Jim, Jacki, Doug and Howard were on hand today as we attended a BRAC presentation put on by Landmark Engineering for their builders, developers, realtors, attorney clients. The purpose of the seminar was to update the economic growth community of the status of the BRAC relocation and it's potential business opportunities. We were pleased to be the only Landmark partner invited to attend and display our BRAC posters, company literature and distribute our popular white JCM bags filled with Landmark and JCM goodies.
If you are not aware, the Army is closing Fort Monmouth in 2 years and transferring all the jobs to the Aberdeen base in Maryland which is only 25 miles away from Newark. This is called BRAC.
The speakers at the seminar were Hilary Ruske, the Army go-to guy that is heading this entire transition; a presentation by Steve Bomberger for the Home Builders Association of Delaware; Karl Kalbacher of New Castle County Economics; Vernon Thompson of Cecil County Economic Development, and Cyndi McLaughlin of UD.
They talked that an estimated 8,000 people will relocate to Aberdeen by the time Fort Monmouth NJ base permanently closes September 2011. They also talked about the huge potential opportunity for growth along Rt. 40 corridor between Newark and Aberdeen – growth in homes, shopping, stores, development, etc. Steve Bomberger shared a testimonial letter of praise from a BRAC transferee that bought a home from them.
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