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chase for a 4,000 s/f building on a 0.50 acre parcel located at 1782 Lincoln Way East. Keith Kahlbaugh of Spring- wood Commercial Realty rep- resented the landlord in this transaction. Keeping It Green Outdoors leased 2,850 s/f of mixed use space at 296 Pleasant Acres Rd., Springettsbury Township. Kahlbaugh represented the landlord. Two contiguous parcels of commercial land located just off I-83 in York County were purchased by an undisclosed buyer. The 12.54 acres are pro- posed to be developed in 2013. The transaction was brokered by Kahlbaugh. CDI Fitness LLC leased a 2,218 s/f retail space at 2290 Industrial Highway, Spring- ettsbury Township. The space will be used for a Cross Fit training facility. Kahlbaugh represented the landlord. n ties to potential buyers/lessees. For example, an owner of a shopping center seeking new tenants for vacant spaces can use a gap analysis to deter- mine what types of products or services are needed in the market the shopping center is

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stheCapitalCounty ofNewJersey,Mer- cerCountyboasts ByBrianM.Hughes,OfficeOfEconomicDevelopmentAndSustainability Message From Mercer County Executive: Spotlight On Mercer County, New Jersey A MercerCountyjobswerecre- atedorretainedand76%of thosebusinesseswereeither women- orminority-owned.

MercerCountypossesses one of themost skilledwork- forcesintheUnitedStates, ishometosomeofthelead- ingFortune500companies, andhasanunemployment ratethatiswellbelowthe nationalaverage,makingita greatplaceforbusinessesand residents to locatehere. Forbusinessowners,fi- nancialassistancemightbe availabletoyou.Throughour LoanFund,weprovideupto $125,000tostartorexpand abusiness.SincetheLoan Fund’sinceptionin2000,639

Whilethenationcontinues tocopewithescalatingcosts andweakenedfinancialmar- kets,wearemovingforward withplannedprojectsbecause oftheconfidencewehavein ourprivatesectoremployers andourworkforce.Recently, severalofourhighereduca- tioninstitutions—Princeton University,RiderUniver- sity,TheCollegeofNew Jersey,ThomasEdisonState CollegeandMercerCounty CommunityCollege—have undergoneexpansionsor announcedplanstoexpand. Theinstitutionstogether

representnotonlyourpride ineducation,butaflourish- ingemploymentsectorthat createsjobs,encouragestour- ism,andbringsstabilityto our economy. Intheburgeoningfieldof healthcare,MercerCounty sawexplosivegrowthwith therecentgrandopeningof CapitalHealth’snewstate- of-the-arthospitalandthe expandedPediatricsEmer- gencyServicesatRobert Wood Johnson atHamilton. MercerCountyconstitutes anideallocationforbusiness andrealestatedevelopment alikebecauseofourproximity totheNewYorkandPhiladel- phiametropolitanareasand alsobecauseofourexcellent transportationinfrastruc- ture,boastingtransportation optionsforcommutersthat fitwitheverylifestyle.Mer- cerCountyhasthreemajor trainstationsalongtheNJ TransitNortheastCorridor Line;easyaccesstotheNew JerseyTurnpikeandmany majorexpressways;anexten- sivebussystem;andspecial transportationresourcesfor seniorcitizensandpeople withphysicaldisabilities. Trenton-MercerAirportalso allowsforconvenientcorpo- ratetravelforvisitorstothe Tri-Statearea. Jobcreationandenhanc- ingourworkforceisourtop priority.Oursmallbusiness loansandOne-StopCareer Centerhaveputpeopleback toworkorre-trainedwork- erswithnewskills.Infact, certainindustrysectorshave evendemonstratedgrowth: Professional,Scientificand TechnicalServicesandWare- housingandTransporta- tion. Currenttrendsindicate theeconomicbaseinMer- cerCountywillbestable thisyear,whichmakesnow anidealtimetolookinto investinginNewJersey’s CapitalCounty.Formore informationabouteconom- icdevelopmentinMercer County,contactourOfficeof EconomicDevelopmentand Sustainabilityat(609)989- 6555orvisitourwebsiteat www.mercercounty.org. BrianM.Hughes serves asMercerCounty,NJEx- ecutive. ■

oneofthe strongest andmostdi- verseecono- miesinthe nation.We continueto build our reputation asatoploca-

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tionfornewbusinessesand prideourselvesonoureco- nomicstabilityandgrowth againststateandnational trends.

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located in. This type of strat- egy could help reduce “haphaz- ardous marketing plans” that can be costly and ineffective. A gap analysis can be used to determine what types of ten- ants to look for and as a way to entice those tenants to lease spaces.

Overall, the keys to any successful business venture are to know your market and use your tools and resources wisely. Heather Kreiger is direc- tor of research for ROCK Commercial Real Estate, LLC. n

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