Editing Readington Township, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
Readington Township is home to the personal and commercial lines of insurance of [[Chubb Corp.]],<ref>[http://www.chubb.com/marketing/chubb2345.html Contact Us in the United States], [[Chubb Corp.]] Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref> and the [[QuickChek]] Corporation, which operates over 100 convenience stores throughout New Jersey and New York.<ref>[http://www.quickchek.com/contact_us.asp Contact Us], [[QuickChek]]. Accessed January 4, 2015.</ref>

Readington was once also home to the global headquarters of [[Merck & Co.]], one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the country, but the company has since relocated to nearby [[Kenilworth, New Jersey]].<ref>Caroom, Eliot. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2012/10/merks_plan_to_leave_readington.html "Merck's plan to leave Readington for Summit is latest shake-up in N.J.'s pharmaceutical industry"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 9, 2012. Accessed January 4, 2015. "In the latest shake-up of New Jersey's volatile pharmaceutical industry, drug giant Merck & Co. announced today it was moving its global headquarters – and the 1,000 employees who work there – from Whitehouse Station in Readington Township to Summit, some 30 miles to the east."</ref>

Readington's business climate benefits from its proximity to major highways, [[Princeton, New Jersey|Princeton]], [[Bridgewater Township, New Jersey|Bridgewater Township]] and other centers of business in [[Central Jersey|central New Jersey]].