Editing Secaucus, New Jersey (section)

==Economy==
[[File:HarmonMeadow.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Harmon Meadow Plaza]]
There are several large retail areas in Secaucus. Secaucus Plaza is the "downtown" area of Secaucus, just off of Route 3. The Outlets are a collection of outlet shops selling discounted name-brand merchandise in southwest Secaucus. Many factory retail outlets are scattered throughout the Harmon Cove industrial section, often located in warehouses or converted factories. Harmon Cove Outlet Center is the largest outlet mall, on Enterprise Avenue. The [[Mill Creek Mall]] is a mall on Route 3 on the west side of the Turnpike.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.malls.com/us/malls/mill-creek-mall.html|title=Mill Creek Mall|date=September 24, 2014 |publisher=Malls.com|language=en-US|url-status=live|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231115031520/https://www.malls.com/us/malls/mill-creek-mall.html}}</ref> [[The Plaza at Harmon Meadow]] is a large hotel, restaurant and shopping complex that includes the {{convert|61000|sqft|adj=on}} Meadowlands Convention Center, a 14-screen [[Kerasotes Theatres|Showplace Theatres]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amc-acquiring-93-kerasotes-theaters-19699/|title=AMC acquiring 93 Kerasotes theaters|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|author=Diorio, Carl|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=January 19, 2010|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231115033328/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amc-acquiring-93-kerasotes-theaters-19699/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2009/10/new_theatres_opening_in_secauc.html|title=New theaters opening in Secaucus and Hoboken with grand opening specials|newspaper=[[The Jersey Journal]]|via=[[NJ.com]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=October 14, 2009|access-date=November 14, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231115032838/https://www.nj.com/hudson/2009/10/new_theatres_opening_in_secauc.html}}</ref><ref name=SEC>[https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628112/000153949715000032/n425_ts-x2.htm Structural and Collateral Term Sheet COMM 2015-LC19], [[United States Securities and Exchange Commission]], January 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2023. "Notable tenants at the Plaza at Harmon Meadow include Kerasotes Theatres, the Meadowlands Exposition Center and the Mall at Mill Creek. According to the International Council of Shopping Centers, the Mall at Mill Creek has a gross leasable area of approximately 400,000 sq. ft. with tenants that include TJ Maxx, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Sports Authority, Marshalls and Bob’s Discount Furniture, among others. The Meadowlands Exposition Center is located along the northern end of the plaza and contains approximately 61,000 sq. ft. of exhibit space.... Additionally there are several hotels located within the plaza, all of which are nationally recognized, chain-affiliated properties including the Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Hyatt Plaza, La Quinta Inn & Suites and the Extended Stay America. There are over 1,200 hotel rooms situated within the plaza."</ref> a [[Walmart]] and [[Sam's Club]] located east of the [[New Jersey Turnpike]], near Route 3 and Interchange 16E along with several hotels with a total of 1,200 rooms.<ref name=SEC/> A {{Convert|45000|sqft|adj=on}} [[Best Buy]] was opened as part of the chain's 2000 expansion into the New York metro area.<ref>James, George. [https://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/17/nyregion/new-jersey-co-eventually-everyone-gets-here.html "New Jersey & Co.; Eventually, Everyone Gets Here"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', September 17, 2000. Accessed December 18, 2023. "This will mark the first entry into the New York metropolitan region by the chain, which plans to open 40 stores in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut over the next three years.... Best Buy, which sells home office equipment, home appliances and entertainment software as well as consumer electronics products, is opening big box stores -- 45,000 square feet each -- on Paterson Plank in Secaucus, Route 22 Union, Route 46 in West Paterson and Route 1 in Woodbridge with the one in Route 10 in East Hanover to open soon afterward."</ref> Secaucus is home to several corporate headquarters, including [[The Children's Place]],<ref>Vernon, Joan. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-8100032_ITM "Secaucus, N.J.-Based Children's Place Seeks to Convert Browsers into Buyers."], ''[[The Record (North Jersey)|The Record]]'', February 27, 2004. Accessed July 16, 2008.</ref> [[FiberMedia]],<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fibermedia-expands-flagship-secaucus-nj-120000021.html "FiberMedia Expands Its Flagship Secaucus, NJ Data Center"]. April 24, 2012. [[Yahoo! Finance]].</ref> [[Hartz Mountain Industries]],<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/272911Z:US "Hartz Mountain Industries Inc"]. [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]. Retrieved May 29, 2020.</ref> and [[Quest Diagnostics]].<ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/DGX:US Quest Diagnostics Inc.], [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]. Accessed May 30, 2020.</ref>

[[Goya Foods]] previously had its headquarters there.<ref>[http://www.goya.com/english/about/contact_us.html "Contact Us"]. [[Goya Foods]]. Accessed November 6, 2007.</ref>

In 2011, two companies announced that they would be leaving Secaucus. [[Manischewitz|The Manischewitz Company]] announced that it would relocate its administrative offices to Newark after being located in Secaucus for seven years.<ref>Mestanza, Jean-Pierre. [http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2011/06/manischewitz_is_moving_adminis.html "Manischewitz is moving administrative offices out of Secaucus so all operations will be in Newark"], ''[[The Jersey Journal]]'', June 10, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2014. "After seven years in Secaucus, the company is moving its administrative offices out of Harmon Plaza on Meadowlands Parkway, and taking 76 employees."</ref> [[Panasonic]]'s North American headquarters, with {{convert|250000|sqft}} of offices and {{convert|500000|sqft}} of warehouse space, had been located in Secaucus since 1973.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1973/04/15/archives/new-panasonic-headquarters.html "New Panasonic Headquarters"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 15, 1973. Accessed September 1, 2014. "This 250,000-square-foot office building and a 500,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution plant will be the new headquarters of the Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, which imports Panasonic electronic products."</ref> After considering new locations in New York, California and Georgia, the company announced it would relocate to Newark and would receive an Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit of $102 million from the State of New Jersey for the relocation {{convert|8|mi}} from its Secaucus location.<ref>Ingle, Laura; and Busch, Nicole. [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/new-jersey-pays-102-million-to-move-electronics-firm-down-the-road/ "New Jersey Pays $102 Million to Move Electronics Firm Down the Road"], [[Fox News]], June 1, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2014.</ref> The company also cited the environmental benefits possible by reducing the need of 1,000 employees to drive to work.<ref>Rubenstein, Dana. [https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303848104576381873749553788 "Rail Stations Drive Demand"], ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', June 13, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2014.</ref>

Secaucus is home to 11 [[data center]]s due to its proximity to New York City and its more favorable costs and storm resiliency.<ref>{{cite web|author=Allen, Mike|title=The 'Data Center Gravity Effect' and Secaucus, New Jersey |url=https://www.datacenters.com/news/the-data-center-gravity-effect-and-secaucus-new-jersey|website=DataCenters.com|language=en-US|url-status=live|date=March 10, 2014|access-date=April 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127111856/https://www.datacenters.com/news/the-data-center-gravity-effect-and-secaucus-new-jersey |archive-date=January 27, 2021}}</ref>