Hartford’s Swift Factory Turns Over a New Leaf

Hartford’s Swift Factory Turns Over a New Leaf

The blighted, former M. Swift & Sons factory is a physical reminder of industry’s expansion and decline in Hartford’s northeastern corner. Now, a Hartford-area native is reactivating the 63,000-square-foot campus as commercial kitchens, leasing other portions of the main building to a hydroponic farming company and reserving the rest for office and coworking space.