Hartford, CT - City Resources, Biz Networking for Women
Contacts - Movers & Shakers - Networking Contact or join these groups before your stay to mazimize your access to powerful networks.
Greater Hartford Chamber of Commerce
Unitedway of the Capital Area Inc.
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Largest Industries
Greater Hartford is an international center of the insurance industry, with several larger insurance companies based in the city. It is also called 'The insurance capital'.
It also boasts an extensive list of major high-tech manufacturing firms producing aircraft engines, nuclear reactors, space suits, and missile components. The city is also a major data processing and telecommunications center.
Other industries thriving in the area include health care and retail. With employees working in the state capitol building, the legislature, libraries, and the Supreme Court, government is another major economic sector.
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Business
City Guides
City of Hartford | City Search-Hartford | Digital City-Hartford-New Haven
TV
WTNH (ABC) | WFSB (CBS) | WTIC (Fox) | WVIT (NBC) | CBPI (PBS) | WCTX (UPN)
Radio
Business Resources
Elance - Outsourced freelancers for any type of work
Fedex-Kinkos - for any type of doc production, shipping
American Exress - for flight reservations, hotels, automatic flight insurance
Leisure