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A Great Place for Your Business!
Madison, CT is a growing, affluent, highly educated community
with excellent transportation links and an active business support
network. It is central to the Connecticut health-science corridor
defined by New Haven, Wallingford and Groton/New London, and is an
attractive location for distinctive retail, commercial and service
businesses.
A Growing, Affluent, Educated Community
- Growing population: up 15% since 1990
- Median family income (2000 census) of $101,297,
over twice the US average, and over 1.6 times the Connecticut average
- More than 80 percent having attended college and graduate schools
- Favored bedroom community for United States and international residents
on assignment at shoreline corporations from New Haven to New London
With Excellent Transportation Links...
- Two hour drive on Route 95 to both Boston
and New York;
- One hour to Bradley International Airport (Hartford/Springfield),
and 75 minutes to T.F. Green International Airport (Providence);
- Commuter rail links to New Haven/New London, with
high speed train connections (Acella) beyond to New York, Boston, and Washington, D.C.
And an Active Business Support Network...
- Active Chamber of Commerce
- Town Economic Development Commission plus State
EDC, Office of Tourism and business development offices
- Numerous banking and financial institutions in Town
- Vibrant, attractive business core along the Boston
Post Road (Route 1) and at the intersection of Routes 79 and 80
- Seasonal tourism from rental units, park campers
and day-visitors boosts local business demand.
Madison is Centrally located in the Connecticut
Health Corridor
- Three major pharmaceutical companies within commute
distance
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center nearby
- Spin-off biotech/health services research companies
from start-up to established
- Educational programs in medical technology and
health-related services at area colleges.
And is attractive for distinctive retail, commercial
or service businesses
- Home of one of the Nation's top independent bookstores.
- Home of technology service businesses with national
client bases.
- Seeking businesses that preserve the Town's distinctive
character while adding to the economic base.
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