 December
5, 2001
Public Policy Forum
McGreevey
calls for Budget Belt-tightening and Education Partnerships
Governor-elect Jim McGreevey called on the
business community to invest in technology education and
warned of austere state budgets in the future while addressing
more than 300 business leaders at NJBIA's Public Policy
Forum on December 5. It was the Governor-elect's second
major meeting with the business community in as many weeks...
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 November
20, 2001
News Conference
Business
Survey: New Jersey Employers Lost Confidence in The NJ
Economy Before the Terror Attacks of September 11
Even before the September 11 terror attacks,
New Jersey employers as a group had lost their confidence
in the state and national economies. Two-thirds of 1,600
employers participating in the New Jersey Business & Industry
Association's 2002 Business Outlook Survey said their
industries were already in a recession or heading into
one at the time of the attacks... Go
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 November
29, 2001
Made in New Jersey Day
Manufacturers
Strut Their Stuff at Trenton State House
New Jersey manufacturers exhibited their
products-everything from ballet shoes to American flags
and pizza sauce-in the halls of the Trenton State House
on November 29 as part of NJBIA's annual Made in New Jersey
Day. Governor-elect Jim McGreevey, as well as Assembly
members and Senators who were in town for legislative
business, stopped by to chat with representatives from
25 manufacturing companies... Go
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 November
2, 2001
An ELC Annual Tradition
Lance
Offers Election Predictions to Mercer County Businesses
Keeping with long standing tradition, Assemblyman
Leonard Lance (R-23) offered his election predictions
to over 55 Mercer County business leaders and elected
officials at the Mercer ELC on November 2. As always,
Lance wowed the crowd with his forecast and detailed knowledge
of voting trends in New Jersey... Go
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 October
16, 2001
Awards For Excellence Dinner
NJBIA
Awards New Jersey's Best and
Brightest Companies
New Jersey's most ambitious, innovative
companies were shining brightly at the New Jersey Business
& Industry Association's annual Awards For Excellence
Dinner, held at the Princeton Marriott. More than 250
people turned out as NJBIA presented awards to six companies
and two individuals and recognized two other companies
as Honor Roll recipients... Go To
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 September
2001
Advocating Smaller, More Efficient
Government
NJ
Policy Research Organization (NJPRO)
Celebrates Five Years of Operation
The New Jersey Policy Research Organization
(NJPRO), the public policy research arm of the NJBIA,
recently celebrated its fifth year of operation with little
fanfare but lots of activity. This has been the busiest
year in NJPRO history... Go To Story
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 July
17, 2001
NJBIA Golf and Tennis Day
More
Than 300 Tee Off at NJBIA's Annual Golf and Tennis Day
In one of the highest turnouts ever, 309
golfers teed it up, 15 tennis players took to the courts
and 29 more-including 17 state legislators-attended the
awards banquet as NJBIA's 31st Annual Golf and Tennis
Day at Forsgate Country Club in Monroe Township and the
New York Sports Club in East Brunswick... Go
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 July
6, 2001
Finding Solutions to NJ Problems
NJBIA
First Vice President Jim Sinclair To Head Congestion Buster
Task Force
If you're tired of sitting in traffic, Jim
Sinclair wants to hear from you. Sinclair, first vice
president of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association,
has been tapped by the NJ Department of Transportation
(DOT) to chair its Congestion Buster Task Force... Go
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 June
27, 2001
ELC Biennial Dinner
McGreevey,
Schundler Square Off at
ELC Dinner in Princeton
Less than 24 hours after winning their gubernatorial
primary elections, Democrat Jim McGreevey and Republican
Bret Schundler laid out their vision for New Jersey before
a crowd of more than 500 at the Employer Legislative Committee
Dinner June 27... Go To Story
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 June
20, 2001
NJBIA Site Visit
Boehm
Porcelain: One of a Kind Porcelain Manufacturer Makes
Unique Sculptures for a World of Clients
When Boehm Porcelain opened in the early
1950s, Trenton was a porcelain manufacturing capital.
Today, Boehm is not only the last remaining manufacturer
of its kind in Trenton, but few companies in the world
can even compete with the collectibles producer... Go
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 June
14, 2001
NJBIA Legislative Day
NJBIA's
Legislative Day
in Trenton
On June 14, a capacity crowd of NJBIA members
met at the Association's Trenton headquarters to get a
behind-the-scenes look at the State Capitol and see firsthand
how the legislative process really works. Members got
an insider's view ...
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 June
5, 2001
NJBIA New Good Neighbor Awards
NJBIA
Honors 12 "New Good Neighbors"
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association
presented its 2001 New Good Neighbor Award to 12 development
projects across the state in a luncheon ceremony at the
Sheraton at Woodbridge Place in Iselin ... Go
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 June
4, 2001
Economic Justice
Workers
and Neighbors Rally To Oppose Court Shut Down of Camden
Cement Plant
Residents from the City of Camden and workers
at the St. Lawrence Cement Co. came to Trenton on June
4 to request "economic justice" from the Governor and
the NJ Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The
citizen's are the real victims of New Jersey's first "environmental
justice" case ...
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 April
5, 2001
NJBIA Site Visit
An
Ounce of Prevention Takes ‘Prevention First' a Long Way
in 53 Monmouth County Communities
If, as the saying goes, an ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure, then Prevention First of Oakhurst
is saving tons for Monmouth County residents. With a $1.8
million budget, Prevention First works proactively to
prevent some of the most intractable social problems ...Go
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 April
4, 2001
NJBIA Health Benefits Survey
Employer
Healthcare Costs Rise Sharply in 2000; Many Employers
Report Double-Digit Inflation, Survey Finds
New Jersey employers last year experienced
the sharpest rise in their health plan costs in nearly
a decade, according to NJBIA's 2000 Health Benefits
Survey. The cost of providing health benefits to employees
surged 8.8% in 2000 ...Go To Story
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 March
28, 2001
NJBIA Site Visit
Accurate
Box: Paterson's Colorful
Box Maker
It's no surprise that Accurate Box Company's
mascot is the chameleon. The colorful reptile's ability
to quickly adapt to its environment mirrors the Paterson
company's philosophy of colorful innovation ...Go
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 February
21, 2001
Sold-Out Seminar
Contractors
Learn Key Provisions of New Jersey's School Construction
Program at NJBIA Seminar
Contractors and consultants who want to
participate in the state's $12 billion school construction
program should make sure they are prequalified by the
NJ Economic Development Authority (EDA), which has begun
soliciting vendors...Go To Story
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 February
2, 2001
Small Employer Tax Break
DiFrancesco
Signs S Corporation Tax Cut
Acting Governor Donald T. DiFrancesco said
it was no coincidence that the first piece of legislation
he signed into law would eliminate the double taxation
of income for 73,000 small businesses...Go
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 January
29, 2001
NJBIA Site Visit
At
Brinkerhoff Environmental, Working Underground Brings
New Life to Old Abandoned Properties.
There are plenty of companies that can test
well water for contaminants and put together a remediation
plan. There are plenty of companies that can drill holes
for water testing and soil sampling. Consolidated Resource
Management, Inc. is one of the few companies in New Jersey
that can do both...Go
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