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Survey launched to aid N.J. businesses impacted by Sandy
FRIDAY DECEMBER 14, 2012, 5:13 PM
BY ANTHONY CAMPISI
STATE HO– USE BUREAU
THE RECORD
Governor Christie announced the launch of a new survey Friday that he said would aid state officials in tailoring a response to businesses impacted by superstorm Sandy.
Volunteers will be fanning out over the weekend in storm-ravaged communities across the state to administer the survey, which was developed in concert with business groups including the New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the state Chamber of Commerce.
Christie also encouraged businesses to fill out the survey online and said it would be crucial in helping his administration target efforts to get the state’s business community on its feet and could be used in determining how $2 billion requested by President Obama for small business grants in the storm’s wake would be spent.
“The heartbeat of both the economy and the fabric of the culture are all these small businesses,” he said at an event in Sea Bright meant to announce the survey and several other small business initiatives launched in the past week.