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Published on: 3/1/2009
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Bill Millerick, president of the New Britain Chamber of Commerce, worked closely with the Hardware City's owners in opening the restaurant.
He said three or four new restaurants are on the drawing board for downtown New Britain, but many of the restaurateurs wanted to wait for Hardware City to make the initial splash on the downtown dining scene.
"A lot of people are watching to see how Hardware City does," said Millerick.
"It's really a catalyst for developing a restaurant scene downtown.
They're the first ones off the bench."
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Millerick described the restaurant's opening as a landmark occasion for the downtown New Britain community.
"Everybody was so thrilled about these guys coming downtown, they were giddy, almost," he said.
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"From my perspective, it's just so heartening to see people who hadn't been downtown in a while come down for Hardware City," Millerick said.