REGIONAL OVERVIEW

Let your success start right here; the Southeastern section of this beautiful state is home to a variety of businesses and industries.  The region is home to Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company; General Dynamics- Electric Boat Division, known for world class submarine building; Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun Casinos, among the world’s largest centers for entertainment; and a plethora of small manufacturing and commercial retail establishments.  Easy access to transportation – trucking, rail, and water – make the region an easy place to do business.

Southeast Connecticut is home to a number of institutions for higher learning. Key to customized job training and advanced education is our network of community colleges, the Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, and ready access to satellite campuses of the State’s major colleges and universities including Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, University of Connecticut, and University of New Haven as well as a number of highly respected two year colleges.