The Town of Fairfield Connecticut

THE TOWN OF FA I RF I ELD , CONNECT I CUT which has its headquarters in town, and RBC Heim, a manufacturer of aerospace and other industrial applications. “The major sectors, I call ‘eds, meds, and beds,” he quips. “We have two universities here, Sacred Heart University and Fairfield University, both of which are growing and making significant investments in their on-campus facilities and infrastructure. Sacred Heart has just recently opened an innovation center in partnership with Verizon to facilitate entrepreneurship and to grow new small businesses in the area. It’s the first partnership that Verizon has participated in on an on- campus facility, so we have great hopes for that partnership.” “Having two universities is a real boon for our town,” Tetreau notes. “When I look at our work with Sacred Heart, we’re kind of redefining ‘town/gown’ relationships on that front. They are adding a pool and an ice rink to their campus, which will be available to town residents, so we’re very excited about that. And both Fairfield University Sacred Heart University innovation center - iHub