Editing Edison, New Jersey (section)

===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>