Editing Linden, New Jersey (section)

== Economy ==
The east side of Linden is located along the [[Arthur Kill]], a navigable [[strait]] which plays an important role in [[bulk cargo]] transportation in the [[Port of New York and New Jersey]].

Together with [[Elizabeth, New Jersey|Elizabeth]], Linden is home to the [[Bayway Refinery]], a [[Phillips 66]] refining facility that helps supply petroleum-based products to the New York/New Jersey area, producing approximately {{convert|230000|oilbbl/d|m3/d}}, making it the second-largest on the [[East Coast of the United States]] and one of the country's 25 largest facilities.<ref>Caroom, Eliot. [http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2011/11/conocophillips_bayway_refinery.html "ConocoPhillips' Bayway Refinery in Linden one of a dying breed on East Coast"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 17, 2011. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Bayway is the second largest of 12 refineries on the East Coast, and the 25th largest in the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It employs about 800 people at the Linden facility."</ref>

From 1937 to 2005, Linden was home to [[Linden Assembly]], a [[General Motors]] manufacturing plant that produced [[Oldsmobile]], [[Pontiac (automobile)|Pontiac]], [[Buick]] and other GM automobiles, but also produced planes during [[World War II]].<ref>Hopkins, Jamie Smith. [https://www.baltimoresun.com/2004/12/01/gm-to-lay-off-about-950-at-plant-in-linden-nj/ "GM to lay off about 950 at plant in Linden, N.J.; SUV decision comes 13 days after news of Baltimore closure"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', December 1, 2004. Accessed May 17, 2017. "General Motors Corp. said yesterday that it will lay off almost all of its 1,000 workers at an assembly plant in New Jersey early next year, news that comes on the heels of its announcement that it will close its van plant in Baltimore. The Linden, N.J., plant was the only one that produced the Chevrolet Blazer and GMC Jimmy, sport utility vehicles that GM introduced almost a decade ago and does not plan to continue making."</ref> By early 2008 most of the plant has been torn down for redevelopment by [[Duke Realty]] Corporation, which purchased the {{convert|100|acres}} site for $76.5 million.<ref>Friedman, Alexi. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/former_gm_plant_is_razed_for_l.html "Former GM plant is razed for Linden 'renaissance'"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', August 31, 2008. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Demolition crews have finished clearing the massive site on the former General Motors assembly plant in Linden, making way for a planned industrial and retail park that Linden officials hope will play a key role in the city's renaissance.... After Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. purchased the property from GM for $76.5 million, crews from the demolition firm Testa Corp. began dismantling the site in February. Razing the 2.7 million-square-foot automotive plant that encompassed 100 acres along Routes 1&9 -- and across from Linden Airport -- was supposed to take a year, but was completed earlier this month, far ahead of schedule."</ref>

Linden, together with Rahway, is home to [[Merck & Co.]], one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies. In 2003, the pharmaceutical company celebrated 100 years in Rahway and Linden.<ref>[http://www.njfuture.org/smart-growth-101/stories/2003-award/merck/ To Merck & Co., Inc. for 100 years of community investment and redevelopment.], New Jersey Future, 2003. Accessed July 23, 2012. "Merck & Co., Inc. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its research and manufacturing facility in the cities of Rahway and Linden, where it has grown considerably with the support of its civic partners.In the summer of 1903, a small manufacturing operation began on 150 acres of land 20 miles southwest of New York City in Rahway, New Jersey."</ref>