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$10 million in community financing keeps 200+ jobs rooted in rural New Jersey

A nonprofit community lender closed $10 million in financing for a new beverage plant in Seabrook, New Jersey, as part of a $195 million modernization. The deal keeps more than 200 jobs in place in a struggling rural community, adds 75 new full-time positions, and comes with a promise to hire locally.

The upbeat factorfinance doing what it's supposed to — keeping a small town's paychecks home.
✓ Verified · PR Newswire (via Morningstar) · 2026-10-09 · USA
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