Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

===Revitalization (1992–present)===
Efforts to revitalize Camden began in 1980 with Mayor [[Randy Primas]]. In an attempt to generate income for the city, he pursued initiatives such as the construction of a riverfront state-prison and a trash-to-steam incinerator which received substantial opposition from residents.<ref name="Unruh">Ramsland, Katherine. [http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/howard_unruh/index.html "Rampage in Camden"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519084501/http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/notorious_murders/mass/howard_unruh/index.html|date=May 19, 2011}}, ''[[TruTV]]''. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref><ref name="Katz">{{Cite web |last=Katz |first=Matt |date=March 20, 2009 |title=Camden trash plant is criticized – Many at a permit-renewal hearing urged tougher pollution controls. But officials defended the site. |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/1270D744A6AC3CF0?p=AWNB |access-date=November 9, 2016 |website=The Philadelphia Inquirer |via=newsbank.com}}</ref> With [[Milton Milan|Milton Milan's]] election as Camden's next mayor, he declared the city bankrupt which resulted in $60 million of aid and the state's assumption of Camden's finances.<ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/23/nyregion/camden-and-state-reach-fiscal-agreement.html "Camden and State Reach Fiscal Agreement"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', July 23, 1999. Accessed April 26, 2022. "Camden withdrew its bankruptcy petition and accepted tighter state control over its spending today, ending the fiscal crisis in New Jersey's poorest city. After intense negotiations, Mayor Milton Milan signed an agreement that will give the state greater financial oversight over the city of 87,000.... With the agreement, Camden will receive $62.5 million in state aid, said Stephen Sasala, deputy commissioner of the State Department of Community Affairs and chairman of the oversight board."</ref> Another notable revitalization effort was the establishment of non-profit organization, The Parkside Business and Community In Partnership, which occurred in 1993 and is active today.<ref name=":022">{{Cite web |last=Campo |first=Matt |date=Fall 2010 |title=Parkside Business & Community In Partnership: Community Development Case Study |url=https://rwv.rutgers.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ParksideBusinessPartnership.pdf |access-date=28 April 2024}}</ref>[[File:Cooper Street-Rutgers University Station.jpg|thumb|The [[River Line (NJ Transit)|River Line]]'s [[Cooper Street–Rutgers University station]] stop]]
==== Redevelopment ====
{{Main|Redevelopment of Camden, New Jersey}}
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Camden}}
[[File:The End of Cooper St..jpg|alt=An image of Camden Towers, American Water Headquarters and 11 Cooper St Apartments|thumb|Camden Towers (left), American Water Headquarters (center), and 11 Cooper St Apartments (right) in Camden]]
[[File:South Jersey Gas Camden NJ.JPG|thumb|The former Camden Downtown Branch of the Camden County Library]]

Redevelopment as an idea has loomed over the city since the 1980s, when Mayor Primas started looking for projects to be able to revitalize with the loss of several foundational industries in the preciding decades. In 2013 the [[New Jersey Economic Development Authority]] introduced incentives for companies to relocate to Camden.<ref name="The Star-Ledger">{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/12/camden-bound_companies_set_to_receive_630_million_in_state_tax_breaks.html|title=Camden-bound companies set to receive $630&nbsp;million in state tax breaks|work=The Star-Ledger|date=December 15, 2014}}</ref> Other projects include the redevelopment of the Waterfront, the construction of the [[Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex]], and the [[Subaru of America]]'s headquarters.

==== 2020s ====
In recent years, Camden has transitioned from a manufacturing industry to an economy focused on education and healthcare. The Eds-and-Meds Industry has become the largest source of employment in Camden—with institutions such as [[Cooper University Hospital]], [[Rowan University]], [[Rutgers University–Camden|Rutgers-Camden]], [[Camden County College]], Virtua, [[Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital|Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center]], and CAMcare.<ref name="Rurcbog.com">{{Cite web |year=2014 |title=Eds and Meds as an Economic Engine for the City of Camden and the State of New Jersey |url=http://rurcbog.com/wp-content/uploads/RURCBOG_Report2.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220194320/http://rurcbog.com/wp-content/uploads/RURCBOG_Report2.pdf |archive-date=2016-12-20 |access-date=December 5, 2016 |website=rurcbog.com |publisher=Rowan University/Rutgers-Camden Board of Governors}}</ref>