SJBiz_AroundTown_CAMDEN_COUNTY_0119_AroundTown 1 / 17 / 19 3 : 55 PM Page 1 around town Cooper River Park New construction and several redevelopment projects can be seen is Business all over Camden County , creating jobs and boosting the local [ ] economy . By Julie Shannon BOOMING amden County is known for many things — its proximity to major high - ways and Philadelphia , access to C public transportation such as the PATCO Speedline , an impressive park system and outstanding school systems to name a few . It should also be known for its exponential business growth . More businesses are moving to Camden County , new properties are being Cooper and ARS Addiction Treatment Center developed and several others are being rede - completion in summer 2020 . Phase 1 included velopedand / or undergoing major renovations . especially based on all the transformation in a parking garage and a It’s happening all over the county in many sec - Cherry Hill in general . ” brand - new , 102,000 - tors , from health care and commercial prop - Cooper University Health Care and Addic - square - foot Outpatient Pavilion , which added erties to residential housing and even retail . The tion Recovery Systems ( ARS ) , which operates more ambulatory services such as advanced result ? More jobs created and more residents addiction and substance abuse treatment ENT , expanded orthopedics , neurosciences , eager to support these new businesses and centers , is also investing in Cherry Hill on the advanced GI services and outpatient services . services , which means a strong economy . former site of Baker Lanes on Cuthbert “ These are the kinds of things that his - “ It definitely means we have more jobs Boulevard and building a state - of - the - art , $ 27 torically in the past , patients always had to go being created and maintained in Camden million , 90 - bed inpatient treatment facility — to Philadelphia for , ” says Joseph W . Devine , County , which will help us reduce the unem - the first of several planned treatment facilities president , Jefferson Health New Jersey . “ As in the region . The center will offer evidence - part of Jefferson , we are providing them right loyment rate . And it’s also good for eco - p based addiction treatment services , wellness here in Cherry Hill . ” nomic development as a whole in Camden programs and recreational areas for patients , Other highlights from Phase 2 include a County and as a region , as we have more including a yoga room , indoor basketball and seven - floor patient tower with 90 private people purchasing goods , dining and paying volleyball courts and a large workout patient rooms , a new pharmacy and helistop , for services in Camden County , ” says Lou gym . and a future surgical services department with Cappelli , Camden County freeholder . One of the biggest sources of economic six operating rooms . Devine , who notes the Cherry Hill is a prime example of the com - activity is the Cherry Hill Mall . “ It’s the largest Cherry Hill hospital “ has always been a mercial and retail growth . Panda Express — commercial center in Cherry Hill and possibly vibrant location , ” says it was time to make a Chinese restaurant chain — recently opened Camden County , and it’s recognized as one changes and add necessary services and on Route 38 . And nearby on Route 70 , of the most successful malls in the entire resources to serve the residents of Cherry Hill Trader Joe’s , TJ Maxx , HomeGoods , Shake country , ” says Jeffrey Nash , Camden County and the rest of Camden County . Shack and Carhartt — a workwear retailer — are freeholder . “ What we’re seeing at Cherry Hill coming to Garden State Park , with some of Mall is economic success and we see busi - Everything is modernizing and changing , “ them possibly being opened by next year . nesses moving into Camden as well . ” and we needed to figure out what the future A mile and a half away on Chapel Avenue , That includes American Water , which will be with that location , ” Devine says . “ It was Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital is in the middle recently moved its headquarters to Camden time for us to invest into something that would of Phase 2 of a $ 165 million renovation , set for as part of a $ 1 billion makeover of the city’s be acceptable to the consumers in the area , 20 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1 | SouthJerseyBiz.net