Why Choose Griswold

The Town of Griswold and its borough, Jewett City, is part of the Southeastern Economic Region and has identified areas of development considered key to the regions economic future and is concentrating their efforts on them.

These are:  Agri-businesses, Arts & Entertainment, Assisted Living and Nursing Care Facilities, Higher Education, Bioscience, Defense, Green Energy, Office  Medical & Dental Services, Information Technology, Retail Manufacturing, Sports Equipment, Tourism & Hospitality Industry  Warehouse, Storage and Distribution.

Griswold is part of the Eastern Connecticut Enterprise Corridor Zone.  Businesses that locate in the Griswold Enterprise District along I-395 may receive tax and other benefits including:

• Seven year graduated tax deferral of increase local property taxes resulting from real property improvements. Exemption from sales tax on manufacturing equipment replacement parts. Job training and placement assistance.
• Griswold celebrates entrepreneurship and nearly 200 businesses have started in the last five years. New business formation are an important part of the economy. Griswold's town government is receptive to business development that is compatible with the character of the community and will add to the Grand List.
• Griswold's town government is receptive to business development that is compatible with the character of the community and will add to the Grand List. It has developed a Business Incentives Tax Abatement Policy, Sewer Buy-in Fee Relief and Low Interest Revolving Loan Funds to make Griswold more competitive in the global market-place.
• Griswold, may enter into agreements ("agreement") with applicants eligible under the terms of C.G.S. §§ 12-65b and 12-65h, to provide specified forms and amounts of tax relief for prescribed periods of time.

 There is access to a labor force of 22,400 within a short 30 minute drive of Griswold. There is ample sewer capacity for new businesses.  Griswold is situated logistically within proximity to major markets.  There is availability of large parcels of land in Griswold as well as a lower cost for commercial property.  Griswold is a very affordable area and Town government and residents are pro-business. Griswold has reasonable housing prices and boasts a pleasant rural environment with urban amenities.

Location

Factors New London CountyNew London Labor Market AreaSoutheast Economic Development Region

Statistics

Land Area (sq miles:) 35Population: 15,543Households: 6,440Median Household Income: $64,161.00Median Age: 39.6

Wastewater Treatment Facility Excellence Award Winner

The Wastewater Treatment Facility located in the Borough of Jewett City was recently selected by EPA for a Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Excellence Award.

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection was very supportive of the nomination for this facility. In addition, the facility has been provided with outstanding support from the Borough of Jewett City and the Department of Public Utilities

Driving Distances

Boston: 94 Miles      New Haven: 66 Miles     Hartford: 50 Miles
New York City: 143 Miles    Providence: 41 Miles      Springfield, MA: 73 Miles
Washington, DC: 370 Miles    Philadelphia:237 Miles

Griswold is accessible by vehicles from all directions. Exit 22 and Exit 24 off I-395 provide access to Route 138, Route 164 and Route 201. I-395 links with I-95 in East Lyme and with the Massachusetts Turnpike.  Freight service is available from the Providence and Worcester Railroad that runs along the western edge of Griswold. Air transportation is available at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, approximately 60 miles from Griswold and at T. F Green International Airport in Warwick, Rhode Island, approximately 40 miles from Griswold.

Other smaller general aviation airports in the region  that are within a reasonable driving time include:

• Danielson Airport - Danielson, CT
• Groton-New London Airport - Groton, CT
• Windham Airport -  North Windham, CT
• Hartford-Brainard Airport - Hartford, CT

The Town of Griswold and its Borough, Jewett City, is located in New London County. It is one of the 35 towns comprising the Quinebaug and Shetucket River Valleys. Griswold is a special place with a blend of nature, quality development, and people who live and work in the community.

Griswold has been blessed with many natural features such as the Pachaug State Forest as well as Pachaug Pond the second largest lake in Connecticut with 880 acres. Additional fishing and boating attractions can be found at Hopeville and Ashland Ponds

While Griswold cherishes its agricultural roots of small family farms, agribusiness is welcomed as part of a modern national economy; and as a Heritage River Community, it recognizes the importance that its mills played in making Griswold a manufacturing center in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Large tracts of land that may be developed straddle Interstate 395, as well as state highways 138 and 164. Recent upgrades and extensions of both water and sewer service now offer affordable access to large development projects.

Griswold welcomes manufacturing of “green” products, particularly those used in renewable energy systems and clean technology equipment of all kinds. It sees the “greening” of manufacturing as an engine for long-term job creation and views "green" manufacturing as a primary means of assuring competitiveness across globalized markets by reducing pollution and waste, by minimizing natural resource use, and by recycling and reusing what was considered waste, and by reducing emissions.

Griswold's town government is receptive to business development that is compatible with the character of the community and will add to the Grand List. It has developed a Business Incentives Tax Abatement Policy, Sewer Buy-in Fee Relief and Low Interest Revolving Loan Funds to make Griswold more competitive in the global market-place.