MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN GREATER DANBURY

MAJOR

EMPLOYERS

WITH 2008 EMPLOYMENT
ESTIMATED AT 75 OR MORE IN

CONNECTICUT'S

GREATER DANBURY

METROPOLITAN AREA

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN BETHEL, CT
--- Bethel School District, 342 employees, public school district, 1 School Street, on Bus Route 5

Duracell / Gillette, 250 employees, consumer products manufacturer, 8 Research Drive, on Bus Route 2

Big Y, 220 employees, Stony Hill Road, on Bus Route 2

Eaton Corporation, 190 employees, hydraulic manufacturing, 15 Durant Avenue, on Bus Route 5

Town of Bethel, 182 employees, government, Bethel Municipal Center, on Bus Route 5, Newtown Road Loop

Target, 160 employees, retail services, 7 Stony Hill Road, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Memry, Inc., 142 employees , high-tech engineering of alloys, 3 Berkshire Boulevard, on Bus Route 2

List Services Corporation, 130 employees, mailing list compilers, 6 Trowbridge Drive, on Bus Route 5

Ability Beyond Disability, 125 employees, individual and family social services, 4 Berkshire Boulevard, on Bus Route 2

Amica, 120 employees, insurance office, One Park Ridge Road

Shepard's Inc., 94 employees, moving company, 32 Henry Street, on Bus Route 5

Caraluzzi's Grocery Store, 80 employees, grocery store, 98 Greenwood Avenue, on Bus Route 5, Newtown Road Loop

Bethel Health Care, 80 employees, rehabilitation center, 13 Parklawn Drive

FCI (Framatone Connections Inc., formerly Burndy) 80 employees, 186 Grassy Plain Street (Francis Clarke Park) on Bus Route 5.

Stony Hill Inn, 75 employees, hotel, 46 Stony Hill Road, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Proctor & Gamble, Inc., 75 employees, consumer products, Berkshire Corporate Park, on Bus Route 2

Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, employees na, 16 Trowbridge Drive, Bethel, CT 06801, motorcycles, bicycles and related parts, on Bus Route 5.

Brookfield School District, 333 employees, public school district, 100 Pocono Road, on Bus Route 7

Photronics, Inc., 245 employees, manufactures semiconductor equipment, 15 Secor Road

COSTCO, 232 employees, retail services, 200 Federal Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

United Parcel Service, 170 employees, delivery services, 85 Pocono Road, on Bus Route 7

Town of Brookfield, 160 employees, municipal government, 100 Pocono Road, on Bus Route 7

Kohl’s, 108 employees, retail services, 84 Federal Road, on Bus Route 4 and 7, New Milford Loop

Ability Beyond Disability, 88 employees, individual and family social services, 135 Old State Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Regional YMCA of Western CT, 75 employees, community services, 2 Huckleberry Hill Road, on Bus Route 4 and 7, New Milford Loop

Shop Rite, 75 employees, grocery store, 143 Federal Road, on Bus Route 4 and 7, New Milford Loop

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN DANBURY, CT
Danbury Hospital, 2915 employees, comprehensive medical services, 24 Hospital Avenue, on Bus Route 1, Mall Loop

Danbury School District, 2,000 employees, school district, 63 Beaver Brook Road

According to the 2007 Health Grades Hospital Quality in America
Study Danbury Hospital ranks among the top 5% in the USA in four key
clinical areas; cardiac, pulmonary, stroke and gastrointestinal services

Cartus, 1600 employees, with 100-200 additional contract employees on any given day, corporate relocation services, Apple Ridge Rd, on Bus Route 6, Norwalk Link, Mall Loop

Boehringer Ingelheim, 800 employees, (an additional 2000 employees are located on the Ridgefield side of the town line), pharmaceutical industry, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Western Connecticut State University, 700 employees, educational institution, 181 White Street, on Bus Route 4 and 7, New Milford Loop, Newtown Road Loop

Pitney Bowes Inc., 647 employees, mail sorting and tracking solutions, 37 Executive Drive

GE Capital – VFS, 600 employees, vendor financial services, 10 Riverview Drive

Goodrich Corporation, 498 employees, electro-optical and space systems, 100 Wooster Heights Road, on Bus Route 6

TREX Medical Corporation, 409 employees, medical imaging, 40 Apple Ridge Road, on Bus Route 6 and Norwalk Link

Barden Corporation, 350 employees, ball bearing manufacturer, 200 Park Avenue, on Bus Route 6

Keane, Inc, 350 employees, computer related services, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Fair Cadillac Olds Isuzu Partnership Automobiles, 335 employees, car dealerships, 100 Federal Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Sears, 326 employees, retail sales, 7 Backus Avenue, on Bus Route 6, Mall Loop

Stew Leonard's, 300 employees, grocery store, 99 Federal Road, on Bus Routes 4 and 7

Praxair, Inc., 280 employees, manufacture of industrial gases, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Ethan Allen, Inc., 272 employees, Household Furniture, Ethan Allen Drive, on Bus Route 3, Mall Loop

GE Capital, 270 employees, middle market equipment financing, 44 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Super Stop & Shop #659, 260 employees, grocery store, 72 Newtown Road, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Heli-Coil, 250 employees, manufacturer of heli-coil fastening devices, Shelter Rock Lane, on Bus Route 5

MannKind Corporation, 250 employees, bio-pharmaceutical manufacturing, 1 Casper Street, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Branson Ultrasonics, 240 employees, electrical machinery and supplies, 41 Eagle Road, on Bus Route 2

Detail of Danbury Fair Mall, a 1.3 million square foot
super-regional mall located off of I-84 Exit 3 in Danbury, CT

JC Penney Company, 238 employees, retail sales, 7 Backus Avenue, on Bus Route 6, Mall Loop

Macy's Danbury Fair Mall, 231 employees, retail, 7 Backus Avenue, on Bus Route 6 and Norwalk Link, Mall Loop

The News-Times, 220 employees, regional daily newspaper, 333 Main Street, on Bus Routes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and Norwalk Link, Mall Loop, New Milford Loop, Newtown Road Loop

R. R. Donnelley & Sons, 220 employees, direct marketing services, 1 Prindle Lane, on Bus Route 3

Heritage Heights Care Center, 210 employees, nursing care facility, 22 Hospital Avenue, on Bus Route 1, Mall Loop

City of Danbury, 200 employees, municipal government, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, on Bus Route 2 and 5 and 6 and Norwalk Link, Mall Loop, Newtown Road Loop
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Fairfield Processing Corporation, 200 employees, manufacture organic fiber-noncellulosic, 88 Rose Hill Avenue, Bus Routes 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 and Norwalk Link, Mall Loop, New Milford Loop, Newtown Road Loop

Greater Danbury is positioned for long term
growth along Interstate 84, U.S. Route 7 and CT 25

A&P Super Food Mart, 195 employees, grocery store, 1 Padanaram Road, on Bus Route 1, Mall Loop

Sealed Air Corporation, 185 employees, packaging materials, Old Sherman Turnpike

Pope John Paul II Center, 184 employees, nursing home, 33 Lincoln Avenue, Newtown Road Loop

Danbury Police Department, 180 employees, municipal office, 120 Main Street, on Bus Route 2 and 5 and 6 and Norwalk Link, Newtown Road Loop, Mall Loop

Lorad Corporation, 176 employees, manufactures X-ray equipment, 36 Apple Ridge Road, on Bus Route 6, Norwalk Link, Mall Loop

Super Stop & Shop #644, 175 employees, grocery store, 44 Lake Avenue Extension, on Bus Route 3

U.S. Postal Service, 162 employees, mail delivery, 23 Backus Avenue, on Bus Route 6, Mall Loop

The 1.3 million square foot Corporate Center in
Danbury is the largest office building in Connecticut

Dow Chemical, Inc., 160 employees, manufacturer of plastics and chemicals, 30 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Walmart, 150 employees, retail services, 67 Newtown Road, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Belimo Aircontrol (USA), Inc., 130 employees, air control manufacturer, 43 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Penwest Pharmaceuticals, 125 employees, pharmaceutical manufacturing, 30 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Tenax Corporation, 124 employees, produces plastic components for health care, 4 Old Newtown Road, on Bus Route 2, Newtown Road Loop

Glen Hill Convalescent Center, 124 employees, nursing care facility, 1 Glen Hill Road, on Bus Route 1, Mall Loop

Christmas Tree Shops, 120 employees, retail services, Backus Avenue, on Bus Route 6 and Norwalk Link, Mall Loop

Federal Correction Institute, 120 employees, correctional facility, 33 ½ Pembroke Road

UPS Research & Development, 120 employees, engineer delivery products, 51 Kenosia Avenue, on Bus Route 6, Mall Loop

Sandlapper Fabrics Inc., 110 employees, fabric production, 60 Shelter Rock Road, on Bus Route 5

Scholastic Inc., 105 employees, books periodicals and newspapers, 90 Old Sherman Turnpike, on Bus Route 2

Filosa Care Center, Inc, 103 employees, nursing home, 31 Staples Street

Sheraton Danbury Hotel, 102 employees, 18 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Indicator of employed residents, by municipality,
who work in the Housatonic Valley Region,
with Danbury and New Milford in the lead
See map above in full detail

Energy Research Corporation, 97 employees, fuel cell technology, 3 Great Pasture Road, on Bus Route 5, Newtown Road Loop

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, 90 employees, transit agency, 62 Federal Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

GE Capital – RFS, 85 employees, retail financial services, 101 East Ridge Road, on Bus Route 6

Greater Danbury Mental Health, 75 employees, municipal services, 63 West Street, on Bus Route 6, Mall Loop, Newtown Road Loop

Bristol Technology, estimated over 75 employees, computer programming, 39 Old Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN NEW FAIRFIELD, CT
New Fairfield School District, 325 employees, school district, 3 Brush Hill Road

Shaw’s Supermarket, 85 employees, grocery store, 25 State Road 39

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN NEW MILFORD, CT
New Milford Hospital, 753 employees, comprehensive medical services, 21 Elm Street, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

New Milford School District, 600 employees, school district, 50 East Street, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Kimberly Clarke, 426 employees, consumer goods manufacturing, 58 Pickett District Road, employment total includes 76 employed with on site subcontractor Millennium Corporation

Town of New Milford, 240 employees, municipal government, 10 Main Street, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Walmart, 160 employees, retail services, 164 Danbury Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Medical Instill Technologies Inc. (MEDInstill) & Sud-Chemie, Inc., employment na, 201 Housatonic Avenue.

Super Stop & Shop #683, 130 employees, grocery store, 180 Danbury Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Candlewood Valley Health and Rehabilitation, 154 employees, nursing home, 30 Park Lane East, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

New Milford Nursing Home, 100 employees, nursing home, 19 Poplar Street, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Big Y Supermarket, 105 employees, 3 Kent Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

Chemical Marketing Concepts, 98 employees, chemical packaging, 110 Picket District Road, on Bus Route 7, New Milford Loop

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN NEWTOWN, CT
Newtown School District, 850 employees, school district, 31 Pecks Lane

Garner Correctional Institute, 410 employees, 50 Nunnawauk Road

Pitney Bowes, Inc., 402 employees, mail sorting and tracking solutions, 11 Edmond Road

Kendro Laboratory Products, 297 employees, bio-technology, 31 Pecks Lane

Taunton Press, 285 employees, 63 South Main Street, publications on home improvement.

Ashlar of Newtown, 253 employees, nursing care facility, Toddy Hill Road

Hubbell Wiring Devices - Kellems, 281 employees, thermoset plastics, 14 Prospect Drive

Big Y Supermarket, 240 employees, grocery store, 6 Queen Street

Curtis Packaging Corporation, 177 employees, manufacturer of folding cardboard boxes, 44 Berkshire Road

Town of Newtown, 169 employees, municipal government, 45 Main Street

Super Stop & Shop #636, 160 employees, grocery store, 228 S. Main Street

Charter Communications, 160 employees, cable communications, 9 Commerce Drive

CL&P Newtown Service Center, 120 employees, electric company, Barnabus Road

Rand - Whitney Container Company, 77 employees, packaging goods, 1 Edmund Drive

TR Paul, 76 employees, employee benefits, 14 Commerce Road

Blue Linx, estimated over 75 employees, garden and building supplies, 201 South Main Street

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN REDDING, CT
Meadow Ridge, 200 employees, retirement community, 100 Redding Road

Town of Redding, 75 employees, municipal government office, 100 Hill Road

Redding School District, 154 employees, school district.

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN RIDGEFIELD, CT
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, 2000 employees, (an additional 800 employees are located on the Danbury side of the town line) pharmaceutical manufacturing, 900 Ridgebury Road, on Bus Route 3

Ridgefield Public Schools, 522 employees, municipal government office, 70 Prospect Street

Laurel Ridge Nursing Home, 216 employees, nursing home, 640-642 Danbury Road, on Norwalk Link

Ullman Devices, 180 employees, specialty tool manufacturer, Danbury Road

Super Stop & Shop #633, 140 employees, grocery store, 125 Danbury Road

Kohls, 110 employees, retail services, 125 Danbury Road

Advanced Specialty Care, 80 employees, medical services, 901 Ethan Allen Highway

MAJOR EMPLOYERS IN SHERMAN, CT
This small outlying residential town has no major employers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
HVCEO expresses appreciation to Ann R. Katis of the Housatonic
Area Regional Transit District for leading this research project.

Thanks also to major contributors including Holly Burbank of MetroPool,
Brookfield Chamber of Commerce President Susan Murphy, Newtown
Community Development Director Elizabeth Stocker, Bethel Planning and
Zoning Official Steven Palmer, Ridgefield Planning Director Betty Brosius
and New Milford Economic Development Supervisor Vincent Nolan