CTC is an independent economic development firm located in East Hartford, CT. Our clients include all types of municipalities from cities to small towns.

Today’s fiscal realities make efforts to develop the local grand list not just a high priority, but an absolute necessity. More and more, communities are finding that they must become increasingly self-reliant. A steady and reliable revenue stream based on high quality development, as defined by the community’s vision, ensures the future of local school systems, public safety and overall quality of life. If your community needs help in making these ideals a reality, it’s time to get Connected to Connecticut, on-going and needs based services that can get your community growing in the right direction. Is your community ready?

Major Objectives/Goals of our Company Include:

  • Helping establish an action plan based upon a shared community vision.
  • Guiding and motivating on-going economic development activities.
  • Identifying opportunities for growth.
  • Creating strategies to achieve high quality development.

We dedicate specific resources to the task of creating economic development opportunities.  A central focus of these efforts is devoted to the creation of a strategic action plan and the establishment of a community vision.  These efforts are best leveraged by on-going economic development activities such as the retention of existing businesses, the determination of opportunities for new growth, identification of obstacles to growth.

Craig Stevenson
President/Economic Developer
Tel 860-306-8325
 
Clerked General Assembly’s Commerce Committee
 
Institutional/Corporate Finance for Corporate Law Firms
 
Chair East Hartford Economic Development Commission
 
ØFormerly CERC’s Manager of Economic Development
 
ØCo-Chair CT Rural Development Council
 
Founding Member CRDC Economic Development Training Partnership
 
Member Connecticut Economic Development Association
 
ØAlumni University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute
 
Member Northeastern Economic Development Association and International Economic Development Council

Stuart B. Popper
Senior Planner/Economic Developer
 
ØEconomic Development Director - Town of Tolland
 
Town Planner - Town of Wethersfield
 
Senior Principal Planner - Town of Manchester
  Community Planner- Capitol Region Council of Governments
 

Land Use Analyst - Law Offices of Levin & D'Agostino
 

Member American Planning Association
 
Member International Council of Shopping Centers
  Tolland County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
 
Ø Member Northeastern Economic Development Association & Connecticut Economic Development Association

Chris Edge
Senior Economic Developer
Commercial Realtor
Tel  860-558-2369
 
Leasing Director- Flex Portfolio Wittek Development
 
Director of Real Estate Connecticut Economic Resource Center
 
Business Development Coordinator MEDA- New Britain Chamber of Commerce
 
 
ØCW Group Board of Directors
 
ØNew Britain Industrial Museum Board of Directors
 
ØNew Britain Institute Board of Directors
 
Presenter Economic Development Training Partnership
 
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Member CEDAS and NEDA  

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