- 2018-08-23
- NJBIZ
Gov. Phil Murphy plans to veto a proposed 5-cent fee on plastic bags within the next few days, according to a source close to the governor.
- 2018-08-17
- ROI-NJ
Private-sector unemployment in New Jersey is at an 11-year low, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The bureau said that in the Garden State, employment expanded in July while the state’s unemployment rate dropped, edging lower for the fourth month in a row by 0.1 percentage point to 4.2 percent. This is the state’s lowest unemployment rate since July 2007, it said.
- 2018-08-15
- ROI-NJ
It’s that time of year. The time when summer interns are leaving your office and returning to college.
It’s the time when all companies should be asking themselves a number of things.
That’s right, the intern exit interview should be given to company executives — not the intern.
We offer five questions company executives should be asking themselves right now.
- 2018-08-10
- The Press of Atlantic City
The resort's two new casinos helped push the industry's total employment over the 30,000 mark for the first time since 2014.
Atlantic City's nine casino hotels employed 30,217 people in July, according to the most recent statistics released by the state Division of Gaming Enforcement. The figure includes full-time and part-time employees.
- 2018-08-09
The release of the Economic and Fiscal Policy Workgroup recommendations is an important step in creating a better economic future for New Jersey.
While we need time to digest and fully analyze many of the specific recommendations, the most important accomplishment of the workgroup is that it points us in the direction that the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce has long advocated - toward a more economically competitive and affordable New Jersey.
- 2018-08-09
- NJBIZ
Scaling down retirement and health benefits for newer public workers and merging elementary- and middle-school districts were among the recommendations outlined Thursday by the Economic and Fiscal Policy Working Group commissioned by Senate President Stephen Sweeney to develop ideas to get the state out of a financial morass.
- 2018-07-27
- ROI-NJ
He’s been fighting the perception for years, but it still persists.
“The perception is that black businesses don’t have the wherewithal to vie for opportunities,” said John Harmon.
“Many of New Jersey’s CEOs are under the false (impression) that black folks, in 2018, still want a handout. What we are doing as an organization is pushing back on that perception, because all we want is a level playing field and the opportunity to compete.”
- 2018-07-26
NJ Chamber President Tom Bracken's Statement
on the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey
Being Named 'Chamber of the Year'
We congratulate the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) - and its founder, president and CEO John Harmon - for being named the 2018 ‘Chamber of the Year’ by the National Black Chamber of Commerce.
This recognition is a reflection of the AACCNJ’s strong advocacy on behalf of its members, and it is a testament to John’s solid leadership. In addition to the great work John Harmon does with the AACCNJ, we value the contributions and perspectives he brings as a member of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
“I think it is time to hit the reset button,” Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin told business leaders at a breakfast roundtable on July 23 presented by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and NJBIA. “There is a recognition that it is time to save money rather than find ways to generate new revenue.”