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Used car dealer expanding at former Dodge dealership
NAUGATUCK — The Bob’s Dodge dealership, which has sat empty on New Haven Road for the past two years, will soon see new life. J&M Automotive, a used car dealer currently located at 820 New Haven Road, is expanding and moving its offices into the vacant dealership down the street. “We’re bursting at the... »
Business growth highlights annual NEDC meeting
NAUGATUCK — Some small businesses are flocking to the borough, thanks to the efforts of the Naugatuck Economic Development Corporation. Noel Rutherford, sales engineer at Vitek Research Corporation, said the NEDC played a crucial role in the company’s recent move to the borough’s industrial park. “We’re glad to have moved up here. All (the... »
Storm slams area merchants
The Nor’easter that slammed the state Oct. 29 was boom or bust for local businesses. Those without power suffered when they shuttered their doors, while others were overwhelmed with customers seeking shelter and sustenance. Businesses in the food industry were hit hard when outages forced them to toss thousands of dollars worth of food.... »
Mezzo addresses business community
NAUGATUCK — Local business leaders got an update on everything from Renaissance Place to the high school referendum at the Mayoral Luncheon Oct. 27. Mayor Robert Mezzo spoke to members of the Naugatuck Chamber of Commerce about what he’s done to advance business in the borough over the past year. The first issue Mezzo... »
Borough company begins expansion in industrial park
NAUGATUCK — One company is moving forward with plans for expansion despite what its owner described as a “tepid” economy. H.J. Bushka & Sons bought property on Great Hill Road in the Naugatuck Industrial Park about five years ago, when they economy was doing really well. The company planned to move in a year... »
Borough baker takes the cake
NAUGATUCK — Edward Hughes carefully places a colorful chocolate Buzz Lightyear atop a boy’s green birthday cake as his assistants pipe white frosting around the base of another cake in the works—one more cake finished in the line of about 65 Hughes, his mother, and assistants will make for the weekend. It’s a far... »
DECA trip all business
Ten Naugatuck High School students joined another 15,000 blue-blazered students in Orlando, Fla. last week at the International Career Development Conferences. The event was hosted by the Distribution Education Clubs of America (DECA), which prepares students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management. The conferences connect DECA students with leaders of the business... »
Pharmacy couple is delivering right prescription for Beacon Falls
For Beacon Falls Pharmacy owner Bob Bradley, charity just makes good business sense. Although a life-long resident of Beacon Falls, Bradley started getting more involved in the community when he opened his pharmacy five years ago. “It’s was only once I opened the pharmacy that I saw the need for this sort of thing,”... »
Peter Paul: How to weather economic woes
When times got tough during the Great Depression, some companies found ways to flourish. Take the Peter Paul candy company. Peter Paul, which made its famous Mounds bars in Naugatuck for 85 years, crafted a unique strategy to cope with the Depression: It doubled the size of its candy bars, and kept the price... »