Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03e8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Meetings"><B>Meetings</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Task Team"><B>Task Team </B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scenario Planning"><B>Scenario Planning </B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CEDS INTRODUCTION"><B>CEDS - May 2004</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id65.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><B>Links</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ByLaws"><B>By-Laws</B></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><B>Contact</B></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 style=" border-bottom: 1px solid #999980;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <B>Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="622" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 39 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id98.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="2008 Survey of NW CT Businesses (CBIA)"><B>2008 Survey of NW CT Businesses (CBIA)</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Task Team"><B>Task Team</B></A><A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Task Team"><B> Summaries</B></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="87"><div> <A HREF="http://www.cedas.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cedas.org/"><B>CEDAS</B></A></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 width="100%" colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f8dfc3.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>Next Meeting:  </B></I></FONT><B>Board of Directors</B> - <B><U>Friday, January 23, 2009</U></B><B> - 8:00 am</B> - <I>Annual Meeting</I></div> <bR> <div> <B> <a href="HTMLobj-312/_31_Litchfield_Hills_Regional_Transportation_Plan__Draft_.pdf"><u>Litchfield Hills Regional Transportation Plan - Draft 2008</u> </a>  </B></div> <div> <I>email comments to:</I> <B>Rick Lynn </B><A HREF="mailto:lhceo1@snet.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:lhceo1@snet.net"><B>lhceo1@snet.net</B></A></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="543" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="535"><div> <B><U>Mission: </U></B></div> <div> The Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation is organized in order to develop a vehicle for the public and private sectors to channel their resources for the purpose of achieving job creation, strengthening the tax base and improving the economic well being of the region.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 343 ><NOBR><div> <B><U><IMG SRC="065f34f0.jpg" border=0 width="499" height="335" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 563 WIDTH="535"><div> <B><U>Long Term Goals </U></B></div> <div> - Support existing businesses and industries in NW Connecticut</div> <div> - Attract new businesses and industries to NW Connecticut</div> <div> - Create employment opportunities throughout NW Connecticut</div> <div> - Advertise and enhance quality of workforce</div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Short Term Goals</U></B></div> <div> - Implement Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) Priority Goals</div> <div> - Revise CEDS Priority Goals as needed</div> <div> - Identify regional brownfields and available commercial properties</div> <bR> <div> The Northwest Connecticut Economic Development Corporation works in close cooperation with the NW CT Chamber of Commerce, the NW CT Council of Governments and the Litchfield Hills Council of Elected Officials.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="383" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 223 ><NOBR><div> <B><U>NW CT </U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Council of Governments</U></B></div> <div> Canaan</div> <div> Cornwall</div> <div> Kent</div> <div> North Canaan</div> <div> Roxbury</div> <div> Salisbury</div> <div> Sharon</div> <div> Warren</div> <div> Washington</div> <div> <B><U>In Addition</U></B></div> <div> Thomaston</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><U>Litchfield Hills</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Council of Elected Officials</U></B></div> <div> Barkhamsted</div> <div> Colebrook</div> <div> Goshen</div> <div> Hartland</div> <div> Harwinton</div> <div> Litchfield</div> <div> Morris</div> <div> New Hartford</div> <div> Norfolk</div> <div> Torrington</div> <div> Winsted/Winchester</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>