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2019 | DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT | 3 MESSAGE FROM OUR PUBLISHER Welcome to Doing Business in Connecticut 2019 The sixth annual edition of Doing Business in Connecticut is designed to be the most comprehensive guide detailing why the Nutmeg State is a great place to start, build and run a business. This publication has assembled the resources you'll need, and introduced the organizations and experts who can help you on your journey. More importantly, we share the diverse success stories of companies and business leaders who make up the fabric of Connecticut's dynamic economy. In these pages, we, the Hartford Business Journal, along with the many economic development stakeholders, introduce you to the myriad assets that Connecticut has to offer you and your business. They range from our highly educated workforce to our great quality of life, along with the advantages of our world-class education providers and our position as an innovation and technology hub with access to major markets. Connecticut has it all. Connecticut is also a market where collaboration and the opportunities to connect, and build ideas into opportunities, happen every day. The state is a place where the appetite to innovate and evolve are fundamental parts of our regional temperament. If this is your first introduction to Doing Business in Connecticut we hope you will find it a useful tool kit to identify the resources you'll need, as well as an introduction to the many players who contribute to Connecitcut's success each and every day. You'll find excellent examples of the kind of collaboration and partnerships that define the vibrancy of our state. This volume serves as a roadmap to your own success, highlighting the state's economic drivers and showcasing the strengths and opportunities found in Connecticut's key growth industry sectors. Doing Business in Connecticut is an excellent example of how partnerships are playing an important part in the growth and vibrancy of our state. Special thanks to our founding partners, the Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD), University of Connecticut and Connecticut Business & Industry Association (CBIA). We also thank the many business owners, educators, entrepreneurs and industry, government and community leaders who have enthusiastically held Connecticut's banner high, and who helped us tell their stories. We hope that as you read these stories, they will provide convincing examples of why you should be doing business in Connecticut. Let's work together to move your business - and our state - forward. In partnership, Donna Collins Project Publisher, Doing Business in Connecticut Share Doing Business in Connecticut to help your business partners, colleagues and network get a glimpse of just why Connecticut is a great place to do business. Digital edition will include additional exclusive content! Questions? Want to be included in Doing Business in Connecticut 2020? Contact Donna Collins at dcollins@hartfordbusiness.com DON'T MISS THE DIGITAL EDITION OF DOING BUSINESS IN CONNECTICUT! VIEW THE DIGITAL EDITION TODAY! www.DoingBusinessInCT.com