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Ten Reasons to Locate Your Business in New London's Historic Waterfront District

10 Reasons to Locate Your Business Downtown

The complete "10 Reasons to Locate Your Business Downtown" brochure is available for download (5 MB, PDF)

The narrative content of the brochure is available below:

  1. People
  2. Easy Access
  3. Cultural Center
  4. Historic District
  5. Support
  6. Creative Environment
  7. Great Dining
  8. Eclectic
  9. Diverse
  10. Welcome
  1. People
    • Work in New London
      • Regional center for business, finance and government, including Connecticut Superior Court, dozens of law firms, and legal support businesses
      • Work force of over 3,500
      • Transportation hub serving over 2 million a year
      • Home to The Day, a nationally recognized regional newspaper serving 22 towns
    • Play in New London
      • Center of Connecticut's hottest tourist area, where visitors spend over $3 billion annually
      • Festivals and events attract hundreds of thousands of visitors, from Hygienic Art Show in January, to Celebrate Regatta in June, Sailfest in July, Waterfront Park Arts Festival in August, Boats Books & Brushes in September, and Lights & Song in December
      • Waterfront Park offers Saturday Market, fishing, small boat launch, moorings for transient boaters, tour boat rides and over 30 cruise ship visits a year.
    • Live in New London
      • Over 400 existing residential units, with 300 more coming on line by 2005
      • Center of Southeastern Connecticut Metropolitan Region: population over 275,000; median household Effective Buying Income $44,566, 28th of 317 metro regions nationally
  2. Easy Access
    • Getting to New London
      • Shoreline East direct commuter rail to NYC via New Haven
      • Amtrak makes over two dozen stops, including ACELA high speed train service, providing direct service to Boston, NYC and Washington daily
      • Cross Sound Ferry operates car ferries and high speed passenger ferries to Long Island and Block Island daily
      • Greyhound Bus provides daily service to points north and south
      • Direct access to I-95 and easy access to I-395
    • Getting Around in New London
      • 8 taxi companies serve the district
      • Compact 25-block district makes walking a pleasure
      • Vista Walkway will link the district to 5,000 students on College Hill by end of 2004
    • Parking in New London
      • In excess of 4,000 convenient parking and off street
      • Multiple parking garages and lots
  3. Cultural Center
    • 1,480-seat Garde Arts Center, with over 300 performances a year, including New London Film Festival, Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra concerts and full schedule of music, opera, dance and theatre
    • Over a dozen art Galleries and arts cafes, with changing exhibits and monthly "Fourth Friday" Art Stroll
  4. Historic District
    • On the National Register of Historic Places, with historic architecture from Colonial and Victorian to Art Deco, reflecting the story of the city's whaling and commercial past
    • Revitalized residential row of historic houses in heart of district
    • Nation's oldest, continuously operating US Customs House, Nathan Hale school house and numerous other historic sites, offering lectures and interpretation
  5. Support
    • Professionally managed municipality, where government works with businesses to ensure success.
    • Special services district, City Center District, led by property owners, provides maintenance and beautification.
    • New London Main Street, a highly-regarded member of National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Program, offers promotion, design and economic enhancement initiatives to district businesses.
    • Nationally recognized regional newspaper with broad circulation, six local, regional and national banks, as well as many finance and investment firms.
  6. Creative Environment
    • Four institutions of higher learning, including Connecticut College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, based in City.
    • Home to Pfizer's Global Research & Development headquarters, renowned for cutting-edge ideas.
    • Ranked in top ten most creative cities by Rise of the Creative Class author Richard Florida, a nationally known urban economic development specialist.
  7. Great Dining
    • Over 30 restaurants featuring casual and fine dining, fresh Connecticut seafood, and delicious ethnic cuisine from around the world
    • Farmer's Market and Saturday Market with fresh produce from area farms and orchards
  8. Eclectic
    • Shops offer everything from hand-made chocolates, jewelry, fine art and antiques to books, office supplies and jeans.
    • Bustling harbor traffic, includes submarines, along with tugs, fishing boats, ferries, sailboats and cruise ships.
    • Twenty minutes to the two largest casinos in the world.
  9. Diverse
    • Rich mix of ethnic shops and restaurants including, African American, Indian, Caribbean, Central and South American, Asian, Mexican, not to mention Yankee.
    • Churches, historic homes, modern condos, fine art galleries, nightclubs and family restaurants all happily coexist.
  10. You Are Welcome Here! (Download the 10 Reasons to Locate Your Business Downtown brochure)

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