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W
ith a new spirit of vitality and growth, East Hartford proudly
welcomes new businesses to a community that values
education, family-life and economic development. Poised for
expansion is Rentschler Field, where the commercial aviation
industry began. Home to United Technology's Pratt & Whitney,
and United Technologies Research Center, the area has 600
acres available for manufacturing, high tech, and commercial
services companies.
The town understands that community life and education are
important for businesses to flourish. East Hartford is proud of
its extensive park system, public golf course, the high level of
municipal services provided to its residents, and its nationally
recognized high school, the Connecticut IB Academy. It's
more than just a place for your business – East Hartford is a
place to live, share, and grow.
East Hartford is home to Goodwin College, which has created
robust manufacturing programs designed to strengthen
Connecticut's competitive edge in manufacturing and to
support the school's mission of career-focused education. With
Baby Boomers aging out of the workforce and manufacturing
moving into a new era as a desirable career option, the need
is great for workers with technological training and skills that
are transferable across a variety of industries.
The program's success is due to partnerships between the
college, the Town of East Hartford, and local industry, in
particular Pratt & Whitney.
Local companies, such as United Technologies continue
to attract and retain today's best engineering talent and
Connecticut's next generation of innovators by providing exciting
opportunities for top engineering and science graduates.
To maintain UTC's leadership position in the aerospace industry,
the company will invest in world-class facilities and laboratories
to support its cutting-edge research and development, which
will in turn support thousands of jobs at Pratt & Whitney, UTC
Aerospace Systems, United Technologies Research Center, and
many local suppliers in East Hartford and Connecticut .
East Hartford:
Focused on Business
ContaCt
Eileen Buckheit, Development Director East Hartford ebuckheit@easthartfordct.gov (860) 291-7300
todd andrews, Goodwin College tandrews@goodwin.edu (860) 727-6937
Dan Matos, Rentschler Field Development dmatos@matosgroup.com (860) 289-0120
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