Editing Kenilworth, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
Companies headquartered in Kenilworth include [[Maingear]], a privately held computer manufacturer specializing in custom gaming computers, desktops, custom laptops, media center computers and workstations, all of which are manufactured in the United States.<ref>[http://www.inc.com/profile/maingear Mainger: Company Profile], ''[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]''. Accessed October 16, 2013.</ref>

[[Merck & Co.]] announced plans in October 2013 to move its global headquarters to Kenilworth from [[Whitehouse Station, New Jersey|Whitehouse Station]] in [[Readington Township, New Jersey|Readington Township]], on a site that the company had previously used as a manufacturing facility, with the relocation to be completed by 2015.<ref>Friedman, Alexi. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/10/in_an_about-face_merck_says_it.html "In about-face, Merck will shutter Summit campus and make Kenilworth its headquarters"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', October 1, 2013. Accessed October 16, 2013. "But today, the drugmaker announced an about-face, saying it had re-evalutated its real estate needs, and had decided to make the Kenilworth campus its global headquarters and shutter the Summit location. The Whitehouse Station campus will still close as planned, officials said. It has been Merck's global headquarters since 1992."</ref> The campus had been used as the global headquarters for [[Schering-Plough]], which was acquired by Merck in 2009.<ref>Friedman, Alexi. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/merck_to_close_manufacturing_f.html "Merck to close manufacturing facility on its Kenilworth campus and lay off 113 employees"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 1, 2013. Accessed January 9, 2014. "Whitehouse Station-based Merck acquired Schering-Plough — whose world headquarters were in the 100-acre Kenilworth campus — for $41 billion in 2009."</ref> In April 2020, Merck announced that it would be moving its global headquarters from Kenilworth to [[Rahway, New Jersey|Rahway]] by the end of 2023.<ref>Katzwer, Yael. [https://unionnewsdaily.com/news/kenilworth/merck-plans-to-move-headquarters-from-kenilworth-back-to-rahway "Merck plans to move headquarters from Kenilworth back to Rahway"], Union News Daily, May 10, 2020. Accessed June 19, 2022. "Merck announced last week that it will be consolidating its New Jersey operations into a single headquarters in Rahway by the end of 2023. While this is a boon for Rahway, it is a blow for Kenilworth, which has served as the home of Merck’s headquarters since 2015."</ref>