- 2014-10-20
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce to Throw the State a Huge 350th Anniversary Party
The Gala will highlight how NJ Thinkers have Changed the World, and We'll Reveal the State's All-time Top Innovators
The N.J. Chamber of Commerce is throwing a 350th anniversary party for the state of New Jersey on Oct. 27 at The Palace in Somerset to celebrate the state's rich legacy of innovation. Among the special guests will be Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno; the families of Thomas Edison and Selman Waksman (Rutgers' Nobel Prize-wining 'Father of Antibiotics'); heads of the state's most prestigious R&D firms; and a delegation from the "Other Jersey" - the Isle of Jersey in the British Channel.
- 2014-09-30
- NJBIZ
Speaking Tuesday morning in Monroe at a breakfast event held by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, NJ Transit Executive Director Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim said $1.27 billion in federal Superstorm Sandy recovery funding awarded to the agency earlier this month will be put to good use.
Through several slated projects, the money will be used to harden signals, strengthen infrastructure along the heavily used Northeast Corridor and prepare the agency for the next big storm.
- 2014-09-30
It's no secret that the Northeast Corridor, the 900-mile railway line between Boston and Washington, is in desperate need of an upgrade. But Tony Coscia, chairman of Amtrak, put it in plain English for New Jersey Chamber of Commerce members during a Sept. 30 roundtable breakfast.
- 2014-09-29
- NJBIZ
Haier America, a subsidiary of the Haier Group, a Chinese global appliance and consumer electronics company, officially opened its new North American headquarters in Wayne on Monday.
In moving its headquarters last month from Manhattan to Wayne, the company is now the sole occupier of a retrofitted 56,000-square-foot facility on Valley Road. Though the relocation brought roughly 200 jobs along with it from New York to New Jersey, a smaller Manhattan office will still be maintained.
- 2014-09-17
Cornerstone New Jersey members visited the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Lab on Sept. 17 for a behind-the-scenes tour of one of the world's leading research and development facilities for fusion technology.
- 2014-09-17
- NJ Spotlight
NJ Forward includes gas tax increase as one funding option, urges merger of transportation agencies and more public-private partnerships
With New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund running on empty after years of overborrowing, a blue-ribbon coalition has banded together to push for a stable source of funding for transportation projects, consolidation of the state’s five transportation agencies and authorities, and increased reliance on public-private partnerships to finance major initiatives.
- 2014-09-08
- NJBIZ
(Editor's Note: This story was updated at 4:45 p.m. with comments from several New Jersey lawmakers.) After all but uniting on a backup plan to legalize sports betting — only to have the bill vetoed by Gov. Chris Christie — state lawmakers rejoiced Monday after the governor opened a new avenue to create the offering at New Jersey's casinos and racetracks.
- 2014-09-04
- NJ Advance Media, for NJ.com
Gov. Chris Christie, a potential presidential contender looking to build some international credentials, kicked off a three-day trade mission to Mexico on Wednesday with talks that touched on national Republican priorities as well as meat-and-potato New Jersey business issues.
- 2014-09-02
On their trade mission to Mexico Sept. 3 to Sept. 5, Gov. Chris Christie and his delegation plan to present to Mexican government and business leaders copies of a new coffee-table book called New Jersey: Cultivating 350 Years of Innovation and Success.
- 2014-09-02
On their trade mission to Mexico Sept. 3 to Sept. 5, Gov. Chris Christie and his delegation plan to present to Mexican government and business leaders copies of a new coffee-table book called New Jersey: Cultivating 350 Years of Innovation and Success.