Manchester Republican Town Committee

Over the weekend, the Hartford Courant featured an article about the upcoming Manchester Economic Summit, hosted by Mayor Lou Spadaccini.

Mayor Louis Spadaccini will preside over the summit. The board invited former state Rep. Rob Simmons, who serves as the state business advocate, and John Shemo, vice president and director of economic development of Metro Hartford Alliance, to join local business owners and the public in a discussion about ideas to enhance the town’s economic development.”We really want to make that a big success. … The goal is to improve the business climate in Manchester and have business locaters choose Manchester,” Spadaccini said.

Deputy Mayor Matt Peak offered comment about the potential of developing a health care cluster in Manchester.

“We have to look at where we win in Manchester, what are our competitive advantages. When you look at where Manchester is winning in town, our biggest employer in town is the hospital, and when you add in all the health-care-related small firms, it’s by far the biggest industry in town,” Peak said.