Chris Edge Email & Phone Number

I serve as the main conduit between the Berlin business community including programs and services within Town Hall, our 4-tier Tax Abatement Program as well as other services that businesses need. My relationship is hand-in-hand with our Building Department, Planning and Zoning Department, Health Department and both regional and state agencies.

Canton, CT, US

My role is initiating, developing, and maintaining business relationships with businesses for the purpose of securing community-based employment opportunities for our client workers. This is done through direct placement of individuals, teams, as well as cultivating business for our micro-businesses including wood bundling, document scanning, shredding and.

Specialize in tenant representation of small and medium sized companies in the central area of Connecticut. My work also encompasses working with property owners and investors.

- Work closely with small and large clients to find commercial and industrial properties in Connecticut- Provide hands-on customer service including helping with incentives, financing options and more- Locate hard-to-find properties for tenants looking for buildings to purchase or lease - Success stories include office users, contractors, service.

For the Town of East Hampton and Town of Ellington- Market the town’s benefits to existing businesses through visitations and personal contact- Promote the town’s assets to real estate professionals in the Central Connecticut area - Assist the town in locating grant and other funding sources to help spur development in town- Coordinate meetings between.

- Oversaw a 1.1 million square foot flex/ industrial portfolio in Connecticut.- Property management including working with tenant and building issues- Leased available space within the portfolio- Canvassed along the coastline of Connecticut for new tenants

- Grew the SiteFinder, a statewide commercial property database, from 1,500 listings to 2,200 listings- Oversaw 130 dues-paying Site Finder members, addressing their needs and helping assist in deals- Helped businesses to expand within Connecticut, with 150+ success stories in 3 years- Facilitated discussion between companies, local, utility and state.

- Served as the main conduit between the business community and staff within city hall- Brought a number of vacant or under-utilitized buildings back to productive use through the expansion of existing New Britain firms, or recruitment of new companies to New Britain- Served as the Enterprise Zone Coordinator seeing a dramatic increase in applicants for.

- One of four people serving in the Connecticut Business Response Center to assist businesses and entrepreneurs to start and grow firms within Connecticut.- Provided information on available programs and services to aid current and developing businesses- Assisted in the growth of SiteFinder, a dial-up real estate service

Double Major - Bs, Business Administration/Economics

High School Diploma, College Prep