3 GENERAL INFORMATION 1. What is the Urban Enterprise Zone Program and why was it created? Answer New Jersey s Urban Enterprise Zone ( UEZ ) Program
was created in 1978 to provide a means for the State to encourage and assist businesses to locate in economically distressed areas. The program was created to provide a means for the State to encourage and assist businesses to locate in economically distressed areas. The program was created to provide a means for the State to encourage and assist businesses to locate