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Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal — Economic Development — January 27 - February 9, 2012 — 25A
Mid Atlantic R EAL E STATE J OURNAL S POLIGHT Economic Development
D ELAWARE
N EW J ERSEY
Dear Real Estate Professional: Making New Jersey a home for growth is a top priority of my Administration. We have been working tirelessly to position New Jersey as a state known to be responsive to the needs of business. We have established a more favorable tax climate with competitive business incentives, a common-sense, predictable regulatory process and a new strategic plan for New Jersey that emphasizes attracting and growing key industries, including pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, technology and healthcare. Our efforts over the last two years are being affirmed by tangible results. To date, 143 businesses have
As the Governor of the State of Delaware, it gives me great pleasure to extend my best regards and wishes to the commercial real estate professionals of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia. As a profession I would like to thank you for your contribution to the First State’s economic development and vitality.
As Governor my administration has taken great pride to improve economic growth in Delaware. We recognize the value and importance of the com- mercial real estate market in recruiting companies to Delaware. I look forward to your continued success as an industry and working with you to revitalize the First State’s economy. On behalf of all Delawareans I commend you on another successful issue of the Mid Atlantic Real Estate Journal Spotlight. Governor Markell
Governor Christie
committed to relocating or growing in New Jersey including eight Fortune 500 companies. Businesses once again have optimism and faith that New Jersey is a place where businesses thrive. Complementing our policy successes are our initiatives to market New Jersey’s significant assets – from our strategic access to local and global financial markets, strong industry clusters, state-of-the-art energy and communications infrastruc- ture, and world class workforce. When I took office, I created the New Jersey Partnership for Action to streamline economic development. This public/private partnership is committed to delivering business services through advocacy, access to financial resources and domestic and global marketing to retain and attract businesses. The New Jersey comeback has begun. With the changes we have made over the last two years, New Jersey is ready to compete with any state or region for business development. It is our hope that more and more businesses choose New Jersey. Sincerely, Chris Christie, Governor
Sincerely, Jack A. Markell Governor
P ENNSYLVANIA
V IRGINIA
Virginia: Open for Business The Commonwealth of Virginia was founded as a business venture more than 400 years ago, and that legacy continues today as Virginia remains the top state in which to do business, as rated by several independent industry publications. Virginia continues to earn accolades and attract busi- nesses from around the county and around the world because of our pro-business environment that offers lower operating costs, a stable six percent corporate income tax that hasn’t increased since 1972, prop- erty tax exemptions, a highly skilled and available workforce, strategic location at the heart of the East Coast, and one of the lowest combined state/local/use
More than 300 years ago, Pennsylvania began as one of the first real estate ventures in the New World. William Penn brought his family and followers to a tract of land that would become the center of commerce and agriculture in the colonies and a crucible and engine of the industrial age in the United States. He did it by dealing squarely with people, by keeping his word, and holding fast to his dream. You might say he was the nation’s first real estate professional. Today, on behalf of the 12 million citizens of this Commonwealth, I send my congratulations and appreciation to the real estate professionals of Penn-
Governor McDonnell
Governor Corbett
taxes at five percent. Virginia also offers a variety of performance-based incentives that it uses to attract and retain business investments and to attract new jobs to the Commonwealth. From tax credits to tax exemptions, Virginia continues to demonstrate its willing- ness to invest in those who invest and reinvest in the Commonwealth. Virginia has one of the country’s most technically advanced, on-line site selection search tools—VirginiaScan. VirginiaScan allows companies to search a database of more than 1,800 qualified sites and buildings across the Commonwealth. In addition to site and building specifications, VirginiaScan enables companies to search for an ideal business location using Virginia workforce statistics, existing business data and a host of other information that is driving today’s business site- selection process. Sincerely, Bob McDonnell, Governor Gary Brown, P.E., RT Environmental Services, Inc. ........................ 32A Martin Marasco, Altoona-Blair County Development Corporation .... 33A Bradley Gosser, Greenville-Reynolds Development Corporation..... 34A Carl Berger Associates ..................................................................... 36A Paul G. Clark, New Castle County office of Economic Development.. 37A
Brian M. Hughes, Mercer County, New Jersey................................. 26A Jersey City Economic Development Corporation ............................. 27A New Jersey Meadowlands Commission ........................................... 28A Jon Scott, Berks Economic Partnership ........................................... 29A The Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania ..30A The Shenandoah Valley Partnership......................................................31A sylvania, Delaware, Virginia and New Jersey. My administration is committed to economic growth and full employment for our state’s citizens and we know that the private sector is the best and surest way to accomplish those goals. We know that government must be a partner, not an adversary, to our job creators. While regulation and oversight are needed, they need to be enacted and enforced with a measure of common sense and common purpose. I wish you well in the coming year and look forward to your success in growing the economy in our state and our region. Sincerely, Tom Corbett Governor
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