Business View Magazine | January 2020

266 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2020 College and the surrounding industries. “Carneys Point and Salem City - they each have very active economic development people on their staff,” says Mills. “If you know anything about New Jersey, you know it’s sub-rural. Each town wants economic growth. They’re all engaged in the process. It’s not just a county function. And with the Opportunity Zones being a federal program, that helps attract people to probably the two poorest sections of the County. What we’re trying to do here is diversify. We have some incentives through different groups for small businesses. The State offers incentives, too. We also work very closely with the State’s Business Action Center to help people, whether it’s through a rural development grant or tax credits. Grow New Jersey provides tax credits as well.” “I often refer to us as the educational epicenter of the County,” says Michael Gorman, President of Salem Community College. “If it involves learning, it should involve us. We have three