4. Regional Characteristics
• 1,250 square miles
• 64 towns, 3 regional planning agencies, 2 tribal
nations
• Population 430,331
• Poverty Rate near 25%
• One out of three working households fails to meet
the self‐sufficiency standard in the region
• 25.5% of area adults have bachelor’s degree
6. Lead Partners
• Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board
• Northeastern CT Council of Governments
• Southeast CT Council of Governments
• Southeastern CT Housing Alliance
• Windham Region Council of Governments
7. Consortium Members
• 1,000 Friends of Connecticut • The Last Green Valley, Inc.
• The Access Community Action Agency • Thames Valley Community Council for
• City of New London, Connecticut Action
• City of Norwich, Connecticut • Town of Groton, Connecticut
• EASTCONN • Town of Killingly, Connecticut
• Eastern Connecticut State University • Town of Putnam, Connecticut
• Mohegan Tribal Utilities • Town of Windham, Connecticut
• Northeastern Connecticut Economic • Transportation to Work Consortium
Partnership • United Way of Central and Northwestern
• Norwich Community Development Connecticut
Corporation • Windham ARTS Collaborative
• Quinebaug Valley Community College • Windham Region Community Council, Inc.
• Southeast Area Transit District • Windham Region Transit District
• Southeastern Connecticut Enterprise
Region
10. Workforce development
Real Estate and
Other Services (excluding Rental and
Public Administration) Leasing Mining,
2% Finance and 1% Quarrying, and
Management of Oil and Gas
Insurance Companies and
Information Extraction
2% Enterprises
1% Agriculture, 0%
Administration & Support, 0% Forestry, Fishing
Waste Management and and Hunting
Remediation Utilities
1% 1%
3%
Wholesale Trade
3%
Construction
3% Health Care and Social
Transportation and Assistance
Warehousing 15%
3%
Public Administration
3%
Professional, Manufacturing
Scientific, and 14%
Technical Services
4% Accommodation and
Food Services
8%
Educational Services
13%
Retail Trade Arts,
10% Entertainment,
and Recreation
12%
11. Who works in region?
INTERNAL
INFLOW OUTFLOW
45,845 57,349
113,082
2010 Census OnTheMap
18. More Information
• www.sustaineasternct.org
• Follow us on Twitter @sustaineastct
• http://www.facebook.com/sustaineasternct
Ken Livingston, AICP Mark Paquette
Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc. Executive Director
www.fhiplan.com Windham Regional Council of
klivingston@fhiplan.com Governments
860‐247‐7200 www.wincog.org
director@wincog.org
(860) 456‐2221