The Bellingham Economic Development Study reflects the completion of work to identify economic development opportunities for the Town of Bellingham for retail, office and industrial uses.

The plan lays out a set of recommended goals, strategies, and actions based on the results from a market analysis, existing conditions review, and community outreach. Recommended goals, strategies and actions focus on marketing Bellingham’s existing and potential future amenities to attract more visitors and business activity; concentrating development in the existing economic corridors of Hartford Avenue, Route 140, and Pulaski Boulevard; and growing industry sectors identified in the market study as holding the potential for growth – healthcare, specialized food establishments, mixed-use first-floor retail (particularly in clothing and home furnishings), small office uses, wholesale trade, and warehousing.