Development / Planning News & Announcements

Paddle Creek Beer Company East Hartford

Paddle Creek Beer Co. Planned for Main Street

East Hartford's first brewery is planned for Main Street.  Peter Klorer and his partners plan to open Paddle Creek Beer Company at 1277-... more ››

Freightliner of Hartford

Freightliner to Invest $3 Million, Add 36 Jobs in East Hartford

Freightliner of Hartford plans to invest $3 million to construct a new truck manufacturing facility on Roberts Street in East Hartford. ... more ››

Potential Silver Lane Housing Development

East Hartford to Buy Former Showcase Cinemas Site

East Hartford's Town Council approved a plan on November 21st to purchase the site of the former Showcase Cinemas on Silver Lane, visible... more ››

Goodwin College Manufacturing Annex

Goodwin College Adds Manufacturing Annex, Plans Commercial Development

East Hartford's Goodwin College has begun construction on a Manufacturing Annex building that will train students in advanced manufacturing... more ››

Coca-Cola to Invest $22.6 mil, Add 25 Jobs in East Hartford

East Hartford's Coca-Cola bottling operations, now under the ownership of Coca-Cola of Northern New England, announced it will invest $65... more ››

Coca-Cola Business Visit

East Hartford Coca-Cola Bottler Succeeds Under New Ownership

The Coca-Cola bottling facility has been a presence on Main Street in East Hartford since 1945.  It added nearly 250,000 square feet of... more ››

Hall of Fame Silver Lanes

Business Visits Continue in 2018

Following the successful of the return of the Business Visit program in 2017, Mayor Marcia Leclerc has continued to venture to East... more ››

East Hartford Opportunity Zone Nominations (in Blue)

Malloy Nominates East Hartford for Opportunity Zones

Governor Dannel Malloy has nominated 72 Census tracts throughout Connecticut, including five here in East Hartford, to be designated as... more ››

Business Visits Underway with Mayor Leclerc

Mayor Marcia Leclerc is currently visiting East Hartford businesses as part of constant efforts to make the town an even better place to... more ››

UTC Announces Additional Investment at Opening of East Hartford Research Center

East Hartford Mayor Marcia Leclerc joined Governor Dannel P.

CCAT's Dream It. Do It. Promotes Manufacturing Career Awareness

The East Hartford-based Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology leads and licenses the "Dream It.

Merritt Graphics Adds State-of-the-art Screen Truepress

Merritt Graphics, a division of the Joseph Merritt Company, added a state-of-the-art Screen Truepress printer to their 27,000 square foot... more ››

Expanded CTfastrak Bus Service Coming to East Hartford

As CTfastrak bus service expands east of the Connecticut river, East Hartford will receive additional service hours and infastructure... more ››

Developments aim to restore luster to Silver Lane corridor

A recent article by Gregory Seay in the Hartford Business Journal details the many upcoming plans and opportunites for development on... more ››

Town of East Hartford Awarded $200,000 Brownfield Grant from State Department of Economic Development

(January 19, 2016) East Hartford, CT –Mayor Marcia A.

Clarcor Invests in East Hartford Facility

Mayor Marcia LeClerc, State Representative Tim Larson, and other local officials welcomed Clarcor Engine Mobile Group to East Hartford as... more ››

United Technologies Investing in East Hartford

United Technologies is investing in East Hartford:  adding a new Pratt & Whitney headquarters building, expanding its research center,... more ››

Important Information About: The City and Town Development Act

Connecticut City and Town Development Act What does the adoption of the Connecticut City and Town Development... more ››

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