State officials promise a proactive approach to repurpose Bell Labs campus in Murray Hill

The news that Nokia Bell Labs will build a new research and development hub in downtown New Brunswick — ensuring that it remains in New Jersey — was undoubtedly triumphant. But it was not lost on Gov. Phil Murphy that the company would be leaving its home of more than 80 years in the Murray Hill section of Berkeley Heights and New Providence.

Nokia Bell Labs moving to New Brunswick as sole tenant at new 360,000 sq. ft. research, office tower at city’s HELIX campus

One of New Jersey’s most iconic technology companies is headed to New Brunswick, where it will occupy a new lab and office building that’s slated to include some 360,000 square feet.