PeoplesBank has renamed the former Hartford Civic Center, most recently called the XL Center, as PeoplesBank Arena in a deal announced this week. It’s a deal costing $20 million over 10 years, according to published reports and a big move forward for the Holyoke-based,

The downtown Hartford arena known for years as the XL Center has officially entered a new chapter. At a press event earlier this week, officials from PeoplesBank, Oak View Group and the Capital Region Development Authority joined Gov.