June 11, 2015

• 2015-06-11

Hundreds of business leaders, legislators and state department heads packed the galleries and the outdoor pavilions of the New Jersey State Museum in Trenton on June 11 for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's 18th Annual Open House. It was the third consecutive year the event was held away from our Trenton offices - a result of the growing popularity of the event. As always, there was great food, drink and ample networking opportunities for everyone.

June 09, 2015

• Ronda Kaysen
• 2015-06-09
• The New York Times

Junior's might make the quintessential New York cheesecake, but its owner, Alan Rosen, has quickly learned that baking it in suburban New Jersey is much easier.

For Mr. Rosen, trading his 20,000-square-foot bakery in Maspeth, Queens, for a 103,000-square-foot facility in Burlington, N.J., has been akin to giving up a cramped city apartment for a mansion in the country. Even the adage about getting more for your money has proved true: Junior's paid $3.8 million for the sprawling property, about the price of a three-bedroom apartment in Manhattan.

May 27, 2015

• 2015-05-27

When lawmakers consider raising the state gas tax later this year, the legislation should include automatic annual increases to the tax that reflect inflation, Democratic Assemblyman John Burzichelli told a group of New Jersey Chamber of Commerce members at a roundtable breakfast in East Windsor on May 27.

The breakfast, which also featured Republican Assemblyman Anthony M. Bucco, was designed to discuss the state budget and the New Jersey economy.

May 18, 2015

• 2015-05-18

The ping of driver meeting golf ball. The smell of fresh cut grass. The chirping of birds. And a beautiful golf course. This was the setting for the 4th annual N.J. Chamber Golf Challenge on May 18, where business leaders plied their skill on 18 holes at the elegant Bedens Brook Club in Skillman.

May 11, 2015

• 2015-05-11

Sen. Raymond Lesniak's proposed legislation to place a moratorium on New Jersey's business incentive programs is an attempt to fix something that is not broken.

Let there be a full and fair accounting of the business incentive programs as prescribed by law, but let's not do it in a way that is destructive of a program that is bringing such positive results for everyone in New Jersey.

April 28, 2015

• 2015-04-28

Sen. Paul Sarlo, chair of the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, said there is little chance of a state gas tax increase being adopted before the November elections. "With all 80 (Assembly) seats up for reelection, nobody wants to talk about a gas tax," Sarlo told New Jersey Chamber of Commerce members during a breakfast roundtable in Monroe on April 28.

April 20, 2015

• Scott Goldstein
• 2015-04-20
• NJ Chamber

Mark B. Grier, vice chairman with Prudential Financial and NJ Chamber board member, today spoke in support of Common Core State Standards and the controversial PARCC Statewide Exams that were implemented in the state’s schools this year. Grier said the standards will help students emerge from high school better prepared for college and careers, and will give New Jersey a more skilled workforce.

March 31, 2015

• 2015-03-31
• Another Thing with Larry Mendte

Watch Steven Pressman, an economics professor at MU and Michael Egenton, Senior VP of NJ Chamber of Commerce to talk about minimum wage on Another Thing with Larry Mendte.

March 24, 2015

• Samantha Marcus
• 2015-03-24
• NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

Scaling back New Jersey's business tax breaks would have "a devastating impact" on the state, the state Chamber of Commerce told a key budget committee today.

"There's an economic war going on out there," Michael Egenton, senior vice president of the statewide chamber group, told the state Assembly Budget Committee during its all-day public hearing today at the Statehouse that drew more than 75 people with thoughts about Gov. Chris Christie's proposed $33.8 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.