L’Oréal To Build New Research And Development Facility In Clark

CLARK, NJ — L'Oréal's plan to expand and add a 100,000 square-foot building adjacent to their Terminal Avenue site was unanimously approved by the Clark Planning Board at the April 1 meeting.

"We are happy to have L'Oréal continue to invest in their business and in this town," said Mayor Salvatore Bonaccorso. "This ensures Terminal Avenue remains an area of industry in town instead of becoming a place to develop more shopping centers and apartments. L'Oréal's development brings jobs and people which is great as they spur the local economy."

The new building will include a Research and Development center complete with parking and a traffic light to help with the flow of vehicles. The site will be constructed so it envelops the current site located at the corner of Central and Terminal Avenues.

A solar farm above the parking facility and a pond that recycles and cleans stormwater runoff will also be included in the project.

Bonaccorso said the L'Oréal project will also help taxpayers.

"Let's face it, New Jersey isn't built in a way that we can expect taxes to go down so
having projects like this in town help to stabilize the tax bill for residents, which is what my
administration strives to do," said Bonaccorso.

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