Local Business
Mayor Sanchez Announces Small Business Microgrant Program
Mayor Bobby Sanchez (D), together with the City Department of Planning and Development have announced the City’s 2026 New Britain Microgrant Program. “Small businesses are the backbone of New Britain’s economy,” Mayor Sanchez said. “They create jobs, activate our commercial corridors, and help define the character of our neighborhoods.” City Director of Operations and Communications, […]
Sportswear Retailer With New Britain Roots Is Closing All Stores
EBLENS: “Born in the streets of New Britain in 1949……” By John McNamara Eblen’s Streetwear and Sneakers, the Torrington-based sportswear retailer, is closing all of its stores in the coming weeks including its Main Street location in downtown New Britain where it began 74 years ago. Through the years Eblen’s grew into a modest-sized, multi-state […]