- 2015-07-06
Team USA was powered by three goals from Carli Lloyd, of Delran, and by a goal from Tobin Heath, of Basking Ridge. They are two of the four New Jersey women on what some have begun calling the best women's soccer team of all time. Heather O'Reilly of East Brunswick and Christie Rampone of Point Pleasant are also on the squad.
- 2015-07-01
- Star-Ledger Guest Columnist
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce is supporting a major project in South Jersey that will provide the B.L. England electric generation plant in Beesley's Point with the natural gas supply it needs to stop burning coal, and pave the way for it to become one of the cleanest power plants in New Jersey. The project also will provide a critical back-up route for natural gas to more than 142,000 customers in Cape May and Atlantic counties who now depend on a single pipeline.
- 2015-06-26
- NJBIZ
Gov. Chris Christie signed a budget just shy of $34 billion on Friday in Trenton while using his veto pen to eliminate a proposed tax hike on millionaires and a 15 percent corporate business tax surcharge.
- 2015-06-26
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce supports Gov. Christie’s action today on the state budget. It is another example of fiscal policy by this governor that will help stabilize the business climate in New Jersey.
The State Chamber recognizes that many aspects of the governor's budget proposal have remained intact, including the final year of phased-in business tax cuts, such as single sales factor and net operating loss, that were initiated several years ago. We extend that appreciation to the bipartisan effort of our state legislators.
- 2015-06-23
- NJTV News
VIDEO: “I don’t have to tell any of you that competition is fierce. I live in South Jersey and see commercials for New York, and they are chomping at the bit trying to steal away our businesses,” said New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Senior Vice President of Government Relations Michael Egenton.
- 2015-06-22
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Reacting hours before Democrats made their formal announcement, New Jersey business leaders and Republican state lawmakers on Monday blasted them for trying to raise taxes on millionaires and corporations to raise money for the public worker retirement system.
- 2015-06-22
- NJBIZ
Business groups and Republican legislative leaders held a joint news conference Monday to speak out in opposition to a proposal put forth by state Democrats that would increase taxes on New Jersey residents earning more than $1 million in annual income.
- 2015-06-22
Business leaders and legislators appeared at the State House June 22 to warn that a proposal to increase income taxes would hurt New Jersey's economy and job growth - essentially chasing high-income earners, and the taxes they pay, to more tax friendly states like Florida and Pennsylvania.
- 2015-06-18
- Comcast Newsmakers
VIDEO: Comcast Newsmakers' Jill Horner speaks with NJ Chamber Senior Vice-President Michael Egenton about the South Jersey Pipeline Project.
- 2015-06-16
Mansue is First Nonprofit Executive to Lead the Chamber Board of Directors,
and the Second Woman in the Organization's 104-year History
Amy Mansue, president & CEO of Children's Specialized Hospital, has been named Chair of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The move was confirmed by the Chamber Board on June 10. Mansue will serve a two-year term.