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January 15, 2018

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18 Hartford Business Journal • January 15, 2018 • www.HartfordBusiness.com Government Total revenue (2015) $207,756,973 Per capita tax $2,223 Total expenditures $191,703,769 Total indebtedness $64,164,390 as % of expenditures 33.5% Annual debt service $8,959,455 Moody's Bond Rating Aa2 Actual Mill Rate 34.61 Net Grand List $3,837,148,042 Housing stock Existing units 26,953 % single unit 56% New permits (2015) 30 as % of existing units 0.1% Demolitions 22 Residential sales (2013) 498 Median price $194,600 Top 5 grand list Company Amount ESPN $222.4M CT Light and Power Inc. $57.1M Covanta $45.2M Bristol Center LLC $32.7M Federal Realty Investment Trust $22.1M Town Profile Bristol Town Hall address: 111 North Main St. Bristol, CT 06010 (860) 584-7612 News Around Town ■ ■ In December, the top executive at Bristol's largest employer, ESPN President John Skipper, resigned suddenly after revealing a substance abuse addiction. ■ ■ In July, Bristol Hospital announced plans to convert a 6,150-square-foot space inside its campus at 41 Brewster Road into a new inpatient senior behavioral health unit to treat patients with acute psychiatric and behavioral disorders. ■ ■ Bristol lags well behind the state average in college graduates. About 25 percent of Bristol adult residents have a degree vs. 38 percent statewide. General Land area (sq. miles) 26 sq. mi. Households 24,921 Median household income $61,478 Poverty Rate 10.4% Crime Rate (per 100,000 residents) 2,497 Population 2000 60,062 Projected 2020 59,535 Median age 42 Largest age demographic 45-64 (29%) Educational attainment (2012) Persons age 25 or older % of population High school graduate 35% Associate's Degree 8% Bachelor's or more 25% Labor Force (Residence) Employed 30,790 Unemployed 2,164 Unemployment Rate 6.6% Place of work # of units 1,270 Total Employment 22,307 Economics Business profile Sector Units Employ- ment Construction 132 645 Manufacturing 135 3,023 Retail Trade 172 2,853 Information 17 4,376 Health Care and Social Assistance 130 4,109 Total Government 25 2,087 Major Employers • ESPN • City of Bristol & BOE • Bristol Hospital Source: Connecticut Economic Resource Center WINNERS FROM OUR PAST ClassES! Dr. Shelley Best Jody Ferrer Susan Herbst Jill Hummel Paddy LeShane Bonnie Malley Kristen Roberts Doris Sugarman Nancy Wheeler Teresa Younger NOMINATION DEADLINE: February 6th, 2018 ISSUE DATE: April 2nd, 2018 EVENT DATE: May 10th, 2018 LOOKING TO DISCOVER OUR NEXT CLASS 2018 NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN go to www.HartfordBusiness.com/ourevents, click on Women in Business to submit your nomination. Contact Amy Orsini at aorsini@hartfordbusiness.com or 860-236-9998 X134 with questions.

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