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ell-educated labor force is one of Morris

County’s m

ost outstanding features. The portion

of the county’s population age 25 and older w

ith

a college degree is 45

% – nearly three tim

es the

state and national average – while 17%

hold grad-

uate degrees. More than 9

0%

of the population

over age 25 has a high school diplom

a. >>>W

ork-

parkland and 37 county parks, all offering ample

outdoor fun. Twenty public and private golf courses

and ample recreation program

s for youth round

out a long list of offerings for active residents.

>>> Morris C

ounty is also a stronghold for arts,

culture and history. It is home to such institutions

as the Morris M

useum, recently nam

ed a Top Ten

USA

cultural destination, the critically acclaimed

upgrading worker skills. >>>

Mo

rris Co

un

ty’s

skilled labor po

ol is a large o

ne. T

he co

un

ty’s

200

2 civilian

labor fo

rce was 26

7,100

wh

ile the

aggregate civilian labo

r force of M

orris an

d the

seven su

rrou

ndin

g cou

nties to

taled mo

re than

1.5 m

illion

. Th

is civilian labo

r force is expected

to grow

at a healthy rate of 9

.3% by 20

12.

and

its 120 m

iles of beach

es and

oceanfro

nt.

In th

e op

po

site directio

n, P

enn

sylvania’s

Po

con

o M

ou

ntain

s becko

n skiers an

d all seek-

ing

a qu

iet, bu

t close retreat. >>> S

ho

pp

ers will

find

a wealth

of majo

r malls, p

remiu

m o

utlets

and

dow

ntow

n sh

ops. D

inin

g o

ptio

ns are

equ

ally plen

tiful an

d ran

ge fro

m eleg

ant

fou

r-star bistro

s to casu

al eateries catering

For m

ore info

rmatio

n, co

ntact:

Morris C

ou

nty

Eco

nom

ic D

evelo

pm

ent C

orp

ora

tion

P.O. B

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30 S

chu

yler Place, 4

th Flo

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Mo

rristown

, NJ

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Tel. 973

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& 9

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of M

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nom

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elopm

ent

Corp

ora

tion

serves a

s a p

owerfu

l ally

for

bu

sinesses seekin

g a

new

loca

tion

as w

ell as

for th

ose curren

tly o

pera

ting in

the co

un

ty.T

he o

rgan

izatio

n's d

ata

base of ch

oice rea

lesta

te loca

tion

s - an

objectiv

e, confid

entia

l,free reso

urce -- m

ake site selectio

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ore

efficient a

nd ta

ilored

to th

e requ

iremen

ts ofsp

ecific bu

sinesses. M

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can

prov

ide y

ou

with

studies o

n th

e office an

d in

du

strial rea

lesta

te markets, la

bor ava

ilability

an

d cost,

taxes, cost of liv

ing, tra

nsp

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tion

pro

jects,an

d h

istorica

l an

d p

rojected

econ

om

ic data

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Morris C

ou

nty

is N

ew J

ersey’s to

pbu

siness d

estinatio

n,

wh

ere cuttin

g ed

ge

bu

siness lea

ders fin

dacross-th

e-board

qu

ality

in ev

ery

critical lo

catio

nattrib

ute.

force development is enhanced by the county’s 3,

four-year colleges and universities and the County

College of M

orris, all of which offer both liberal

arts and professional development program

s.

The State of New

Jersey’s Custom

ized Training

Program

provides annual grants of more than

$35 m

illion to the business comm

unity for

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When it com

es to quality of life, Morris C

ounty

has few peers. G

racious suburban towns, rolling

mountains and sophisticated dow

ntowns all offer

a diverse array of housing and recreation oppor-

tunities. >>> The county is in New

Jersey’s lush

Skylands R

egion, home to 6

0,0

00

+ acres of state

Shakespeare Theater of N

ew Jersey, the stunning

gardens at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum

, The

New

Philharm

onic of New

Jersey, and Morristow

n

National H

istorical Park, the first such park in the

nation. The county is also just 30 m

inutes away

from

New

York C

ity and

its end

less men

u

of thin

gs to

do. >>> M

orris C

ou

nty is also

a

conven

ient d

rive from

the J

ersey Sh

ore

to th

e entire fam

ily. >>> Mo

rris Co

un

ty’s

residen

ts are served by fo

ur m

ajor h

osp

itals

and

top

health

care facilities. Mo

re than

180

chu

rches an

d syn

ago

gu

es, plu

s a stron

g

collectio

n of civic o

rgan

ization

s anch

or

a vibran

t com

mu

nity. ■

of North

Am

erica. >>>T

he county’s telecomm

uni-

cations infrastructure features a high-end voice/

data transfer network, including fiber optics, sur-

vivable SO

NE

T rings, and digital central offices.

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Morris C

oun

ty leads the state in

office

space inventory – n

early 27 million

square

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Lo

cated ju

st 35 m

iles ou

tside of N

ew Yo

rk

City, M

orris C

ou

nty lies in

the h

eart of the

Boston

-Wash

ington

corridor, the n

ation’s

wealth

iest regio

n an

d h

om

e to a m

arket of

som

e 60

millio

n co

nsu

mers w

ith a co

llective

pu

rchasin

g p

ower of $

1 trillion

with

in

overnig

ht d

elivery.

natio

nal real o

utp

ut th

rou

gh

2025

. An

d w

ith

small b

usin

ess grow

th trackin

g p

op

ulatio

n

grow

th n

ationw

ide, th

e cou

nty’s expan

din

g

po

pu

lation

bo

des w

ell for en

trepren

eurs. >>>

Bu

sinesses o

peratin

g in

Mo

rris Co

un

ty enjoy

a nu

mb

er of com

petitive ad

vantag

es, inclu

din

g

som

e of the low

est corp

orate, sm

all bu

siness,

and

perso

nal in

com

e tax rates in th

e New

York

Fortu

ne 5

00

list are head

qu

artered o

r

have m

ajor facilities in

the co

un

ty. Th

e Mo

rris

Co

un

ty Qu

ality Ad

vantag

e con

tinu

es to attract

top

firms, in

clud

ing

such

recently relo

cated

com

panies as B

arclays Cap

ital, Cad

bu

ry

Schw

epp

es, Altan

a Ph

arma, W

hatm

an, In

c.,

and

Su

n C

hem

ical.

in ro

ad and bridge im

provemen

ts. >>>C

om

mu

ter

rail optio

ns in

clude N

J Tran

sit service to

Man

hattan

and to

Am

trak’s No

rtheast C

orrido

r

line via connecting service. Countyw

ide passenger

bus service is offered by M

orris C

ou

nty M

etro

wh

ile NJ

Transit an

d several private carriers run

service into

New

York C

ity. >>>N

ewark L

iberty

Intern

ation

al Airpo

rt, the bu

siest air facility in

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Morris C

ounty enjoys a highly diversified econo-

my

driven

by powerful industry sectors - phar-

maceuticals, healthcare services,an

d fin

ancial

services. Pro

jection

s show

on

go

ing

grow

th,

with

Mo

rris Co

un

ty add

ing

47,0

00

+ jo

bs by

2012

and

the su

rrou

nd

ing

state closely pacin

g

Metro

Reg

ion

. Tax rebates for jo

b creatio

n,

utility in

centives an

d a w

ide ran

ge of fin

ancin

g

and

assistance p

rog

rams fu

rther en

han

ce the

cou

nty’s ap

peal as a b

usin

ess destin

ation

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Mo

rris Co

un

ty com

panies fin

d th

emselves

in g

oo

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mpany as 5

0+

mem

bers of th

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Morris C

ounty has a highly developed transporta-

tion system that spans all significant m

odes of

transit and offers firms access to a superior net-

work of highw

ays, railroads, airports and seaport

facilities. >>>Interstate highw

ays 80

, 280

and 287

connect Morris C

ounty to the nation and a com-

prehensive intracounty roadway system

is being

augmented w

ith an annualstate investmen

t

the N

ew York M

etropolitan A

rea, is less than

30m

inu

tes away. W

ithin

the co

un

ty, Mo

rristown

Mu

nicipal A

irport provides 24-h

our service for

domestic an

d intern

ational corporate travel.

Also less than 30

minutes aw

ay, the Port

New

ark/Elizabeth

Marin

e Termin

al forms th

e

largest, most co

mpreh

ensive collection

of mar-

itime cargo h

andlin

g facilities on th

e East C

oast

feet – and th

e coun

ty’s Class A

office parks

are operated by some of th

e nation’s top real

estate developers, inclu

ding H

artz Mou

ntain

,

Reckson

Associates R

ealty Corporation, S

JP

Properties,M

ack-Cali R

ealty Corporation, and

Th

e Rockefeller G

roup D

evelopmen

t Corporation

.

>>> More than 4

0 m

illion square feet of industrial

space are also located in the county.