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Carlton Highsmith donated $1 million to accelerate entrepreneurship studies at Quinnipiac University”™s School of Business, with the Hamden school matching Highsmith”™s gift.
A Quinnipiac trustee, Highsmith was previously CEO of Specialized Packaging Group Inc. in Hamden, which in 2009 merged into Philadelphia-based PaperWorks Industries. PaperWorks is the third largest integrated recycled paperboard company in North America.
Quinnipiac also announced that it will partner with the Connecticut Center for Arts and Technology to establish the ConnCAT Entrepreneurial Academy, where inner city youth will learn how to launch their own businesses.
