Salem County, New Jersey

conversion of its energy profile to 100-percent clean energy by 2050. “Solar farms are starting to pop up,” says Hassler. “People are asking more and more about these solar farms, so we intend to develop those in the County.” Salem County officials also consider quality of life to be an attribute that counts as much as infrastructure and location when it comes to driving economic growth in their area. “This is a great place to live,” says Gorman. “I chose to do so since 1981. If you’re looking for that country kind of feel, I always refer to Salem County as one big small town. The rest of the world has six degrees of separation, but around here it’s only two. Everybody knows someone who knows someone. There’s a charm about that that sometimes gets lost in modern society. There’s a sense of belonging, of cohesion, of neighborliness. People really do have a sense of caring. There’s empathy here that I really admire and wouldn’t trade for anything.” PREFERRED VENDOR n PSEG Nuclear www.pseg.com