu.be/hauLo7Waj2s