- 2019-06-26
Linda Bowden, New Jersey Regional President at PNC Bank, has been elected chairwoman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The move was confirmed by the Chamber Board on June 6. Bowden will serve a two-year term.
- 2019-06-17
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey’s quality schools and its access to health care help make it the fifth-best place to raise a child, according to the annual look at family well-being in America.
For 30 years, the Annie E. Casey Foundation has published Kids Count, a compilation of data measuring health, wealth and stability, to draw attention to the needs of struggling kids and families. The goal is to influence politicians and policy makers who can make the changes that could improve thousands of lives.
This year, New Jersey continued its streak of top-10 ratings since at least 2010, placing 5th behind New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Iowa, and Minnesota.
- 2019-06-16
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Democratic lawmakers will introduce their own state budget Monday that ditches Gov. Phil Murphy’s long-sought proposal to raise tax increases on millionaires in New Jersey, setting up a showdown with the progressive Democratic governor in the coming days, NJ Advance Media has learned.
Incentives are imperative to our state’s economy and in making New Jersey competitive. We appreciate the Legislature’s willingness to extend the current programs (A-5343) until we can find a more viable option for a longer-term solution.
Recognizing that the current programs took approximately 18 months to effectuate, we cannot create a new, more effective, functioning program within the next two weeks. Nor can we allow for the current ones to expire.
A state that lets its economic growth incentives lapse signals that it is “out of business.”
Senate President Steve Sweeney said the Legislature will send Gov. Phil Murphy a budget without the millionaire’s tax increase that the governor is pursuing; he said reforming pension and health care benefits for public employees is vital to solving the state’s fiscal problems; and he said Gov. Murphy should extend the state’s soon-to-expire corporate tax incentive program until a revised incentive program is adopted.
Business and state government leaders, including Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, filled the galleries and the outdoor pavilions of the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton on June 6 for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's 22nd Annual Open House.
The museum - across the street from our Trenton offices - provided air-conditioned space indoors and river-view space outdoors for mingling and dining. As always, there was great food and drink, and ample networking opportunities.
- 2019-05-28
- ROI-NJ Op-Ed
Policymakers, including the Legislature and the Governor’s Office, all agree — tax incentives are an important and effective tool in New Jersey’s economic development toolkit.
In fact, everyone agrees that the absence of an effective program leaves New Jersey ill-equipped to compete regionally to attract and retain businesses, because of the high cost of doing business in the state. Tax incentives are necessary to help level the playing field.
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is saddened to announce that Joseph Vales, a prominent New Jersey attorney, community leader and member of the NJ Chamber’s Board of Directors passed away on May 3 from complications related to a stroke. He was 60.
- 2019-03-27
- NJ Spotlight
Long-terms goals include making college more affordable, keeping talent in New Jersey, and giving students a stronger voice
For the first time in more than 13 years, New Jersey has a plan for improving higher education in the state. It includes enhancing college affordability, creating work opportunities, ensuring safe and supportive campuses, and prioritizing student voices in decision-making processes. And university professors and faculty members are prepared to strike to see these goals reached.
We welcome the creation of the state’s task force on New Jersey’s Plan for Higher Education, outlined today by Gov. Phil Murphy and Secretary of Higher Education Zakiya Smith Ellis. The task force’s objectives include something the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce has long been seeking – a stronger partnership between New Jersey’s business community and our state’s institutions for higher learning.