But a second is that, mysteriously, it seems a large number of Americans believe that the inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney, was black. This became a topic of chatter online on Wednesday ...

The seven-year-old merger of Hancock and Whitney banks takes its most visible step when the company will begin switching out signage at more than 200 locations, starting Tuesday (May 1).

HAMDEN — Every year for more than a quarter-century, the Eli Whitney Museum and Workshop on the border of Hamden and New Haven has orchestrated a unique fundraising event in the spring ...

the S.M. Whitney Co., run by descendants of cotton gin inventor Eli Whitney, is set to close. Company president Barry Whitney, whose great grandfather opened the business in 1868, checks his ...

NEW HAVEN -- Dressed in blue and gold caps and gowns, Eli Whitney Technical High School's class of 2009 packed Southern Connecticut State University's Lyman Center Monday evening. This year's ...

In a Facebook post, Eli's on Whitney said its flagship location at 2392 Whitney Ave. will temporarily close for renovations starting March 9. The restaurant said it plans to reopen March 14 ...

About Hancock Holding Company Following completion of the Whitney merger, Hancock Holding Company has assets of approximately $20 billion. Both Hancock Bank and Whitney Bank were founded more than ...

No wonder that he was the inspiration 20 years ago for the unique fundraiser held every April by Hamden’s Eli Whitney Museum. Leonardo was renown for his artistic genius and he would have been ...

It's really a great show." Whitney has many other creative endeavors, as he shared with The Daily Dish. "I am hardworking, No. 1. I have a production company [with] various shows in development or ...

Like some of the art that fills the Whitney Museum of American Art, the new logo for the New York museum is prompting several people to ask: “Why?” The logo, which replaces the museum’s 13 ...

The Wired design blog this morning posted an in-depth look at the new logo for the Whitney Museum, recently revealed ahead of the museum’s move to the Meatpacking District in 2015. “The ...