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Doing Business in Connecticut 2018

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Learn more and invest today at www.metrohartford.com STRATEGIC LOCATION The Metro Hartford Region is comprised of 38 municipalities with easy access to the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic markets. BDL Bradley International Airport is the second largest airport in New England, one of the nation's fastest growing, and a major freight hub for UPS, USPS and FedEx. EDUCATION In 2016 Hartford was identified as one of the 19 global Knowledge Capitals by the Brookings Institution. LABOR MARKET Easy access to a large expanded labor pool of 1 million people from Hartford, Tolland, and Middlesex counties and daily commuters from Western Massachusetts. The region serves as the headquarters for numerous Fortune 500 companies and is hailed as the Insurance Capital of the World. DOMINANT INDUSTRIES Metro Hartford ranks among the top six percent of North American regions for the arts and is home to an abundance of cultural, sports, and entertainment venues. QUALITY OF PLACE To learn more about the Hartford Region, contact Rebecca Nolan, Vice President, Global Business Development at 860.728.2280 | Rnolan@metrohartford.com. The region's business and economic development organization that drives economic prosperity by retaining and creating jobs and promoting the Greater Hartford Region's assets. SOURCES ATTRIBUTED TO: Bradley International Airport; 2017 Connecticut Economic Review; Greater Hartford Arts Council and analysis by the MetroHartford Alliance.

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