In the Northeast, expansions are a sign of the manufacturing industry’s robust improvement. For example, at Bendheim Architectural Glass, headquartered in Passaic, New Jersey, sales of exterior glazing have doubled in line with management’s decision to purchase additional space—a former Toshiba headquarters in Wayne, New Jersey, spanning 140,000 square feet on 12 acres. “We expect to double in size in three to five years,” says owner and vice president Donald Jayson.
There’s similar momentum statewide, reports Brian Sabina, senior vice president of economic transformation for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. “New Jersey’s manufacturing activity is up 3.3 percent through September, and overall output is up 4.3 percent,” says Sabina.
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