- 2021-08-20
- ROI-NJ Op-Ed
New Jersey employers have been dealing with many distinct crises during the COVID-19 pandemic, including government-mandated shutdowns, a labor shortage as the economy reopens, the ongoing need for financial resources and, now, uncertainty as the Delta variant and perhaps other variants loom.
We applaud the tireless effort and the leadership of Rep. Josh Gottheimer to push forward the $1 trillion federal infrastructure bill, passage of which is critical to New Jersey's economic recovery. The legislation has passed the U.S. Senate. We now urge the U.S. House of Representatives to pass it swiftly so the president can sign it and get $12 billion in infrastructure money flowing to New Jersey for roads, bridges, rail and the long-sought Gateway tunnel under the Hudson River. We encourage New Jersey's House delegation to support this bill. The longer our elected leaders wait to pass this legislation, the more our roads, bridges, and highways will deteriorate.
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and 36 local and regional chambers throughout the state are urging employers to host on-site vaccine clinics for their employees and their families. Further, the chambers of commerce themselves – all of which are members of the New Jersey Chamber Alliance – plan to host a series of pop-up vaccine clinics in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health, and will be urging their employees and their member company employees to get vaccinated.
- 2021-06-29
With New Jersey emerging from the unprecedented COVID-19 economic shutdown, Gov. Murphy today signed one of the most important budgets in New Jersey’s history.
The N.J. Chamber of Commerce thanks the governor and legislative leaders for crafting a budget that invests in the state’s infrastructure, and its education, job training and workforce development programs.
- 2021-06-23
- ROI-NJ
Tom Bracken will rattle off a list of positives in the we’ll-never-have-this-much-money fiscal year 2022 budget. Money to help unpaid utility bills and rent … money to reduce some debt … money to help veterans and seniors … money to help with child care, which government officials have finally realized is a big key to having a solid workforce.
- 2021-06-08
Jim Fakult, president of Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has been elected chairman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The move was confirmed by the Chamber Board on June 3. Fakult will serve a two-year term.
- 2021-05-26
- ROI-NJ Op-Ed
For months, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the state’s business community have been urging Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen the state, where justified by the medical metrics, and let the flow of commerce help rebuild our economy.
Now that we are on the verge of a full reopening, we should remember there are still significant issues to address before this race is won.
- 2021-05-24
- ROI-NJ
Kim Hanemann will take over as president of Public Service Electric & Gas on June 30, becoming the first women to run the state’s largest utility in its 118-year history, the company announced Monday morning.
- 2021-05-12
Bracken Calls it a 'Hiring Coup'
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced today that Patricia Teffenhart has joined the New Jersey Chamber as senior vice president, strategic initiatives.