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Wayne Shepperd
Chief of Staff - Office of the Mayor
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155 Deer Hill Avenue
Danbury, CT. 06810
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203-796-1682 |
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203-796-1666 |
Statement of Mission: Office of Economic Development will lead marketing efforts to businesses interested in relocating to Danbury and will deliver a variety of services designed to stimulate business and community development. Recognizing the importance of Danbury’s existing businesses, “OED” will provide support services designed to expand local business opportunities, thereby helping to create and retain jobs, enhance the local tax base, and revitalize distressed portions of the City. "OED" will communicate the message that Danbury is a premier place to live, work, and raise a family in a traditional yet progressive community.
Description
The Office of Economic Development (OED) leads marketing efforts toward attracting and retaining a solid business base for Danbury. The Office delivers services designed to stimulate business and community development including: workforce development, transportation and infrastructure improvements.
In addition, OED seeks to develop new economic development initiatives and attract community events through public-private partnerships. It also has responsibilities for public and community relations. OED is dedicated to providing Danbury with growth opportunities while promoting its diverse cultural, historical and natural resources.
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Accomplishments
Much of this past year was targeted toward showcasing Danbury to a myriad of visitors.
The Connecticut Film Festival will be here May 4-8 to conduct its third week-long film festival event in our city.
Last year, the festival featured more than 120 independently created films from throughout the country and brought approximately 8,000 people and $500,000 in economic impact to our city’s restaurants, hotels and other businesses. In the process, The Palace Theater, long darkened with inactivity, opened its 400-seat wing and is now hoped to be a future destination for other cultural events.
OED works daily on its mission to attract and retain a solid business base for Danbury through involvement with a host of boards and commissions including: Connecticut’s Department of Economic and Community Development, Northwest Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Danbury’s Housing Partnership, Boughton Street YMCA, CityCenter Danbury, Service Corps of Retired Executives, Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce and the Housatonic Valley Sports Organizing Committee.
OED is also working with the new Danbury Whalers hockey team to bring the sport of Hockey back to our community. This new team is expected to bring back hockey fans to a continuously packed house at the Danbury Ice Arena.