Supporting Local Merchant's is the first priority of the Warden's Council for Economic and Community Development

"Each local merchant currently doing business in Jewett City deserves to have the full support of the Borough Government," says Ron Ward, Jewett City Party candidate for Borough Warden. He continued, "Any talk about bringing economic development to Jewett City must begin with the merchants that are already here and working hard to be a success." Ward concluded by stating, "Only after giving our full support to assist the merchants already in Jewett City, can we begin to plan for attracting additional business to the Borough."

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Included below is an excerpt from a Norwich Bulletin article which describes the great success of a local Jewett City business: Two Sisters Shipping.


More women in state pursuing self-employment
by Amy Lawson - Norwich Bulletin - March 17, 2007

When Lynn Hardell took maternity leave from her job in 2001, she never dreamed that when she returned to work, it would be to manage her own business.

Two factors put her on the path to running her own business.

"I couldn't commute to my job in Mystic from where I live in Canterbury because I had an infant son, and my job didn't want me to do part-time," she said. "My sister and I both have children, and we also didn't want them in day care. We decided to try something of our own."

Six years later, Hardell, and her sister, Kimberly Maxson, are still the owners of Two Sisters Shipping in Jewett City, a thriving packaging store that is half consumer-based and half freight management. The business ships packages for local residents and transports major goods across the country for larger companies. It even has a second location in Preston.

"We've grown a lot. It was slow, and took a while for the word to get out, but things are good now. But it would be nice to see more women take that chance," Hardell said.

photo credit: Tali Greener/Norwich Bulletin

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