Switching from Industry to Geographic Focus (SE CT / RI)

I've been searching for a bit over a year, industrially focused in the music and audio products space where I've spent my entire 20-year career. After visiting a few targets, and expecting a third child in December, I've come to the conclusion that it's not the right time to uproot my family. While I still have strong interest in pursuing my industry thesis, I've come to terms with the likelihood that pivoting my search to being geographically focused and industry agnostic is the right path for right now. It feels like starting over, as I've been a remote employee and consultant since returning to my hometown in 2020—though I certainly have built significant search skills and experience. So, it's new pipeline time. I'm located in southeastern Connecticut, an hour from Hartford, New Haven, and Providence and searching within driving distance of home. I'm not seeing much in the region that's brokered, so it seems I need to get back to proprietary search. In my industry-specific search, I was able to rely on my deep industry knowledge as a means of identifying likely targets, but I no longer have that. I've tried reaching out to Chambers of Commerce and CPA firms and generally found them to the be unhelpful. If anybody has advice on building a proprietary pipeline outside a city, in a location that has little broker coverage, I'd love to hear about it.