Book of Lists 2014
General Interest
24 Hartford Business Journal • septemBer 22, 2014 www.HartfordBusiness.com
Largest chambers of commerce
in the Hartford region
(Ranked by number of members as of May, 2014)
Rank Company Members
Minimum dues
per year Membership contact(s)
Head of
chamber
Year
founded
1
Middlesex County Chamber of
Commerce
393 Main St., Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-6924;
www.middlesexchamber.com
2,240 $215
Cathy Duncan
cathy@middlesexchamber.com
Lawrence McHugh 1895
2
Chamber of Commerce Eastern
Connecticut
914 Hartford Tpke., Waterford, CT
06385
860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com
1,600 $290
Sheri Cote
scote@chamberect.com
Tony Sheridan 1911
3
Central Connecticut Chambers of
Commerce
200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-4718;
www.centralctchambers.org
1,250 $210
Crista Morrone
c.morrone@centralctchambers.org
James Albert 1889
4
Northwest Connecticut's Chamber
of Commerce
333 Kennedy Dr., Ste. R101,
Torrington, CT 06790
860-482-6586;
www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org
700 $260
Nancy DePecol
nancy@nwctchamberofcommerce.org
JoAnn Ryan 1901
5
MetroHartford Alliance
31 Pratt St., 5th Fl., Hartford, CT
06103
860-525-4451;
www.metrohartford.com
650 $350
Nancy Wheeler
nwheeler@metrohartford.com
Oz Griebel 1799
6
Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce
20 Hartford Rd., Manchester, CT
06040
860-646-2223;
www.manchesterchamber.com
575 $290
April DiFalco
april@manchesterchamber.com
April DiFalco 1901
7
Greater Southington Chamber of
Commerce
1 Factory Sq., Southington, CT 06489
860-628-8036;
www.southingtoncoc.com
565 $225
Cathy Zalaski
info@southingtoncoc.com
Arthur H. Secondo 1938
7
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT
06451
203-235-7901;
www.midstatechamber.com
565 $265
Rosanne P. Ford
r.ford@midstatechamber.com
Séan W. Moore 1896
9
Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
100 S.Turnpike Rd., Wallingford, CT
06492
203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com
560 $250
Dee Prior Nesti
dee@quinncham.com
Dee Prior Nesti 1915
10
Glastonbury Chamber of
Commerce
2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT
06033
860-659-3587;
www.glastonburychamber.com
550 $245
Tina Lorentzen
tina@glastonburychamber.com
Mary Ellen
Dombrowski
1902
11
Greater New Britain Chamber of
Commerce
1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051
860-229-1665;
www.newbritainchamber.com
470 (1) $225
Taylor Adametz
Timothy Stewart
taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com
tim.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com
Timothy Stewart 1913
12
Tolland County Chamber of
Commerce
30 Lafayette Sq., Vernon, CT 06066
860-872-0587;
www.tollandcountychamber.org
450 $275
Larry Tracey
tccc@tollandcountychamber.org
Candice Corcione 1957
12
West Hartford Chamber of
Commerce
948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford,
CT 06107
860.521.2300; www.whchamber.com
450 $275
Barbara Kreitner
bkreitner@whchamber.com
Peter Lisi 1908
14
South Windsor Chamber of
Commerce
22 Morgan Farms Dr., South Windsor,
CT 06074
860-644-9442;
www.southwindsorchamber.org
378 $250
Maureen Jasse
Maureen@southwindsorchamber.org
Shari Fiveash 1968
15
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT
06070
860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org
375 $180
Ron Locandro Jr
ron.mhm.fvwh@sbcglobal.net
Ron Locandro, Jr. 1961
16
The Chamber of Commerce
Inc./Windham Region
1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226
860-423-6389;
www.windhamchamber.com
350 $276
Diane Nadeau
Jennifer Holt
diane@WindhamChamber.com
jennifer@WindhamChamber.com
Diane Nadeau 1887
17
Avon Chamber of Commerce
412 W. Avon Rd., Avon, CT 06001
860-675-4832;
www.avonchamber.com
340 $120
Lisa Bohman
avonchamber@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Bohman 1965
18
Cheshire Chamber of Commerce
195 S. Main St., Cheshire, CT 06410
203-272-2345;
www.cheshirechamber.org
330 $285
Sheldon Dill
sheldon@cheshirechamber.org
Sheldon Dill 1974
19
Windsor Chamber of Commerce
261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org
325 $145
Jane Garibay
jane@windsorcc.org
Jane Garibay 1901
20
Canton Chamber of Commerce
Albany Tpke., Bldg. 1, Canton, CT
06019
860-693-0405;
www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com
290 $125
Philip E. Worley
phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com
Philip E. Worley 1967
Source: Individual chambers.
(1) Approximately.
—Compiled by Roger Magnus.
How the top 5 fared:
Membership
2,500
Middlesex
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
Chamber
of
Commerce
Eastern
Connecticut
Central
Connecticut
Chambers
of
Commerce
Northwest
Connecticut's
Chamber
of
Commerce
MetroHartford
Alliance
2013
2014
(6.7)%
(3.0)%
(1.0)%
(24.2)%
8.3%
750
1,750
500
1,000
1,250
1,500
2,250
2,000
