With scores of international companies like Aetna, United Technologies, The Hartford, Gerber Scientific and ESPN headquartered here and boasting one of the nation's most educated and productive workforces, Hartford is a great place to work and to build a business. Whether it's financial services, aerospace, IT or healthcare, economic development is thriving here.

Why have so many businesses and professionals chosen the Hartford region?
The region ranks:

• #1 in gross domestic product per capita and #2 in labor productivity in the world.
• #3 nationally in both readiness for the knowledge-based New Economy and for highest number of patents held.
• #5 in attracting venture capital.
• #17 in the top 40 real estate markets for business expansion.
• And we're the 12th most wired city and rank in the top 60 cyber cities for high bandwidth.

The Hartford region offers access to 100 million consumers within an 8-hour drive. That's access to 32% of U.S. retail sales and 33% of all manufacturing establishments. If that's not enough, the newly expanded Bradley International Airport waits in the wings, just minutes away, ready to extend your company's reach far beyond Connecticut's borders. If you're looking for a highly educated workforce or a great place to work, no place is better than Hartford.