Discover West Haven http://discoverwesthaven.com West Haven Economic Development Fri, 03 May 2013 15:37:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2012 CERC Profile http://discoverwesthaven.com/2012-cerc-profile/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/2012-cerc-profile/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:49:15 +0000 Meredith http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3687 Please feel free to view West Haven’s data for 2012.

West Haven Town Profile 2012 *

*Courtesy of CERC (Connecticut Economic Resource Center).

 

]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/2012-cerc-profile/feed/ 0 West Haven Train Station http://discoverwesthaven.com/west-haven-train-station-2/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/west-haven-train-station-2/#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:42:09 +0000 Meredith http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3653 The West Haven Train Station is opening June 2013!

For more information, including parking permits, please contact the CT DOT at 860-594-2000 or visit www.ct.gov/dot.

Train Station progress as of August/ September 2012:

The Final View:

]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/west-haven-train-station-2/feed/ 0 West Haven Train Station http://discoverwesthaven.com/west-haven-train-station/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/west-haven-train-station/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:12:22 +0000 Administrator http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3589 After a decade in the making, the West Haven train station has finally become a reality.  With gold-plated shovels in tow, a delegation of local, state and federal leaders joined Gov. M. Jodi Rell for a historic groundbreaking Wednesday, November 10, 2010 at Railroad Avenue and Sawmill Road to formally herald the construction phase of the much-anticipated Metro-North Railroad commuter station.  Construction on the $103 million project, which began with preliminary site work in early November 2010, is expected to take about two years, said Jeffrey A. Parker, commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, who called the tracks spanning the city’s limits “the busiest stretch of railway in North America.”  “Not only will construction of this new station create jobs, the presence of the station just two blocks from the center of West Haven will have major economic implications for miles and miles around the area,” Rell told the crowd of several dozen dignitaries and officials — as well as a throng of newspaper, radio and television reporters — at the future home of the transportation hub.  The effort to bring a regional intermodal train station to West Haven was no easy task.  It blossomed out of a hard-fought, grass-roots campaign led by an impassioned group of business owners, city officials and community activists that petitioned the state to choose the city over neighboring Orange as the more viable site.
The train station will line the tracks between Hood Terrace and Railroad Avenue near Sawmill Road and Interstate 95’s Exit 42. It will include a surface parking lot with 660 spots and two platforms with a pedestrian overpass, along with retail and condominium opportunities a half-mile from downtown.  Plans call for a 3,000-square-foot station building with a waiting room, restrooms and a newsstand.  To coincide with the project and the renaissance of the central business district, the area’s ongoing streetscape improvements will link the new hub to downtown.  Improvements, financed by the U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Development and Transportation, include new sidewalks, trees, benches and lantern-style streetlamps along Wagner Place and down Main Street to create a pedestrian-friendly pathway.For more information on this project, please visit the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s website.

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]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/invitation-to-bid/feed/ 0 Downtown West Haven http://discoverwesthaven.com/downtown-west-haven/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/downtown-west-haven/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:48:35 +0000 Administrator http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3540
Welcome to Downtown West Haven, CT!  West Haven is home to several historic buildings and churches and is anchored by our picturesque New England green.  The downtown district extends along Campbell Avenue between Elm and Brown Streets and spans between Savin and Washington Avenues.  It will be home to West Haven’s first-ever Arts Center, located in the historic Masonic Temple.  Whether you are looking for a great place to eat or to find that one-of-a-kind item, discover it in downtown West Haven.

]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/downtown-west-haven/feed/ 0 Holiday Tree Lighting http://discoverwesthaven.com/holiday-tree-lighting/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/holiday-tree-lighting/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:15:03 +0000 Administrator http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3398 From left, volunteer Don Russo and downtown merchants Gene Sullivan and Ed O’Brien, members of the West Haven Business Association, take a break from handing out hot chocolate to merrymakers.

Annually, the West Haven Business Association, which is comprised of downtown businesses volunteer and donate hot chocolate and donuts for the City’s Holiday Tree Lighting.  They also collect donations for the West Haven Emergency Assistance Taskforce (W.H.E.A.T.).

]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/holiday-tree-lighting/feed/ 0 Discounts for UNH Students/Faculty/Staff http://discoverwesthaven.com/discounts-for-unh-studentsfacultystaff/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/discounts-for-unh-studentsfacultystaff/#comments Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:11:09 +0000 Administrator http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3059 The University of New Haven is a large economic driver for the City of West Haven.  In recent years their enrollment has increased dramatically.  To view their economic impact, please see the following links:
Economic Impact Report FY 2009
Economic Summary FY 2009

To see a list of  fellow businesses that are already offering discounts or to see where you can get a deal, go to http://www.newhaven.edu/98851/.

]]> http://discoverwesthaven.com/discounts-for-unh-studentsfacultystaff/feed/ 0 Trick-or-Treat in Downtown West Haven http://discoverwesthaven.com/trick-or-treat-in-downtown-west-haven/ http://discoverwesthaven.com/trick-or-treat-in-downtown-west-haven/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 16:23:09 +0000 Administrator http://discoverwesthaven.com/?p=3180 Trick-or-Treat
In Downtown West Haven
Friday, October 29th, 2010
3:30-6:00pm

Look for this jack-o’-lantern in the window of participating downtown businesses.
Participating Businesses:

A-Z Services Unlimited 362 Campbell Avenue
Allied Health and Rehabilitation 636 Campbell Avenue (located behind TD Bank)
American Cash Exchange 607 Campbell Avenue
Anthony John’s a Salon 403 Campbell Avenue
Be Thi Nail Salon 497 Campbell Avenue
Cameo Cleaners 441 Campbell Avenue
Campbell Gourmet 578 Campbell Avenue
Central Nails 569 Campbell Avenue
City TV & Appliance 489 Campbell Avenue
Community Connections 622 Campbell Avenue
Cristina’s Beauty Salon 427 Campbell Avenue
Curious Goods 415 Campbell Avenue
Flower Affair 529 Campbell Avenue
Four Burritos 340 Main Street
Globo Envios 571 Campbell Avenue
Gold Works 499 Campbell Avenue
INFO Center & Copy 501 Campbell Avenue
KCK Gallery 397 Campbell Avenue
Krauszer’s 377 Campbell Avenue
Leslie Jewelers 523 Campbell Avenue
Miracles a Salon 558 Campbell Avenue
NewAlliance Bank 322 Main Street
Off the Top Hair Studio 584 Campbell Avenue
Physicians Physical Therapy Aqua and Pt Sports Complex 544 Campbell Avenue
Premiere Barber Shop 391 Campbell Avenue
Rent-A-Center 567 Campbell Avenue
Ross Copy & Print 611 Campbell Avenue
Safari A.H.B. & Beauty Supply 576 Campbell Avenue
Saint Jude’s 417 Campbell Avenue
Sawdust Joe’s 447 Campbell Avenue
Silver Dollar 519 Campbell Avenue
Smart Tax Services 445 Campbell Avenue
Starchaser Hair Co. 411 Campbell Avenue
Star Wok 549 Campbell Avenue
Steve Goldstein Gold and Silver 473 Campbell Avenue
TD Bank 636 Campbell Avenue
Tony’s Barber Shop 277 Center Street
Tropical Breeze Jamaican Kitchen 423 Campbell Avenue
Wachovia Bank 597 Campbell Avenue
Walgreen’s 394 Campbell Avenue
Webster Bank 584 Campbell Avenue

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