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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
$
0
M+
Jobs Created
in 2024
0
sq ft of Activated
Commercial Space
400000
in State Grants
Awarded
$
0
M+
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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in the Press
"These are my neighbors," NCDC Honors Businesses at Annual Meeting
2025 was a year full of momentum for the city of Norwich, according to
Kevin Brown, president of the Norwich Community Development Corporation (NCDC). Brown highlighted projects in the city from the last year at NCDC’s annual meeting Jan. 30…
NCDC: Norwich has deals signed for four lots in new Occum Industrial Center
The Norwich Community Development Corp. has secured purchase agreements and letters of intent from multiple companies, including a German manufacturer, to locate in the park.
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