The Platform for Progress is a coalition of New Jersey businesses and organizations working in partnership with the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. The coalition is dedicated to bringing solutions to long-term challenges that New Jersey faces in six key areas: Economic Development, Education, Environment, Government Reform, Health Care and Transportation.

In order to educate New Jerseyans on these important issues, the Platform for Progress coalition today launched a premier Web site, www.platformforprogress.com.

IND partnered with The Cherenson Group, a full-service advertising and public relations agency, to produce the Web site, which features an interactive benchmark report that displays unbiased, fact-based information on where New Jersey ranks nationally in more than 60 key categories.

The coalition is highlighting the benchmark report in order to increase public awareness of the challenges, the roadblocks, and the positive outcome to be enjoyed by all New Jersey citizens through lower cost/higher quality health care, superior educational outcomes, a cleaner environment, improved transportation network, increased investment and a reputation to be proud of.

The Web site also includes an interactive statewide candidate survey, in which voters can select their district to view the positions of candidates on 15 different issue areas.