“They were looking for work in industry and they were the recipients of many of the first jobs that were offered here.” “The workers were the first generation of farmers who were not going into the farming industry anymore,” he said. Walters added that when the complex opened in the mid-1970s, public transportation was not in demand at the time because the first workers to arrive at the complex had vehicles. Still, Pureland has attracted companies from across the country and the world due to its proximity to Philadelphia, I-95 by way of the Commodore Barry Bridge, I-295, and the New Jersey Turnpike.Ĭharles Walters is a vice president with the Pureland Group, which converted 3,000 acres of farmland in southern New Jersey to a bustling industrial complex. “You could operate in New Jersey, but you couldn’t operate in Pureland,” he explained, adding that federal and state environmental regulations started to become stricter than the ones Pureland had established by 1986. He said there were strict environmental rules companies had to adhere to in order to operate in the complex. The complex was ahead of its time, according to Charlie Walters, the development’s vice president. The bulk of these companies have established their operations in the Pureland Industrial Complex, a sprawling 3,000-acre property that was once farmland. Pureland Industrial Complex covers 3,000 acres of former farmland in Logan Township, N.J.

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