Some of the most distinguished national and international companies in the world call Connecticut home.  The state’s highly skilled labor force, proximity to the world’s leading financial and educational hubs, and superior quality of life all provide an ideal environment for businesses to grow and prosper.

 

DECD staff works with clients from project inception to completion, and can help with real estate identification, site visits and evaluation, cost and quality comparisons, identification of available workforce, and permitting issues.

 

Services available:

 

SiteFinder Assistance is the most comprehensive, up-to-date listing service of available commercial and industrial properties in Connecticut.  Each property profile contains location, lease/sale, transportation and other information. Hundreds of commercial brokerage firms and brokers post their current real estate listings on SiteFinder.

 

QuickTracts This program identifies pre-qualified, readily accessible sites in Connecticut that are ready for groundbreaking within 90-180 days.

 

E.D.D.I. - Economic Development Data and Information is a first-of-its-kind, online database of economic and demographic information for Connecticut.

 

E.D.D.I. contains hundreds of searchable data points representing labor force, wages, leading employers, business growth and more, allowing site selectors, researchers and others to access easy-to-find data and learn about our regional landscape. E.D.D.I.'s data is compliant with International Economic Development Council guidelines and features downloadable, locality-specific data provided directly by towns, regions and state-level organizations, as well as maps, links and printable flyers.