A Summary of Connecticut's Enterprise Zone Program

Contact

To reach any of the designated municipal Enterprise Zone coordinators (listed alphabetically by the name of the municipality). Please feel free to contact any directly and ask whether there currently any properties available to develop that could be qualified to receive future benefits, and ask whether there are any Statutory restrictions.

Ansonia, CT

Beacon Falls, CT

Bloomfield, CT

Bridgeport, CT

Bristol, CT

Cheshire, CT

Derby, CT

East Granby, CT

East Hartford, CT

Farmington, CT

Griswold, CT

Groton, CT

Hamden, CT

Hartford, CT

Lisbon, CT

Meriden, CT

Middlebury, CT

Middletown, CT

Naugatuck, CT

New Britain, CT

New Haven, CT

New London, CT

Norwalk, CT

Norwich, CT

Plainfield, CT

Plainville, CT

Plymouth, CT (approved 2023)

Putnam, CT 

Seymour, CT

Southington, CT

Sprague, CT

Stamford, CT

Sterling, CT

Suffield, CT

Thomaston, CT

Thompson, CT

Torrington, CT

Waterbury, CT

Waterford, CT *(?)

West Haven, CT *(approved 2021)

Winchester, CT

Windham, CT

Windsor, CT

Windsor Locks, CT

DECD staff 

 

ANSONIA

Sheila O’Malley

Economic Development Director

City Hall

253 Main Street

Ansonia, CT 06401

Tel: 203-437-1598

Email: somalley@ansoniact.org

City government home page

 

BEACON FALLS

Gerard Smith

First Selectman

Board of Selectman

10 Maple Avenue

Beacon Falls, CT 06403

Tel: 203-729-4340 office

Email: gsmith@beaconfallsct.org

Town government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ page

 

John "Jack" Betkowski

Chairman

Beacon Falls Economic Development Commission

Email: edcchair@beaconfallsct.org

Local economic development commission 

 

BLOOMFIELD

Justin LaFountain

Director of Building & Land Use

Town Hall

800 Bloomfield Avenue

Bloomfield, CT 06002-0337

Tel: 860-769-3572

Email: jlafountain@bloomfieldct.gov

Town government home page

Local economic development site

 

BRIDGEPORT

Max Perez

Office of Economic Development

City of Bridgeport

999 Broad Street

Bridgeport, CT 06604

Tel. 203-576-3976; 203-727-2707

Email: max.perez@bridgeportct.gov

City government home page

Local economic development page site

 

BRISTOL

Justin Malley

Executive Director

Economic and Community Development 

111 N Main Street, # 6

Bristol, CT 06010

Tel. 860-584-6187

Email: justinmalley@bristolct.gov

City government home page

Local enterprise zone page   

 

CHESHIRE

Andrew Martelli

Coordinator of Economic Development 

Economic Development

Town of Cheshire Town Hall

84 South Main Street

Cheshire, CT 06410

Tel. 203-271-6670

Email: andrew.martelli@cheshirect.org

Town government home page

Local economic development site

 

DERBY

Roger Salway

Director of Economic Development

City Hall

1 Elizabeth Street, 1st Floor

Derby, CT 06418

Tel: 203-736-1478

Email: rsalway@derbyct.gov

City government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ page

 

EAST GRANBY

Robin Newton

Town Planner

9 Center Street, P.O. Box 1858

East Granby, CT 06026

Tel: 860-653-3444

Email: robinn@egtownhall.com

Town government home page

Local economic development Bradley Development League

 

EAST HARTFORD

Eileen Buckheit

Director, Planning & Development

Town Hall

740 Main Street

East Hartford, CT 06108

Tel: 860-291-7303

Email: ebuckheit@easthartfordct.gov

Town government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ page

 

FARMINGTON

Rose Ponte

Economic Development Director

Town of Farmington

1 Monteith Drive

Farmington, CT 06032-1053

Tel: 860-675-2395 office; 860 256-9692 cell

Email: ponter@farmington-ct.org

Town government home page

Local economic development site

         


GRISWOLD

Mario J. Tirstany, Jr.

Town Planner

Griswold Town Hall

28 Main Street

Jewett City, CT 06352

Tel: 860-376-7060, ext. 2111

Email: townplanner@griswold-ct.org, http://www.griswold-ct.org/economic-development.html#edcdirector

Town government home page 

Local economic development site

 

GROTON

Paige Bronk

Economic and Community Development Manager

Office of Planning and Development Services

Town of Groton Town Planning & Development

134 Groton Long Point Road

Groton, CT 06340

Tel: 860-448-4095

Email: pbronk@groton-ct.gov

Town government home page 

Local economic development incentives page

Local economic development EZ page

Local airport development zone

 

HAMDEN  

Erik Johnson
Director
Department of Economic and Neighborhood Development
Town of Hamden
2750 Dixwell Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
Tel.: 203-287-7030
Email: ejohnson@hamden.com
Town government home page
Local economic development site

HARTFORD

Peter Bryanton

Senior Project Manager

City of Hartford

Hartford, CT

Tel: 860-757-9074

Email: Peter.Bryanton@Hartford.gov
City government home page

Local development services and economic development site

 

KILLINGLY

Jill St.Clair

Economic Development Director

172 Main Street, 2nd Floor

Killingly, CT

Tel: 860-779-5342

Email: jstclair@killinglyct.gov ; https://www.killingly.org/user/3733/contact

Town government home page

Local economic development site  

 

LISBON

Michael J. Murphy

Town Planner / SCCOG Consulting Planner

Town of Lisbon

1 Newent Road

Lisbon, CT 06351-0902

Tel: 860-885-8697 

Email: mmurphy@seccog.org

Town government home page 

 

MERIDEN

Joseph F. Feest

Economic Development Director

City of Meriden

142 East Main Street

Meriden, CT 06450

Tel. 203-630-4152

Email: jfeest@meridenct.gov

City government home page

 

MIDDLEBURY

Terrence McAuliffe

Chairman

Middlebury Economic and Industrial Development Commission (EIDC)

1212 Whittemore Road

Middlebury, CT 06762

Tel: 203-770-9744 cell

Email: eidcchairman@middlebury-ct.org

Town government home page 

Local economic development site

 

MIDDLETOWN

Christine Marques 

Director of Economic and Community Development

City of Middletown

245 DeKoven Drive, Suite 202

Middletown, CT 06057

Tel. 860-638-4843 

Email: Christine.Marques@middletownct.gov

City government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ addresses

 

NAUGATUCK

Ronald J. Pugliese

President & CEO

Naugatuck Economic Development Corp. (NEDC)

270 Church Street

Naugatuck, CT 06770

Tel: 203-723-4411, 203-695-5248 cell

Email: rpugliese@naugatuckedc.com

Local government home page
Local economic development site Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation 

Local economic development Naugatuck Valley Council of Government 

 

NEW BRITAIN

City of New Britain Planning & Development

Jack Benjamin
Director of Planning & Development
City of New Britain
27 West Main Street, Suite 311
New Britain, CT 06051
Tel.: 860-826-3333 office, 860-463-7985 cell
Email: jack.benjamin@newbritainct.gov

City government home page 
Local economic development web site 

 

For Enterprise Zone projects:

Hunter Mathena
Enterprise Zone Coordinator
Economic Development Office
City of New Britain
27 West Main Street, Room 311
New Britain, CT 06051
Tel: 860-826-3403
Email: Hunter.Mathena@newbritainct.gov
City government home page 
Local economic development web site


NEW HAVEN

Helen Rosenberg

Economic Development Officer

City of New Haven, OBD

165 Church Street

New Haven, CT 06510

Tel: 203-946-5889

Email: HRosenb@newhavenct.gov

City government home page

 

NEW LONDON

Elizabeth K. Nocera

Economic Development Coordinator

Office of Development & Planning

City Hall

181 State Street

New London, CT 06320

Tel: 860-437-6309

Email: ENocera@newlondonct.org

City government home page 

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ incentive

 

NORWALK

Sabrina Godeski

Director of Business Development & Tourism

Norwalk Redevelopment Agency

125 East Avenue, PO Box 5125

Norwalk, CT 06856-5125

Tel: 203-854-7948, 203-939-2202 cell

Email: sdogeski@norwalkct.gov

City government home page 

Local economic and community development site

Local economic development EZ page 

 

NORWICH

Peter A. Nystrom

Mayor

City of Norwich

100 Broadway

Norwich, CT 06360

Tel: 860-823-3700

Email:  pnystrom@cityofnorwich.com

Local economic development units

Local economic development incentives page

 

Kevin Brown

President

Norwich Economic Development Corporation

66 Franklin St
Norwich, CT 06360

Tel: 860-887-6964

Email: kbrown@askncdc.com

Website: https://askncdc.com/

 

OXFORD

Jeffrey Luff

Economic Development Director

486 Oxford Road

Oxford, CT 06478-1298

Tel: 203-828-6501

Email: econdev@oxford-ct.gov

Town government home page 

Local economic development site 

Local economic development EZ page: Waterbury-Oxford Airport 

 

PLAINFIELD

Shannon Fagan
Economic Development Director

8 Community Avenue

Plainfield, CT 06374

Tel: 860-230-3003

Email: sfagan@plainfieldct.org

Town of Plainfield, Connecticut (home page)

Town of Plainfield economic development office 

 

PLAINVILLE

Cal Hauburger

Economic Development Coordinator

Plainville Municipal Center, Room 100

One Central Square

Plainville, CT 06062

Tel: 860-793-0221, x-7178

Email: hauburger@plainville-ct.gov

Town government home page 

Local economic development web page 
Local economic development incentives

 

PLYMOUTH

Margus Laan

Director of Planning & Economic Development

80 Main St

Terryville (PLymouth), CT 06786

Tel. 860-585-4044

Email: mlaan@plymouthct.us

Town government home page

Local economic development web page

 

PUTNAM

Mary Ann Chinatti

Economic & Community Development Director/Redevelopment Director

Town Hall

Town of Putnam

200 School Street

Putnam, CT 06260

Tel: 860-963-6800 ext. 200

Email: maryann.chinatti@putnamct.us

Town government home page 

Local economic and community development site 

Local economic development Eastern Connecticut Enterprise Corridor Zone

 

SEYMOUR

Sheila O’Malley

Economic Development Consultant

Town Hall

1 First Street

Seymour, CT 063270

Tel: 203-437-1598 (text or email best)

Email: somalley@seymourct.org

Town government home page: http://www.seymourct.org/

Local economic development site 

Local economic development EZ page

 

SOUTHINGTON                                                                                                                                                                   

Louis Perillo

Director of Economic Development

Economic Development Office, Town Hall

196 & 200 North Main Street

Southington, CT 06489

Tel: 860-276-6297

Email: economicdevelopment@southington.org

Town government home page

Local economic development site

 

SPRAGUE

Cheryl A. Blanchard

First Selectman

Town Hall

1 Main Street / P.O. Box 677

Baltic, CT 06330

Tel: 860-822-3000 Ext. 201

Email: firstselectman@ctsprague.org

Town government home page

Local economic development is through the Selectman's Office 

 

STERLING

Renee Bein

Economic Development Coordinator

Town of Sterling

P.O. Box 157

Oneco (Sterling), CT 06373

Tel: 860-564-2904 Ext. 106

Email: Rbein@sterlingct.us; ecdev@sterlingct.us

Town government home page

Local economic development site

 

STAMFORD

Leah Kagan

Director of Economic Development

Office of Economic Development

City of Stamford Government Center

888 Washington Blvd., 10th Floor

Stamford, CT 06904-2152

Tel: 203-912-4349 

Email: LKagan@stamfordct.gov

City government home page

 

STRATFORD

Mary Dean

Director

Department of Economic and Community Development

2725 Main Street

Stratford, CT 06615

Tel. 203-271-6670

Email: mdean@townofstratford.com

Town government home page 

Local economic development page

 

SUFFIELD

Bill Hawkins

Director of Planning & Development

Department of Economic Development

Town Hall

83 Mountain Road

Suffield, CT 06078

Tel: 860-668-3848 ext. 3332

Email: bhawkins@suffieldct.gov

Town government home page

Local economic development site  

Bradley Development League 

 

THOMASTON

Stacey Sefcik

Land Use Administrator/Town Planner

Town of Thomaston

158 Main Street

Thomaston, CT 06787

Tel: 860-283-8411 x 232

Email: ssefcik@thomastonct.org

Town government home page 

 

THOMPSON

Paul Hopkins

Assessor

815 Riverside Drive / P.O. Box 899

North Grosvenordale (Thompson), CT 06255

Tel: 860-923-2259

Email: assessor@thompsonct.org

Town government home page

Local planning and development

 

TORRINGTON

Richard Lopez, Jr.

Economic & Community Development Coordinator

City Hall

140 Main Street, Room 231

Torrington, CT 06790

Tel: 860-496-5920 x-1102

Email: Richard_Lopez@torringtonct.org

City government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ page 

 

WATERBURY

City of Waterbury Economic Development:

Joseph McGrath
Director of Economic Development
City of Waterbury
235 Grand Street
Waterbury, CT 06702
Tel: 203-410-0457 cell
Email: jmcgrath@waterburyct.org
City government home page
City economic development site


For Enterprise Zone projects
:

Brenda Richard

Administrative Assistant

Waterbury Development Corporation

83 Bank Street, 3rd Floor

Waterbury, CT 06072

Tel: 203-346-2607 

Waterbury Development Corporation EZ page

 

WEST HAVEN 

Brian Miller, consultant

Department of Planning and Development
City Hall
355 Main Street
1st Floor
West Haven, CT 06516

Tel.: 203-937-3580

Email: bmiller@millerplanninggroup.com

City government home page

 

WINCHESTER

Ted Shafer

Director, Economic Development

338 Main Street

Winchester, CT 06098

Tel: 860-921-7097

Email: tshafer@townofwinchester.org

Town government home page

  

WINDHAM

Jim Bellano

Director of Economic Development

Town of Windham

979 Main Street

Windham, CT 06226

Tel: 860-465-3062, 860-207-3599 cell

Email: jbellano@windhamct.com

Town government home page

  

WINDSOR

Patrick McMahon

Economic Development Director

Town Hall

275 Broad Street

Windsor, CT 06095

Tel: 860-285-1877

Email: mcmahon@townofwindsorct.com 

Town government home page

Local economic development site

Local economic development EZ page

 

WINDSOR LOCKS

William Voelker

Town Planner          

Town Hall

50 Church Street

Windsor Locks, CT 06095

Tel: 860-627-1447 x-322

Email: wvoelker@wlocks.com

Town government home page

Local building and land use web page and 
Bradley Development League

Local economic development in the Bradley Airport Development Zone

 

 

 

STATE of CONNECTICUT – Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Please leave questions about the statewide Enterprise Zone program of benefits at:

Main Enterprise Zone Program email box: DECDenterprisezone@ct.gov 
OR
Main Enterprise Zone Program telephone voicemail box: (860) 500-2456

Messages are checked regularly, please allow a few days for processing.

 

 

CT DECD EZ Program Coordinator/Business Development Project Manager: Susan Chen, email DECDenterprisezone@ct.gov, tel/voicemail 860-500-2456

 

For inquiries from the press/media, please contact the DECD's Director of Communications: Jim Watson, Tel.: (860) 500-2482, jim.watson@ct.gov .