New Developments

Articles on newsworthy Economic Development activity in town.

 Goodwin College

A Four-Year College on the Connecticut River:  In January 2009, Goodwin College began shifting classes and student services to its new $38 million academic center. The striking six-story, 109,000 square foot center was the first phase in an ongoing campus expansion project along the Connecticut River East Hartford, made possible through town, state, and federal support, and with the financial backing of NewAlliance Bank.

When completed, the new $90 million riverfront campus, on 700 acres between Route 2 and the Connecticut River in East Hartford, will feature 241,357 square feet of construction for new classrooms, offices, dormitories, a library, bookstore, café, and an early learning center.  (read more)

 CT Center for Advanced Technology

CCAT To License Acoustic Break-Through Monitoring Technology For Laser Drilling (press release)

CCAT-Sponsored Rocket Launch Program Sends Science Education to New Heights (press release)

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology: 'A springboard of Technological Innovation' (pdf of article)

Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (press release)
 

Cabela’s

Cabela’s®, known as the World's Foremost Outfitter® of hunting, fishing and outdoor gear, opened its newest destination retail store in East Hartford, Conn., on Friday, October 19, 2007.  The Connecticut store, Cabela's first in New England, is the company’s 22nd retail location in the country.

Cabela's stores are known as premier shopping and tourism destinations, drawing visitors from the local area and from hundreds of miles away. More than three million people could visit the East Hartford store annually, making it one of the top tourist attractions in the state.

The 185,000-square-foot, large-format destination store is located near Interstates 91 and 84 at the intersection of Robert Street and Silver Lane at the historic Rentschler Field in East Hartford.
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