The Fairfield Existing Business Initiative is a committee-led outreach campaign of executive interviews and surveying of dozens of Fairfield employers. This report is the second iteration of the FEBI program, which was launched in 2008 in an effort by FEDA to better connect with existing Fairfield-area businesses and comes at a critical time for the community.

The 2010 report identified existing businesses planned expansion worth an estimated $33,400,000 in capital investment with a project average of $2,783,333. Other important business expansion figures:

• 237 new jobs are estimated to be created as a result of the expansions
• 250,000 new commercial square feet will be created

Fairfield business: expansion plans

Community’s greatest strength as a place to do business

Primary legislative concern