Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Economy | Top employers | Higher education

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Bridgeport is located in South-western Connecticut. Bridgeport also forms part of the wider Greater Bridgeport metropolitan area which consists of the city of Bridgeport and five surrounding towns โ€“ Easton, Fairfield, Monroe, Stratford, and Trumbull. The Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk-Danbury metropolis forms part of the New York metropolitan area.

Showman P. T. Barnum was a resident of the city and served as the town's mayor 1871. Barnum built four houses in Bridgeport and housed his circus in town during winter. The city in the early 20th century saw an economic and population boom, becoming by all measures Connecticut's chief manufacturing city. Bridgeport was the site of the world's first mutual telephone exchange (1877), the first dental hygiene school (1949), and the first bank telephone bill service in the US (1981). Harvey Hubbell II invented the electric plug outlet in Bridgeport in 1912. The Frisbie Pie Company was founded in Bridgeport, and the city is credited as the birthplace of the Frisbee. The world's first Subway restaurant opened in the city's North End in 1965. After World War II, industrial restructuring and suburbanization caused the loss of many large companies and affluent residents, leaving Bridgeport struggling with issues of poverty, violent crime, and a bad image.

Since the beginning of the 21st century, Bridgeport has begun extensive redevelopment of its downtown and other neighborhoods. Bridgeport is home to 3 museums, the University of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community Collage, and part of Sacred Heart University as well as the state's only zoo.

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Economy Since the decline of its industrial sector beginning in the middle of the 20th century, Bridgeport has gradually adjusted to a service-based economy. As late as 1985, the city was still home to company plants such as General Electric, with 1,900 employees, and Remington Products, with 900, both of which are now closed. Bryant Electric didn't close its plant until 1988. The last major factory to close was the Sikorsky helicopter plant in 2015.

Though a level of industrial activity continues, healthcare, finance, and education have become the centerpieces of Bridgeport's economy.

The two largest employers in the city are Bridgeport's primary hospitals, Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. Park City Hospital in the South End closed in 1993 and was reopened in 2010 as elderly and homeless housing units.

In April 2022, M&T Bank of Buffalo, New York, merged with Bridgeport-based People's United Financial. The combined company is now the 11th largest bank in the United States, and gave M&T a foothold in the New England market, in total serving 12 states. Although M&T laid off Bridgeport employees (which made national headlines), the company as part of this effort made Bridgeport Center the regional M&T headquarters of New England.

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Top employers Top employers in Bridgeport according to the cities 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 1 Bridgeport Hospital; 2 St. Vincent's Medical Center; 3 People's United Financial; 4 Sikorsky Aircraft; 5 Lacey Manufacturing Co; 6 University of Bridgeport; 7 Bridgeport Healthcare Center; 8 Prime Line 220 9 Housatonic Community College; 10 Watermark.

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Higher education Bridgeport is home to the University of Bridgeport, Housatonic Community College, St. Vincent's College, and the Yeshiva Gedola of Bridgeport. The Yeshiva Gedola is the home of the Bridgeport Community Kollel, a rabbinic fellowship program. The University of Bridgeport's Ernest C. Trefz School of Business offers undergraduate and graduate programs.

Sacred Heart University is located in the neighbouring suburb of Fairfield on the town line, with its campus extending into the North End of Bridgeport on Park Avenue. Many of its students live in the city's North End. It is the second largest Catholic University in New England (behind Boston Collage). Sacred Heart has campuses in Stamford, Griswold, CT and Dingle, Ireland, as well as St. Vincent's Collage in Bridgeport. The University of Bridgeport has secondary campuses in Waterbury and Stamford. The Greater Bridgeport Area (made up of the surrounding towns) is home to Fairfield University in neighbouring Fairfield.

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Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States 
<b>Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States</b>
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Bridgeport is ranked #32 by the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (GUCR) which evaluates and ranks world cities in the context of economic competitiveness. Bridgeport was ranked #856 by the Nomad List which evaluates and ranks remote work hubs by cost, internet, fun and safety. Bridgeport has a population of over 144,399 people. Bridgeport also forms part of the Greater Bridgeport metropolitan area which has a population of over 305,000 people.

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Antipodal to Bridgeport is: 106.811,-41.179

Locations Near: Bridgeport -73.1895,41.1792

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Stratford -73.117,41.2 d: 6.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Fairfield -73.267,41.167 d: 6.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Milford -73.05,41.217 d: 12.4  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Shelton -73.109,41.323 d: 17.3  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Norwalk -73.417,41.083 d: 21.8  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ West Haven -72.95,41.272 d: 22.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ New Haven -72.923,41.307 d: 26.4  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Smithtown -73.2,40.85 d: 36.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hamden -72.917,41.383 d: 32.2  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Happauge -73.204,40.825 d: 39.4  

Antipodal to: Bridgeport 106.811,-41.179

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Mandurah 115.721,-32.529 d: 18770.1  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Rockingham 115.717,-32.267 d: 18746.9  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Albany 117.867,-35.017 d: 18831  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ City of Cockburn 115.833,-32.167 d: 18731.4  

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Vincent 115.834,-31.936 d: 18710.6  

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