 In addition, the Connecticut Aero Tech School is now located at Brainard.Offering training programs in aviation maintenance technology fields, the school is part of the Connecticut Technical High School System under the Department of Education.B

The Hartford Regional Market has been in operation since 1951 and is the largest perishable-food distribution terminal between New York and Boston, with a 32-acre (13 ha) facility and 185,000 square feet (56,388 square meters) of warehouse space.