Salem County, New Jersey

PSEG NUCLEAR proud to be part of SALEM COUNTY N E W J E R S E Y “The scientific glass blowing goes back to the old DuPont days,” Gorman continues. “When they needed glass blowers, they, basically, turned it over to the college. We’ve run with that program ever since. We’re the MIT of the scientific glass blowing world. Our students get jobs all over the country. We sent two off to Amsterdam recently. As a community college, we have more out-of- state students percentagewise than any other college in the state. We get students that come as far away as Botswana to pursue the Glass Program. When it comes to feeding not just the County, but the region, as far as the labor force goes, we’re right there. We just opened up a truck driving academy to help offset some of that demand.” One of the obstacles to economic growth in the County has been the perception of high taxes, but Mills cites some of the advantages that come with owning a business in Salem County: “We’re located next to major highways and 40 percent of the United States’ population is within a day. We have everything any kind of business would need, including an educated workforce.” “We’re not hesitant to talk to anyone, about anything,” says Hassler. “We’re a farming community. We have approximately 37,000 acres of farmland preserved acres in this County; the largest in the State of New Jersey. But there are still a lot of opportunities out there for land access.” “A couple of years ago, we launched something called the LOVE Campaign to try and promote the area,” adds Gorman. “‘L’ is for location. As Kathy mentioned, we’re in a prime location—I’d say we’re one traffic light from 40 million people. The ‘O’ is for opportunity. We have a good deal of space upon which people can build. We have facilities that are standing that can easily be converted. There’s a lot of cooperation to do things of that nature. ‘V’ is for values. One of the charming aspects of Salem County is that it has these very old-time, country values that are really the essence of who we are here. The