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Inn at Woodstock
Hill in Woodstock, CT
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Business and Industry
The strength of the labor force of northeast Connecticut
is rooted in a past that cherished hard work, craftsmanship
and innovation. Its bright future is ensured by a number
of regional educational resources.
The area towns have a number of sites available for industry
and commercial enterprise, including large and small vacant
parcels, existing facilities, historic hills and fully
serviced municipal industrial parks.
Interstate 395 (a north-south, toll-free, limited access
highway) runs directly through the region. I-395 connects
the Connecticut and Massachusetts Turnpikes. The Providence
and Worcester Railroad furnishes daily rail freight services
with connections to Conrail in Worcester, Massachusetts;
the Central Vermont Railroad in Gardner, Massachusetts;
and the Central Vermont Railroad in New London. The state-owned
Danielson Airport provides convenient freight and passenger
charter service. Airports within close proximity include:
Bradley International (70 miles), Boston's Logan International
(80 miles), Groton/New London Airport (35 miles), Windham
Avaiation Airport (20 miles), and Rhode Island's T.F.
Green Airport (30 miles).
Northeastern Connecticut manufactures a variety of products
including: well drilling bits, electronic winches, snack
foods, fiberoptics, metal fasteners, chromed waste tubes,
plumbing fixtures, circuit boards, electronic devices,
labels and labeling equipment, plastic coated cable, plastics,
shims, molded rubber products, corrugated paper/boxes,
aircraft parts, and textiles. This region's central location
has made it an ideal location for a number of distribution
centers.
Although manufacturing occupations make up a large percentage
of the jobs in the area, as the population continues to
grow, services and retail employment increases.
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