Site Selection Assistance
AdvanceCT acts as a full service concierge for companies looking to invest in Connecticut and provides site selection assistance to match your company's needs. Our collaboration with partners at the state and local levels makes us a hub for information and resources that can help your relocation or expansion process proceed as smoothly as possible. When a consultant calls, we work with our network of local, regional and state contacts to assemble relocation packages customized to the client's needs. We can also provide information on demographic and labor force info, aerial photos, and more. Contact AdvanceCT for assistance with the following:
Identifying development best suited to communities
Promoting real estate
Linking clients to extensive public and private resources and industry clusters
Providing access to detailed demographic data
AdvanceCT is proud to sponsor the Connecticut Certified Sites Program. This is a property identification and investment readiness program that:
- Showcases strategic location solutions suitable for corporate investment;
- Supports soft and hard cost site improvements;
- Decreases project uncertainty and shortens lead time.
Approved sites will be classified as one of the following:
Shovel Ready
Properties where a combination of site characteristics, documented due diligence, and approvals deemed necessary to begin site development has been completed.
Investment Ready
A site deemed ready for development, although additional infrastructure improvements may be required before development can begin. Such additional measures should be quick to execute.
AdvanceCT is continually adding new properties to the program. If you are interested in learning more and have a site in mind that may qualify, please submit this form to let us know and we will get back to you with more information.
Opportunity Zones
Connecticut was the first state in the country to establish a statewide Enterprise Zone Program and has 72 Opportunity Zones - all of which offer the advantages of leveraging the state’s top talent, research and business ecosystems and central location. Opportunity Zones provide investors with the ability to defer or eliminate capital gains tax by investing in projects within a federally designated Opportunity Zone. Additionally, there are multiple state-level Opportunity Zone incentives and tax credits for your business to further take advantage of, like Data Center incentives, the Jobs CT tax credit, and the Urban and Industrial Site Reinvestment tax credit. Learn more about our state incentives here.
Click here for more information on eligibility, how the program works and opportunities within Connecticut. You can also visit the state’s Opportunity Zone website.
