- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.