Township of Irvington New Jersey

MUNICIPAL BUILDING 1 CIVIC SQUARE IRVINGTON, NJ 07111
Main Phone: 973-399-8111
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Welcome to the

Irvington Urban Enterprise Zone

The Irvington UEZ strengthens the local economy by supporting businesses, attracting investment, creating jobs, and revitalizing commercial corridors.

UEZ Business Benefits

Qualified UEZ businesses are eligible for valuable incentives, including:

*a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate,

*tax‑free purchases on certain capital equipment and supplies

*and tax credits for hiring new employees.

These benefits are designed to lower operating costs and promote business expansion throughout the township.

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Maximizing Your Business
Where The Road To Opportunity Begins……..
Under the leadership of Mayor Tony Vauss, the Township of Irvington continues to make bold strides toward economic revitalization and community empowerment. The Irvington Urban Enterprise Zone plays a key role in this vision, serving as a catalyst for growth, innovation, and opportunity.
Our objective is clear:
To attract new businesses, support existing ones, and create meaningful job opportunities for Irvington residents. The Irvington UEZ is helping transform Irvington into a thriving hub for commerce and community life.
Featured Projects

Walking Patrol Public Safety

A Stronger Presence for Safer Commercial Corridors

The Irvington UEZ Walking Patrol initiative increases the presence of uniformed personnel throughout key commercial corridors. The program is designed to deter crime, support local businesses, strengthen community relationships, and create a safer, more welcoming environment for residents, workers, shoppers, and visitors.

Clean Sweep II Program

Cleaner Streets. Local Jobs. Stronger Communities.

Clean Sweep II keeps Irvington’s business corridors clean, attractive, and welcoming through a dedicated team of local UEZ residents. The program maintains streets, sidewalks, and public spaces while creating meaningful employment opportunities and building greater community pride.

Small Business Loan Program

Affordable Financing to Help Irvington Businesses Grow

The Irvington UEZ Small Business Loan Program is designed to empower local entrepreneurs and business owners with affordable access to capital. Featuring a low 2% interest rate, the program can help eligible businesses expand operations, purchase equipment, make improvements, and invest in long-term growth.
About UEZ
(Urban Enterprise Zone Authority)
Urban Enterprise Zone Authority

New Jersey’s Urban Enterprise (UEZ) Authority (enacted in 1983) is in the Department of Community Affairs.

New Jersey’s Urban Enterprise (UEZ) Authority (enacted in 1983) is in the Department of Community Affairs. The UEZ Program exists to foster an economic climate that revitalizes designated urban communities and stimulates their growth by encouraging businesses to develop and create private sector jobs through public and private investment.
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What we offer

The UEZ Program offers participating businesses incentives that encourage business growth and stimulate local economies.

Over 6,700 certified UEZ businesses participate and benefit from the advantages of the program. As of July 1, 2011, a number of tax and other financial incentives are available on line through the New Jersey Business Action Center at www.newjerseybusiness.gov. Click on the UEZ link to determine if your firm is in a zone and if you qualify for the program. If you do, you may complete your registration, reporting and sales tax payments online from your computer.

Read Irvington's History
Benefits to UEZ firms include:

Valuable Incentives Designed to Help Your Business Grow

  • Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases, currently 3.3125% effective 1/1/2018.
  • UEZ businesses may enjoy tax exemptions on certain purchases including capital equipment acquired and investments made to build a new facility, expand, or upgrade an existing facility.
  • The New Jersey Business Action Center plays a key role in helping grow, retain and attract business to the State. The center serves as a “one-stop” shop for business. The team at the Center works to encourage entrepreneurship by supporting New Jersey’s businesses of all sizes, supporting global competitiveness of New Jersey companies, as well as to promote the State’s attractiveness as a vacation destination and business investment location nationally and internationally.
  • Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant, available through the EDA, (“BRRAG”) for relocation and retention of at least 250 non-retail jobs where the grant is a material factor. Special limitations/bonuses for UEZs.
  • Assistance from the New Jersey Department of Labor through its One Stop Centers in hiring, training, and retraining existing or new employees.

UEZ Business Benefits

UEZ FIVE YEAR ZONE DEVELOPMENT PLAN

The purpose of this Five-Year Zone Development Plan is to establish the Irvington UEZ’s mission, provide goals and objectives that will guide the implementation and measurement of future projects and programs, and to identify a set of actions that can be undertaken, beginning immediately, over the next five-years using the Township’s Zone Assistance Funds (ZAF).

Read The 5 year Plan
Irvington’s History

Established in May 1996, portions of the township are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Irvington was selected in 1996 as one of a group of seven zones added to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+5⁄8% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.

Read Irvington's History

UEZ Program Procedures

To participate in the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program, an organization must be actively conducting a trade or business in one of the 32 UEZs encompassing 37 municipalities in NJ.
UEZ Procedures

Irvington UEZ Areas

This is the official Irvington UEZ Map

Irvington has a total of 11 zones throughout the Township

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Jadette Williams
UEZ Coordinator

Lionel Leach
Marketing Specialist

Alethea Gibbs
Public Relations Liaison/Administrator