Location
- Ideally situated between New York City and Philadelphia
- Top rated financially by Fitch, Moody's, and Standard and Poor's
- Highly trained, skilled workforce
- Easy access to routes and major forms of transportation
- Desirable, quality lifestyle
Approximate Driving Distances to Major Cities (in miles):
New York City - 25
Philadelphia, PA - 50
Hartford, CT - 130
Dover, DE - 135
Harrisburg, PA - 155
Albany, NY - 185
Washington, DC - 195
Providence, RI - 230
Boston, MA - 235
Concord, NH - 340
Radio Stations
WDVR 89.7 FM, WHWH 1350 AM
WKXW 101.5 FM, WNJO 94.5 FM
WMGQ 98.3 FM, WCTC 1450 AM
WPRB 103.3 FM, WPST 97.5 FM
Cable Television
Cable Television Network of New Jersey Trenton - 609.392.4360
Cablevision of Raritan Valley - 583.0606, 548.2400
Serves Dunellen, Edison, Highland Park, Metuchen, Middlesex, Milltown, New Brunswick, North Brunswick, Piscataway, South Amboy and Sayreville
Comcast Cablevision - 238.3300, 800.982.5590
Serves Cranbury, East Brunswick, Helmetta, Monroe Twp., Plainsboro, So. Brunswick, & Spotswood
Major International Airports
Newark International Airport
(20 miles from central Middlesex County)
John F. Kennedy International Airport
(50 miles from central Middlesex County)
Philadelphia International Airport
(65 miles from central Middlesex County)
Public Transit Lines
AMTRAK - 800.872.7275
NJ Transit (bus and rail) - 800.772.2222
Suburban Transit (bus) - 800.872.7245
Academy Lines (bus) - 800.624.0316
Metropark Parking Facility
(Commuter Parking Lot with direct access to Amtrak and NJ Transit rail services)
Utilities
Elizabethtown Gas Company - 800.289.6400
Elizabethtown Water Company - 908.654.1234
GPU - 800.662.3115
Middlesex Water Company - 732.634.1500
Milltown Municipal Electric Co. - 732.828.2100
PSE&G - 826.7000
So. River Municipal Electric Co. - 732.257.1200
Economy
- 2nd among U.S. metropolitan areas in 1997 for Median Household Effective Buying Income by Sales and Marketing Management Magazine;
- 1st in the state in total value added by manufacturing, value of shipments, new capital ventures;
- 2nd in retail sales, volume of wholesale sales, number of manufacturing employees and payroll, completed housing units;
- 1st in square feet of office space authorized by building permits;
- 4th in volume of receipts;
- 4th in number of manufacturing establishments, volume of receipts from manufacturing.
Source: Middlesex County Office of Economic Dev.
Health Care facilities (# of hospital beds)
- JFK Medical Center (Edison) 501
- Raritan Bay Medical Center (Old Bridge) 110
- Raritan Bay Medical Center (Perth Amboy) 395
- R.W. Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick) 448
- St. Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick) 420
Education
- Approximately 100,000 primary and secondary school students
- 5 County vocational-technical schools
- Over 70 parochial and private schools
Colleges
- Middlesex County College - Edison
- Princeton University - Forestal Campus (Plainsboro)
- Rutgers, The State University
(New Brunswick, Piscataway)
- University of Medicine and Dentistry (New Brunswick)
- DeVry University (North Brunswick)
The Business Advantage
Middlessex County's ideal crossroads location centrally located between Boston and Washington, New York and Philadelphia has provided businesses the opportunity to service their regional and national markets. The Board of Chosen Freeholders through a low County tax rate has fostered this healthy business climate. This has provided the opportunity for over 20,000 businesses to blossom in the hospitable borders of the County's 25 municipalities.
Educational Commitment
It is necessary to provide an adequate labor pool for businesses to operate. Middlesex County has provided these resources through the five County Vocational-Technical schools and Middlesex County College. These efforts will continue with the new 24 million dollar Vocational and Technical High School in Perth Amboy and the new Academy for Science, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies on the campus of the County College. These advancements will keep Middlesex County in the forefront in this new millennium.
Middlesex County has developed into a community with a great deal of economic strength and wealth. Working together will ensure that Middlesex County continues to grow and improve and offer a good place to live and a good place to do business. County government will continue to work to maintain and enhance an environment in which the citizens of Middlesex County can enjoy both attractive neighborhoods and a strong economic base.
Recreational Opportunities
Middlesex County presently operates 19 county parks, encompassing 7,020 acres. Thirteen of these locations contain active recreational facilities, five are conservation areas or are being held for future development. The County is in the process of acquiring 7,000 acres of open space through the Open Space Trust Fund, and is developing new active parks throughout the County. The Raritan Bay Waterfront Park, located in Sayreville and South Amboy, and Fords Park in Woodbridge are the newest additions to the system. Middlesex County also operates three golfing facilities; the 36 hole Tamarack Golf Course in East Brunswick, Middlesex Meadows in Plainsboro, and the Raritan Landing Golf Course in Piscataway.
The continued acquisition of open space and development of parklands will ensure the same high quality of life for future generations.
