Politics & Government

Monmouth County Programs Foster Business Growth

The county has new tools to bring in, and keep business in the county.

Monmouth County's new Grow Monmouth initiative is attempting to bring business into the county, and keep it here.

Through re-tooling existing resources used by Monmouth, the county is becoming a liaison between businesses large and small and local municipalities.

One such resource is digital mapping, a tool that shows potential county business owners color-coded zoning areas for each township in Monmouth County, locating commercial zones and analyzing the needs of the business owner.

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"The municipalities themselves have made really good use of these maps," said Amy Fitzgerald, Director of Economic Development in Monmouth County.

The maps also include possible obstacles, color-coding flood zones and protected areas.

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The county has also begun to use its data compiling software benefit economic development, offering the Business Analyst Tool. The tool puts together socioeconomic trends, employer and employee population data, and 1,600 other variables combined with mapping, revenue generation, and competing businesses in the area.

"These are not new services, we have re-tooled existing resources, using them for more than one thing," said John Ciufo, Department Director of Economic Development.

There is also a new advisory committee for businesses, which can act as a buffer between the local level and the state level.

will hold a , which will feature businesses with tangible products, of course, made in Monmouth County. The event will be March 31 at in Long Branch, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Interested producers and manufacturers can register online at www.visitmonmouth.com. A list of participating vendors can also be viewed on the site.


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