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Stonington businesses draw on New London County's diverse manpower pool of around 140,000 employees with a high concentration of skilled professionals, scientists, engineers, and craftsmen. Major area technical corporations include General Dynamics/Electric Boat Division, Pfizer's R & D world headquarters and manufacturing facility, Dominion Nuclear Power, and Computer Sciences, which provide 20,000 jobs. The Town of Stonington is home to industrial leaders such as Davis Standard, a world leader in the manufacture and supply of extrusion machinery for the plastics and rubber industries, and Yardney Technical Products/Lithion Inc., a manufacturer of high-energy density batteries for the Department of Defense and NASA. Smaller technical companies include: Cable Components, Hi-Tech Profiles, and Monsanto/DeKalb.
Marine education and research are growing sectors employing about 5,000 people. Within a 10-mile radius are: Project Oceanology, University of Connecticut at Avery Point, UCONN'S Marine Science & Technology Center, The U.S. Coast Guard's R & D Center, Mystic Aquarium, Mystic Seaport Museum, and Survival Systems.
Tourism is the area’s fastest growing industry. In addition to Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun casinos, our shoreline and historical sites have long attracted visitors. Hotels, marinas, restaurants, and retail shops - both chains and locally-owned - are part of life's fabric here. Our work force consists of over 25,000 people experienced in arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, food services plus 17,000 in retail and wholesale businesses. Southeastern Connecticut is New England's 13th largest financial center with a strong base of administrative talent.
The 2000 census figures show mean travel time to work as a short 22.2 minutes in New LondonCounty. Also within a short distance are continuing and advanced educational opportunities at UCONN at Avery Point, Connecticut College, Mitchell College, Three Rivers Community College as well as local extension programs operated by the University of New Haven, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Southern Illinois University at Groton.
