Editing Logan Township, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
[[Pureland Industrial Complex]] was established in the early 1970s when 45 farms covering {{convert|3200|acres}} were assembled in Logan Township. Under the ownership of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, environmental studies were undertaken by Jack McCormick, the first scientist with a doctorate in environmental science.{{citation needed|date=July 2017}} In 1971, ''[[The New York Times]]'' described the project as "the nation's first ecologically planned industrial complex".<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/03/28/archives/success-story-began-at-sea.html "Success Story Began at Sea"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', March 28, 1971. Accessed November 8, 2019. "H. (for Harold) Ladd Plumley, at present the chairman of the board of State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America, can look back on his 68 years with pride.... Throw in the financial 'angelship' of Pureland in New Jersey, the nation's first ecologically planned industrial complex, and you have solid reasons why the name Plum ley has been getting its share of attention."</ref>

In 1973, the Pureland Association was formed and Declaration of Environmental Standards were established and recorded in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]]. Approximately {{convert|1200|acres}} were placed in an environmental reserve in perpetuity and rigid environmental controls were established, prior to the establishment of the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] or the [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]]. These restrictive covenants protect property owners' value and are enforced by the Pureland Association which consist of property owners.

In 1976, the initial infrastructure was established with public water, sewer, and rail servicing Pureland. In 1977, Center Square Real Estate Development Company took over management of Pureland for State Mutual Life Assurance Company of America. In 2000, Center Square Real Estate Development Company purchased the undeveloped land from State Mutual and continues to manage and develop Pureland today.

Pureland consists of {{convert|12000000|sqft}} of space and houses more than 180 companies employing over 8,500 people, mostly in warehousing and distribution. It is the largest industrial complex in New Jersey.

Logan Township was the proposed location for the [[Crown Landing LNG Terminal]], a [[liquefied natural gas]] (LNG) off-loading and processing facility to be sited along the [[Delaware River]]. The facility would have included an off-loading pier that would technically enter the waters of the state of [[Delaware]]. Delaware opposed the project and filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the project from going forward on the basis that they control the waters in which part of the pier would be situated; a lawsuit the State of Delaware lost. The [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]] approved the Crown Landing LNG Terminal on June 15, 2006.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061208215003/http://www.ferc.gov/press-room/press-releases/2006/2006-2/06-15-06-C-4.asp "Commission authorizes three new LNG import terminals, expansions of two other LNG import facilities"], [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]] press release dated June 15, 2006, backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of December 8, 2018. Accessed November 8, 2019.</ref> In 2009, long after the project should have been completed, Hess Energy acquired the project after BP failed to get plans approved and construction started. On January 6, 2012, Hess Energy surrendered its authorization to construct and operate the terminal. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Hess said it determined that the terminal would not be profitable, saying that "significant increases in natural gas production from North American shale resources" would affect prices and demand for natural gas.