Article: Courting manufacturers' commitments: new state programs pave the way. (New Jersey is improving its business climate; includes related articles on Governor's passage of legislation, state's worker training program)

As new jersey strives to lower business costs in the state and nurture core industries, one of the most valuable assets it is drawing on is the goodwill of the chemical industry. The industry's verdict so far is that the Whitman administration's revival campaign is headed in the right direction but that there is a long way to go before recent losses are reversed.

"There's an environment more conducive to industry and job growth in New Jersey now," says Len Gelosa, v.p. and general manager at Ashland Chemical's Drew Industrial Division (Boonton). "State and industry are working together more, as opposed to working as adversaries." Within the past 12 months Ashland has ...

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