Editing Fair Lawn, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
Businesses headquartered or located in Fair Lawn include:

A major cookie/bakery/office operation of [[Nabisco]]/[[Mondelēz International]], located along Route 208 North, had been the borough's largest employer and taxpayer for more than 60 years, until its shutdown was announced in 2021 when the company sent termination notices to employees.<ref>Newman, Richard. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161010144252/http://www.northjersey.com/news/oreo-maker-investing-in-fair-lawn-bakery-1.742246 "Oreo maker investing in Fair Lawn bakery "], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 8, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of October 10, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "Mondelez International Inc., Fair Lawn's biggest private employer and the borough's top payer of local real estate taxes, is going to invest tens of millions of dollars to modernize the old Nabisco bakery, a landmark on Route 208 since the 1950s, the company said."</ref><ref>Brown, Shaylah. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/fair-lawn/2021/02/12/nabisco-closing-leads-oreo-boycott-fair-lawn/6735742002/ {{"'}}I'll never be able to eat an Oreo again': Once a point of pride, Fair Lawn boycotts Nabisco"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 12, 2021. Accessed February 14, 2021. "Oreos, you're dead to us. That's the message from Fair Lawn after Mondelēz Corp.'s decision last week to shut the landmark Nabisco manufacturing plant, which has been churning out fresh-baked cookies in the borough for 60 years. The plant is set to close by summer, leaving an estimated 600 employees out of a job. Workers have already received their pink slips, according to Mayor Kurt Peluso."</ref> Demolition of the plant, which had opened in 1958 and produced as many as {{convert|175|e6lb|e6kg|abbr=off}} of cookies annually, began in January 2023.<ref>DeVencentis, Philip. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/bergen/fair-lawn/2023/01/26/nabisco-factory-fair-lawn-nj-demolition/69843744007/ "Demolition begins at Nabisco factory in Fair Lawn, but tower still standing, for now"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', January 26, 2023. Accessed January 31, 2023. "Crews have started the mammoth job of tearing down the Nabisco plant, a landmark remembered by many for the mouthwatering smells that it often released into the outside air.... At the time when it opened in October 1958, the factory employed some 1,500 people with an annual payroll of $7.5 million. Those workers, according to a newspaper article of that era, churned out more than 175 million pounds of snacks per year."</ref>

U.S. Technologies, a high-precision electronics corporation, is headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.ustechnologies.com/about-us/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170921145939/http://www.ustechnologies.com/about-us/ |date=September 21, 2017 }}, US Technologies. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref>

Columbia Bank (New Jersey), the fourth largest mutual [[financial institution]] in the United States, and the largest [[mutual savings bank|mutual bank]] domiciled within the State of New Jersey, is also headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.columbiabankonline.com/home/contact Bank Contact Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101150617/http://www.columbiabankonline.com/home/contact |date=January 1, 2016 }}, Columbia Bank. Accessed September 16, 2014.</ref>

[[Thermal energy storage]] company CALMAC of Fair Lawn had performed about 4,000 commercial air-cooling installations in 37 countries by 2014.<ref>Ruth, João-Pierre S. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055452/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/fair-lawn-ice-making-company-calmac-manufacturing-helps-buildings-keep-their-cool-1.1103174 "Fair Lawn ice-making company CALMAC Manufacturing helps buildings keep their cool"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 6, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref>

Danbee Investigations, a global [[detective]] agency, is based in Fair Lawn.<ref>Gomstyn, Alice. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094338/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/there-s-a-lot-a-security-executive-can-t-get-into-1.1355622 "In Charge: Barry Brandman, President and CEO of Fair Lawn-based Danbee Investigations"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', June 14, 2015, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 4, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017.</ref>

A. Zerega's Sons Inc., founded in 1848 in [[Brooklyn]] and currently based in Fair Lawn, describes itself as the fifth-largest [[pasta]] maker in the United States, producing 100 million pounds of pasta annually.<ref>Morley, Hugh R. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160310105040/http://www.northjersey.com/news/business/pasta-prices-on-the-brink-1.1120625?page=all "Fair Lawn pasta maker predicts price hikes amid flour shortage"], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', October 29, 2014, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of March 10, 2016. Accessed September 16, 2017. "Fair Lawn-based A. Zerega's Sons Inc., a 166-year-old company that makes 100 million pounds of pasta a year, says it has yet to raise prices in response to an increase in the price of semolina flour, milled from durum wheat and used make pasta, from about 25 cents to 50 cents a pound.&nbsp;... Zerega first felt a dramatic price rise about a month ago, after the May-to-August North American growing season, said Mark Vermylen, vice president of the company that describes itself as the fifth-largest pasta maker in the U.S."</ref><ref>[http://zerega.com/company.html Company: Since 1848, America's Leading Custom Pasta Maker], Zerega's Sons Inc. Accessed February 1, 2015. "Zerega is America's leading producer of custom pasta for the food processing, foodservice, and retail markets. Using the finest ingredients and state-of-the-art equipment, we produce 250 million pounds of dry pasta each year in over 300 varieties."</ref>

The Filipino American Festival, a [[non-profit corporation]] describing its mission to include educating [[Filipino American]]s to engage in community partnership, is headquartered in Fair Lawn. The company presents the annual Filipino-American Festival in [[Bergenfield, New Jersey|Bergenfield]] in eastern Bergen County.<ref name=Filamfest>[http://www.filipinoamericanfestival.com/about-us-29/mission-statement Mission Statement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211080857/http://www.filipinoamericanfestival.com/about-us-29/mission-statement |date=December 11, 2014 }}, The Filipino American Festival, Inc. Accessed February 1, 2015.</ref>

Kuiken Brothers, a major supplier of residential and [[commercial building|commercial]] [[building material]]s in the New York City metropolitan area, is headquartered in Fair Lawn.<ref>[http://www.kuikenbrothers.com Kuiken Brothers Locations], Kuiken Brothers Company Inc. Accessed April 28, 2005.</ref>

Fair Lawn Promenade is a mixed-use retail / residential / business complex that opened on April 1, 2014. It has shops, restaurants, condominium rooms, and offices.<ref>Leggate, Jim. [http://patch.com/new-jersey/fairlawn-saddlebrook/first-promenade-businesses-to-open-about-april-1 "First Promenade Businesses to Open About April 1; The owners of the Fair Lawn Promenade have already signed several tenants for retail and office spaces."], Fair Lawn-Saddle Brook Patch, January 2, 2014. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> Businesses there include the first East Coast location of [[The Habit Burger Grill]].<ref>Na, Myles. [http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2014/02/fair_lawn_development_to_include_areas_first_noodles_and_habit_burger_locations.html "Fair Lawn development to include area's first Noodles and Habit Burger locations"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 18, 2014. Accessed March 12, 2016. "Habit Burger, a California burger chain, will open its first New Jersey location at the Fair Lawn Promenade, and Noodles & Company, a Colorado fast-casual chain will open its first Bergen County restaurant, Scott Loventhal, director of development of Garden Homes, said."</ref>