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DRIVE TIME
Hartford
60 min
New Haven
65 min
Springfield
65 min
Providence
55 min
Worcester
55 min
Boston
95 min
Albany
150 min
New York
160 min
why Norwich
Economic Growth Since 2021
Private Investment
Generated
Jobs Created
in 2024
sq ft of Activated
Commercial Space
in State Grants
Awarded
Our Core Advantages
Strategic Location & Infrastructure
- Direct Highway Access (I-95, Route 2, I-395)
- Intermodal Transportation Hub with 9 SEAT bus lines
- Competitive Energy Costs (Norwich Public Utilities)
- Major markets: Hartford (45 min), Boston (2 hrs), NYC (2.5 hrs)
Proven Business Support Ecosystem
- 62 Years of Business Retention, Expansion, Attraction, Development (BREAD) Expertise
- Foundry66 Full Service co-working space and business incubation
- seCTer Rise Grant Program with $120,000+ awarded locally (2024)
- $6M Norwich Revitalization Program funding
Business Development Incentives
- Tax increment financing opportunities
- Enterprise zones: 80% property tax abatements for 5 years
- Opportunity Zones: Tax Shelter for Capital Gains
- Large Utility User Rebate Program
- Downtown Tax Abatement
- Access to $90M municipal development funding and financing programs
- Dedicated Site Development
- NCDC Facilitates B2B connections
From the Norwich Revitalization Program to Occum Industrial Center, see the measurable impact of strategic economic development.
Occum Industrial Center
185 acres of shovel-ready industrial land adjacent to I-395
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Demographics & Market Data
Comprehensive Market Profile for Norwich (Provided by AdvanceCT)
in the Press
NCDC Highlights Major Development Wins at annual meeting
NCDC showcased progress across Norwich: all $6M in ARPA economic development grants allocated; Occum Industrial Center road funded and fast-tracked…
Norwich Waterfront Redesign Plans Highlighted at Public Meeting
NCDC and the City of Norwich presented early conceptual designs for a major Howard T. Brown Memorial Park and Heritage Trail overhaul, informed by extensive public input via Envision360…
The NCDC Ecosystem
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