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New Jersey is called the Garden State for good reason. From gorgeous beaches to the beauty of the Pine Barrens and the region's "you-pick 'em" farms, the area around New Jersey's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL) offers a wide range of living, housing and employment opportunities that make it an ideal place to call home. Small enough to easily navigate, this part of the country is packed with diverse choices for nightlife, historical sightseeing, education, shopping and outdoor fun.
New Jersey's JB-MDL is not only the most unique and the largest installation of its kind, it also provides a major and positive impact for the surrounding areas of Burlington, Ocean, Mercer, Camden and Monmouth Counties. The base sprawls along 75 miles of the south central regions of New Jersey, offering short 30-minute commutes to Trenton, 45-minute trips to Philadelphia and Atlantic City. And don't forget the Big Apple— New York City—is only 90 minutes away.

Residents of this part of the Garden State are proud of their efforts to stop ocean dumping and end beach closings. New Jersey beaches are among the best maintained in the northeast, and their boardwalks are tourist attractions for all ages. Since New Jersey is ahead of the rest of the country with "Green" technology, they are already benefiting economically with new, high-quality jobs, while lowering electricity costs and providing cleaner air. Having recently achieved its 4,000th solar panel installation, New Jersey is only second to California when it comes to solar installations. In fact, New Jersey has more solar photovoltaic installations than Florida, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and Nevada combined.

Negative media images to the contrary (think HBO's The Sopranos and MTV's Jersey Shore), the area surrounding JB-MDL is an economic powerhouse with an unemployment rate below the national average and also leads in other high-tech industries. The third-largest provider of e-recruitment Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), iCIMS, was included in Gartner's prestigious year-end 2009 Magic Quadrant Report. Located in Monmouth County, iCIMS has its headquarters in Hazlet, New Jersey.

IDEALLY SITUATED FOR
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
New Jersey's position at the center of the northeast megalopolis, between Boston, NewYork City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., continues to fuel its growth. Today, New Jersey has the highest population density and its median household income is the highest in the nation at $67,142 per year. New Jersey is home to more scientists and engineers per square mile than anywhere else in the world.

New Jersey is one of the most ethnically and religiously diverse states in the country. The five largest ethnic groups are: Italian (17.9 percent), Irish (15.9 percent), African (13.6 percent), German (12.6 percent) and Polish (6.9 percent). New Jersey's economy is centered on the pharmaceutical industry, chemical development,

telecommunications, food processing, electric equipment, printing and publishing, healthcare services and tourism. New Jersey's agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood and dairy products.

New Jersey has a strong scientific economy and is home to major pharmaceutical Vrms, such as Johnson and Johnson, SanoV-Aventis, Novartis, PVzer,Merck,Wyeth, Hoffman-LaRoche, Bristol- Myers Squibb and Schering-Plough. New Jersey is also called home by major telecommunications firms, such as Verizon Wireless, Avaya, Alcatel- Lucent and AT&T Communications. Furthermore, New Jersey draws upon its large and well-educated labor pool to support the myriad industries that exist today and will be forthcoming tomorrow.

The counties around JB-MDL constitute the ultimate bedroom community since they are right next to New York City and Philadelphia. Thus, there is a strong service economy in this part of the Garden State because of the large number of residents who work in New York City or Philadelphia. Some of these industries include retail sales, education, healthcare and real estate. Newark Liberty International Airport is ranked seventh among the nation's busiest airports and among the top 20 busiest airports in the world.

Shipping is a strong industry in New Jersey because of the state's strategic location. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world's first container port and is one of the world's largest container ports. Revitalization has occurred along the Camden waterfront, building on its shipping past. New Jersey also has a strong presence in chemical development, refining and food processing operations.

New Jersey hosts several business headquarters, including twenty-four Fortune 500 companies. Many of the counties which adjoin JB-MDL are ranked among the highest-income counties in the United States.

CLIMATE
South central New Jersey enjoys four distinct seasons. Expect snow in the winter. The closer you get to the ocean, the more temperate is the climate. Fall foliage watching in New Jersey is second best only to New England.

A great destination in which to enjoy the bright red and yellow tree colors is historic Sergeantsville in Hunterdon County (adjacent to Mercer County). In addition to its gorgeous fall colors and Thanksgiving in the Country home tour each year, Sergeantsville is also home to New Jersey's only covered bridge.

Another way to enjoy the fall foliage is to take a four-hour cruise to see the beautiful colors of New York and New Jersey along the Hudson River. The Sea Streak leaves and returns from the Jersey side of the Hudson at Highlands and includes a hot buffet lunch, desserts, coffee, tea and soda (cash bar is available). Reservations are required. You can access cost and details at http://www.seastreak.com/hudsonriver. Call toll free at (800) BOATRIDE.

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