The first Southern Camden County Economic Development Breakfast was held at The Palace, on The Black Horse Pike in Blackwood on November 19th. The event was sponsored by The Bank and featured presentations by the developers overseeing current projects being built in our region. Voorhees Town Center (formerly the Echelon Mall), Cooper Towne Center (formerly Lions Head Plaza), the Shoppes at Cross Keys and development at Camden County College were highlighted.  In addition, the SBA (Small Business Administration) discussed the availability of loan funds for small business borrowers.
 
Immediately after the breakfast, 36 exhibitors and over 300 attendees, took part in the 1st Annual Southern Camden County Business Expo.  Exhibitors reported that the expo was a terrific success and that they were looking forward to next year’s event. There was plenty of shopping and networking. The Expo event was sponsored by TD Bank and My Community Trend.

The combination of an economic development presentation and a Business Expo was a first time event for businesses along the White Horse Pike corridor, and for their neighboring communities in southern Camden County.
 
While each of our local boroughs has certain uniqueness, your Chambers of Commerce understands that what happens in our ‘Region’ effects us all.  The development represented in this event will have a profound effect on how people in Voorhees, the boroughs along the White Horse Pike and the townships of Gloucester and Winslow shop and develop. 
 
These projects will impact the value of real estate, traffic patterns and the availability of jobs in a challenging economy.

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