Waterbury Regional Chamber

The Chamber of Commerce was established in 1889 as the Waterbury Board of Trade and became known in 1897 as the Waterbury Merchants’ Association. In 1902 the name of the organization was changed to The Waterbury Business Men’s Association and in February of 1905 the association was incorporated. On January 9, 1913 it was voted to hold the next annual election and all subsequent elections in October of each year, starting with the year 1913. It was also voted at this meeting to hold a meeting on January 24, 1913 to change the name of the association to The Chamber of Commerce of Waterbury, Inc. The first meeting of the newly-named organization was held on February 20, 1913 at the Hotel Elton. In March of 1951, the corporation name was amended to the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Waterbury to encompass the 13 town region represented by the chamber. The Chamber of Commerce has continued to evolve with our membership since expanding to meet the needs of our region’s business economy and is one of the eight largest, Metro Chambers in Connecticut. Now known as the Waterbury Regional Chamber, we have grown to include councils and committees that continually tailor comprehensive programming to help specific industries thrive and grow, as well as benefit the greater Waterbury business community as a whole.