Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Raritancentergatewaysign.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Raritan Center]] is a {{convert|2300|acre|ha|adj=on}} business park.]]

===Manufacturing===
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A number of production facilities in and around the area, included [[Edison Assembly]], [[Ford Motor Company]]'s production plant for Rangers, Mustangs, Pintos, Mercurys, and Lincolns. Other notable companies included [[Frigidaire]]'s air-conditioner plant in Edison, [[Siemens]] in Edison.

Starting in the 2000s, manufacturing began to leave Central Jersey, and many facilities closed and moved overseas.<ref>Attrino, Anthony G. [http://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/10/edisons_exxonmobil_to_lay_off.html "Edison's ExxonMobil to close Middlesex County plant in 2014"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002122533/https://www.nj.com/middlesex/index.ssf/2012/10/edisons_exxonmobil_to_lay_off.html |date=October 2, 2018 }}, NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], October 5, 2012. Accessed April 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Fisher, Janon; and Hanley, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/nyregion/with-last-50-pickups-ford-ends-56-years-of-work-in-edison.html?_r=0 "With Last 50 Pickups, Ford Ends 56 Years of Work in Edison"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118120737/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/27/nyregion/with-last-50-pickups-ford-ends-56-years-of-work-in-edison.html?_r=0 |date=November 18, 2020 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', February 27, 2014. Accessed April 4, 2016.</ref><ref>Siwolp, Sana. [https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/business/edison-hopes-to-transform-old-factory-sites-smartly.html "Edison Hopes to Transform Old Factory Sites, Smartly"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022145142/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/26/business/edison-hopes-to-transform-old-factory-sites-smartly.html |date=October 22, 2019 }}, ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 26, 2005. Accessed April 4, 2016. "Like a number of other suburban towns in the New York area during the boom years after World War II, Edison, N.J., was a magnet for manufacturers looking for vast tracts of land that usually could not be found in older industrial areas like Elizabeth and Rahway. Fifty years later, however, many of the large manufacturing companies that flocked to Edison have left."</ref> The Ford plant was demolished by 2008 and was replaced by [[Sam's Club]], [[Topgolf]] and [[Starbucks]].<ref>Chang, Kathy. [https://centraljersey.com/2019/03/12/edison-towne-square-becoming-a-booming-recreational-hub/ "Edison Towne Square becoming a booming recreational hub"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204202800/https://centraljersey.com/2019/03/12/edison-towne-square-becoming-a-booming-recreational-hub/ |date=December 4, 2019 }}, ''Edison / Metuchen Sentinel News'', March 12, 2019. Accessed December 3, 2019. "With two recreational projects moving forward and the proposed new community center location, the vicinity in and around the Edison Towne Square is becoming a booming recreational hub.&nbsp;... More than a decade ago, a $1.2 million lifestyle center was envisioned for the 98-acre site. The center is on the former Ford Motor Company site on Route 1.&nbsp;... Since 2000, when a 152,000-square-foot Sam's Club membership warehouse and gas station opened, businesses have been coming to the site, including Topgolf, which is an entertainment and event venue with point-scoring golf games, Starbucks and Zinburger Wine and Burger Bar."</ref>

===Corporate presence===
[[Majesco Entertainment]], a video game company, has its corporate headquarters in Edison.<ref>[http://www.majescoentertainment.com/ Majesco Entertainment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214054929/http://www.majescoentertainment.com/ |date=December 14, 2020 }}. [[J.M. Huber Corporation]] one of the largest family-owned businesses in the United States is based in Edison. Accessed January 8, 2016.</ref> Other companies have warehouse operations within Edison. These companies include the Italian food producer and importer [[Colavita]], an [[Amazon (company)|Amazon fulfillment center]], as well as the regional hubs for [[FedEx]], [[United Parcel Service|UPS]], and [[Newegg]]. In addition Edison is home to the state's largest private convention center, the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, located within the [[Raritan Center]] Business Park.<ref name=NJExpo>[http://www.njexpocenter.com/about-us/ Who We Are] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114085953/http://www.njexpocenter.com/about-us/ |date=November 14, 2013 }}, New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center. Accessed March 22, 2012.</ref> Raritan Center itself is the largest industrial park on the east side of the Mississippi River. The United States headquarters of the international company [[Zylog Systems Limited|Zylog Systems]] is located in Edison,<ref>[http://www.zsl.com/pages/corporate/aboutus.html About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407050956/https://www.zsl.com/pages/corporate/aboutus.html |date=April 7, 2023 }}, [[Zylog Systems Limited]]. Accessed September 17, 2017. "Headquartered in Edison, NJ and Chennai, India with over 1000 employees and 10 offices that span across the globe – from North America, Europe, Asia, Middle East, Singapore to Malaysia, and with state-of-the-art Offshore Development Centers (ODCs)& Research Development Center in India, ZSL is certified for ISO 9001:2015 standards and assessed for higher CMMI Levels."</ref> as is the headquarters of the e-commerce companies [[Boxed.com|Boxed]] and [[Bare Necessities (company)|Bare Necessities]].<ref>King, Hope. [https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/31/technology/billion-dollar-high-school/ "The $2.5 billion high school"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808150038/https://money.cnn.com/2015/08/31/technology/billion-dollar-high-school/ |date=August 8, 2021 }}, [[CNNMoney]], August 31, 2015. Accessed April 4, 2016.</ref>