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Why
Connecticut?
Connecticut
is a business-friendly state that has allowed industries to
keep costs down and thrive. As such, Connecticut ranks very
high in business resources rankings: number one in 1997 for
patents issued per one million population, number one in 1998
for per capita personal income, number nine in 1999 with Fortune
500 companies, and number 13 in 2000 as "most" livable
in the ranking of all states.
 Connecticut
is committed to excellence in education. Beyond the traditional
private and public schools, the range of educational opportunities
for middle and high school students include 22 magnet schools,
16 charter schools, 18 regional vocational-technical schools,
and 19 vocational agricultural centers. In 1999, Connecticut
ranked number two nationally for expenditures per pupil in
elementary and secondary schools and number one for average
salary of teachers.
Source: Connecticut Department of Education,
www.state.ct.us/sde
Connecticut
is located between and within easy commute to New York City
and Boston. It offers its own cultural education with submarine,
whaling ships and other maritime museums, native American
museums, wine trails, sophisticated inns and restaurants,
white sandy ocean-side beaches, minor league baseball, hockey
and lacrosse teams, musical and show galleries, casinos, and
many other entertainment facilities.
Connecticut is the true picture of New England charm. In addition
to several modern urban areas, Connecticut has many small
rural towns with a way of life that is both traditional and
diverse. The Connecticut environment is well protected and
populated with over 1,400 campsites and several State Park
and Forest Recreation Areas, with boundless opportunities
for swimming and boating in summer and skiing and snowmobiling
in winter.
Connecticut
offers a relatively mild climate. It rains or snows approximately
127 days per year, with temperatures ranging from an average
of 35 degrees in January to 84 degrees in July. On the average,
the temperature only rises above 90 degrees less than 19 days
a year. Source: Connecticut Tourism, www.tourism.state.ct.us/
You
belong in Connecticut!
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