New Jersey Business- From The Suburbs To The Port Authority

The State of New Jersey has a population of aboutThere is also an Anheuser-Busch Brewery in the
8.5 million in a fairly small area, making it the mostsouthern section of Newark, known as the
densely populated states in the nation. In theIronbound. Other large New Jersey cities include
northern part, it borders New York across New YorkJersey City, near Newark, and Camden, near
Bay, and shares with New York the Port AuthorityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
of New York and New Jersey. Knowing the amountNew Jersey is known as the Garden State and it still
of infrastructure in this area can be helpful when youproduces significant amount of agricultural goods,
are planning your New Jersey Incorporation.particularly for the local and New York City and
The Port Authority of New York and New JerseyPhiladelphia markets. Products include nursery stock,
operates many of the busiest and most importanthorses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and
transportation links, including the PATH (Portdairy products, cranberries, peach, and tomatoes.
Authority Trans-Hudson) rapid-transit system; theNew Jersey's economy has a large base of heavy
Lincoln and Holland tunnels; Newark Libertyindustry and chemical manufacturing. There are
International, John F. Kennedy International, and theseveral oil refineries in the state, including the Bayway
Port Authority Bus Terminal in midtown Manhattan.Refinery in Linden, and refineries in Westville and
The agency also owns the 16-acre World TradePaulsboro. New Jersey also is home to major
Center site in Lower Manhattan.pharmaceutical firms Merck, Wyeth, Johnson and
New Jersey, on its southwestern side bordersJohnson, Novartis, Pfizer, Hoffman-LaRoche,
Philadelphia, across the Delaware River. So a greatBristol-Myers Squibb, and Schering-Plough.
deal of New Jersey's population and industriesNJ Transit also operates three light rail systems in the
borders New York and Philadelphia. Also, since 1978,state, in Hudson County, in Newark and from
Atlantic City has been one of the largest centers ofTrenton and Camden in Southwest New Jersey. The
casino gambling in the United States. The PortPATH links North Jersey and New York City. The
Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal was the world'sPATH operates four lines that connect various points
first container port and is one of the world's largestof North Jersey and New York.
container ports. Newark Liberty International AirportStadiums and a sports complex are located in the
is one of the three New York City metropolitan areaMeadowlands, in Secaucus and there is the
airports.Meadowlands Racetrack, one of three major horse
The state's largest city is Newark, with a populationracing tracks in the state. The Meadowlands
of 275,000, which is part of the New York CityRacetrack along with Freehold Raceway in Freehold is
metropolitan area, and also part of the Port of Newtwo of the major harness racing tracks in North
York and New Jersey. Newark is a large center ofAmerica. Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport is
insurance business, including the headquarters ofalso a popular spot for thoroughbred racing in New
Prudential Insurance and Mutual Benefit Insurance.Jersey and the northeast.