Hartford’s Major Industries
The Hartford Region is home to six major industries: Insurance/Financial Services, Aerospace/Defense, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Broadcasting, and Distribution. As the Insurance Capital of the World, Hartford’s insurance cluster – with its $15.8 billion output – remains crucial to the economic, social, and political fibers of our region.
Insurance/Financial Services
Major players in the industry like Aetna, Cigna, The Hartford, and Travelers call Hartford home because of its strategic location in the Northeast plus favorable cost of doing business.
Insurance/Financial Services
Aerospace
Aviation innovation and advancement are central to companies like Pratt & Whitney and United Technologies that are working to revolutionize aircraft engines and powered flight.
Aerospace/Defense
Manufacturing
The downstream metal products sub-sector in the Hartford Region generates a $2.4 billion output and impacts over 15,700 jobs. Manufacturing is big business in Connecticut.
Advanced Manufacturing
Health Sector
More than 103,000 people are employed in Connecticut hospitals and health systems, with a large concentration in the Hartford Region.
Health Sector
Broadcasting
Broadcasting giants such as ESPN, Entercom Communications Inc., and iHeartMedia have chosen the Hartford Region as their base to tell sports, news, and music stories to the world.
Broadcasting
Logistics & Distribution
Located in the heart of the Northeast with high-quality transportation infrastructure and affordable real estate, the Hartford Region is a Logistics & Distribution hub.
Logistics & Distribution