What's Happening in Vernon, CT…

Vernon is located in Tolland County in Connecticut and was incorporated in 1808. It includes Rockville, a former city which was incorporated some 81 years later. Vernon and Rockville became a single town in 1965. A cotton mill was built in 1809 on the Tankerhoosen River which paved the way for Talcotvill'es industrial village. Factories then began to crop up in Rockville.

Fine wool was manufactured by The New England Company and Rockville's wool fabric became well-known throughout the world due to its high level of quality. Although much of the emphasis has shifted from industry to commercialism, a prospering business environment remains strong, which includes service businesses with not only residents, but fellow businesses relying upon them. They can be rest assured that their printing needs will be taken care of as a Print company in Vernon are more than capable of supplying them with Stationery printing, digital Business Cards, flyer printing and a whole host of further promotional material.

The textile industry, once a strength, was on the wane in the region and the fall continued for a number of decades. Although 1988 saw the closures of sweater manufacturer Roosevelt Mills, textile finisher, Amerbelle, continues to operate and is Vernon's largest manufacturer, with around 250 staff.

Increased employment, rise in population, and suburbanization had a positive impact upon commercial activity as well as the pattern of commercial development. The transportation system was also influential in this area.

With factory employment on the slide in Rockville, Vernon's suburbanization, along with the widening ownership of the automobile, slowly but surely relocated commercial activity from Rockville to Vernon.

Commercial development has been rearranged which has occurred alongside changes in retail distribution. Commercial retail once largely revolved around neighbourhoods which offered convenience goods. New superstores will be dominating product markets and former commercial centers such as Vernon Circle require redevelopment as second-tier centers. Also needing redevelopment are smaller centers in order to offer new services which will be relevant to the nature of the area. They will be able to establish themselves in the area by calling on a Vernon printing company to help them produce the promotional material they will need for their début marketing campaign.


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