Economy
76 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 26, 2016 www.HartfordBusiness.com
BOOK OF LISTS & ECONOMIC FORECAST 2016-2017
Largest chambers of commerce
in Greater Hartford
(Ranked by number of members as of March 2016)
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
2,100 $215
Cathy Duncan
Cathy@MiddlesexChamber.com
Lawrence McHugh 1895
2
Central Connecticut Chambers of
Commerce
200 Main St., Bristol, CT 06010
860-584-4718;
www.centralctchambers.org
1,600 $225
Ray Gagnon
r.gagnon@centralctchambers.org
Anthony Mattioli 1889
3
Chamber of Commerce Eastern
Connecticut
914 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT
06385
860-701-9113; www.chamberect.com
1,500 $185
Sheri Cote
scote@chamberect.com
Tony Sheridan 1911
4
Chamber of Commerce of Northwest
Connecticut Inc.
333 Kennedy Drive, Suite R101,
Torrington, CT 06790
860-482-6586;
www.nwctchamberofcommerce.org
700 $275
Scott Gray
scott@nwctchamberofcommerce.org
JoAnn Ryan 1901
5
Connecticut River Valley Chamber of
Commerce (1)
2400 Main St., Glastonbury, CT 06033
860-659-3587; www.crvchamber.org
638 $250
Meredith Leone
meredith@crvchamber.org
Mary Ellen
Dombrowski
2016 (2)
6
Midstate Chamber of Commerce
3 Colony St., Suite 301, Meriden, CT
06451
203-235-7901;
www.midstatechamber.com
600 $280
Rosanne P. Ford
r.ford@midstatechamber.com
Séan W. Moore 1896
6
MetroHartford Alliance
31 Pratt St., 5th Floor, Hartford, CT 06103
860-525-4451;
www.metrohartfordalliance.com
600 $400
Nancy Wheeler
nwheeler@metrohartford.com
Oz Griebel 1799
8
Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce
50 N. Main St., Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-9891; www.quinncham.com
585 $354
Dee Prior Nesti
dee@quinncham.com
Dee Prior Nesti 1915
9
West Hartford Chamber of Commerce
948 Farmington Ave., West Hartford, CT
06107
860-521-2300; www.whchamber.com
532 $275
Morgan Hilyard-Evans
mhilyard.evans@whchamber.com
Barbara Lerner 1908
10
Greater Manchester Chamber of
Commerce
20 Hartford Road, Manchester, CT 06040
860-646-2223;
www.manchesterchamber.com
500 $290
Amy Heritage
amy@manchesterchamber.com
April DiFalco 1901
11
Greater Southington Chamber of
Commerce
1 Factory Square, Southington, CT 06489
860-628-8036; southingtonchamber.com
486 $225
Lisa Jansson
lisa@southingtonchamber.com
Elizabeth Hyatt 1938
12
Tolland County Chamber of Commerce
30 Lafayette Square, Vernon, CT 06066
860-872-0587;
www.tollandcountychamber.org
450 $275
Candice Corcione
tccc@tollandcountychamber.org
Candice Corcione 1957
13
Greater New Britain Chamber of
Commerce
1 Court St., New Britain, CT 06051
860-229-1665;
www.greaternewbritainchamber.com
400 $225
Taylor Adametz
taylor.newbritainchamber@yahoo.com
Timothy T. Stewart 1913
14
The Chamber of Commerce
Inc./Windham Region
1010 Main St., Willimantic, CT 06226
860-423-6389;
www.windhamchamber.com
378 $276
Diane Nadeau
diane@WindhamChamber.com
Diane Nadeau 1887
15
Avon Chamber of Commerce
412 W. Avon Road, Avon, CT 06001
860-675-4832; www.avonchamber.com
350 $140
Lisa Bohman
avonchamber@sbcglobal.net
Lisa Bohman 1965
16
Simsbury Chamber of Commerce
749 Hopmeadow St., Simsbury, CT
06070
860-651-7307; www.simsburycoc.org
340 $180
Lisa Gray
info@simsburycoc.org
Charles D.
Houlihan Jr.
1961
17
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
Derek Gromko
1974
18
Windsor Chamber of Commerce
261 Broad St., Windsor, CT 06095
860-688-5165; www.windsorcc.org
320 $145
Jane Garibay
jane@windsorcc.org
Jane Garibay 1901
19
South Windsor Chamber of Commerce
22 Morgan Farms Drive, South Windsor,
CT 06074
860-644-9442;
www.southwindsorchamber.org
300 $250
Emily Dubord
info@southwindsorchamber.org
Vacant (3) 1968
20
Canton Chamber of Commerce
326 Albany Turnpike, Canton, CT
06019-0704
860-693-0405;
www.cantonchamberofcommerce.com
250 $135
Philip E. Worley
phil@cantonchamberofcommerce.com
Philip E. Worley 1967
20
Newington Chamber of Commerce
1046 Main St., Newington, CT 06111
860-666-2089;
www.newingtonchamber.com
250 $180
Gail Whitney
office@newingtonchamber.com
Michael Loscialpo 1945
22
North Central Connecticut Chamber of
Commerce
P.O. Box 123, Enfield, CT 06083
860-741-3838; www.ncccc.org
215 $225 (4)
Mike Vezzola
mike@ncccc.org
Derek Meade 1892
Source: Each chamber via survey.
(1)
Glastonbury and East Hartford Chambers merged on Jan. 1, 2016.
(2) Glastonbury Chamber founded in 1902 and East Hartford Chamber in 1915.
(3) As of April 2016, the South Windsor chamber is actively searching for a new head.
(4) $195 (sole proprietor).
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
People's
United
Bank
2015
2016
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
Middlesex
County
Chamber
of
Commerce
Central
Connecticut
Chambers
of
Commerce
Chamber
of
Commerce
Eastern
Connecticut
Chamber
of
Commerce
of
Northwest
Connecticut
Inc.
Connecticut
River
Valley
Chamber
of
Commerce
How the top 5 fared:
Chamber membership
2015 2016 % change
Middlesex County
Chamber of Commerce 2,350 2,100 -11%
Central Connecticut
Chambers of Commerce 1,400 1,600 14%
Chamber of Commerce
Eastern Connecticut 1,500 1,500 0%
Chamber of Commerce of
Northwest Connecticut Inc. 750 700 -7%
Connecticut River Valley
Chamber of Commerce 718 638 -11%
14%
(11)%
0%
(7)%
(11)%
