Born and raised in Montclair, astronaut Buzz Aldrin will be honored this autumn by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce during its second annual Innovation Gala.
Even with half of the year in the books, many small business owners wait until December or January to assess their business and identify ways to improve its financial performance. Yet making time in June or July for a mid-year check-in – when you have a good idea of your business’ needs – may be one of the best times to help your business save time and money, and operate more efficiently in the long run.
The deal Thursday to bring more than 2,000 bank jobs to New Jersey from New York City began last year with a phone call.
Last fall, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rejected the entreaties of J.P. Morgan Chase& Co. to move its headquarters to the far West Side of Manhattan in exchange for hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks. The Democratic mayor called the company's subsidy request "a nonstarter."
Donna Custard has been named president of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, replacing Dana Egreczky who retired from that position on June 30.
Science fiction and the role it played in inspiring some of the world's most groundbreaking innovations will be the theme of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's second annual Innovation Gala (iGALA 2.0) on Oct. 26, 2015 at The Palace in Somerset.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.