FLORHAM PARK, NJ—There are a wide range of reasons for companies to choose to locate in New Jersey, according to Timothy Lizura, president & chief operating officer, New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
“The State offers a highly educated and skilled workforce, an ideal location in terms of travel and proximity to customers, and logistical advantages such as access to major ports, highways, and rail lines,” says Lizura, who will be delivering the opening keynote address at this year's RealShare New Jersey Conference. “Starting with the Urban Transit Hub program, we have incented companies and developers to invest near transit centers in areas like Newark, Jersey City, and New Brunswick. As today's workforce gravitates toward accessible, amenity-rich communities, we continue to encourage development in those areas through programs administered under the Economic Opportunity Act.”
Lizura is scheduled to open the RealShare NJ conference at 8:35 a.m. The conference kicks off Tuesday, September 19 at 7:30am at the Brooklake Country Club, 139 Brooklake Road, Florham Park, NJ.
In comments provided exclusively to GlobeSt.com in advance of his appearance at the conference, Lizura described New Jersey as having pioneered an 'innovation ecosystem.'
“That reputation continues thanks, in part, to the merger of the State's higher education institutions and our ever-evolving support for the technology and life sciences industry,” he says. “Several companies that have chosen New Jersey over alternate sites in more recent times are adding to that legacy. From Modern Meadow, which grows leather in a lab environment, to Aerofarms, which cultivates leafy greens indoors — without soil, New Jersey is leading the way to a new era in innovation. Even companies like Nuts.com with more traditional manufacturing roots in the Garden State are seeking work environments that foster the collaborative, adaptable organizational cultures of today's dynamic companies.”
The EDA has a number of ways to work with companies to add New Jersey to their site selection decision process, he says.
“The EDA is excited to support developers, entrepreneurs, mom and pop businesses, and companies of all sizes with tools that will encourage them to invest and thrive in New Jersey,” Lizura says.
More information on the RealShare New Jersey Conference is available here.
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Steve Lubetkin
Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
