 December 12, 2000
NJBIA Public Policy Forum
Senator-elect Corzine Promises to Work
With Business
Saying "I don't think business is the enemy," Senator-elect Jon Corzine told more than 200 employers at NJBIA's Public Policy Forum that he wanted to work closely with the business community on a progressive agenda...Go To Story |
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 December 6, 2000
News Conference
NJBIA Members Optimistic About Business Prospects in 2001, But Labor Shortage Worsens
New Jersey employers as a group remain confident in their outlook for their own industries and the State economy in 2001, but the most severe labor shortage in 30 years should cool the pace of business expansion, NJBIA President Joe Gonzalez told reporters...Go To Story |
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 November 9, 2000
Made in New Jersey Day
New Jersey Businesses Set Up Shop in Trenton State House
On November 9, the Trenton State House looked more like a convention hall hosting a trade show than New Jersey's capitol building. Companies that manufacture everything from crayons to beer, street signs to jewelry, run-flat tires to trackless trolley cars, set up shop for one day...Go To Story |
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 October 25, 2000
NJBIA Site Visit
At Age 50, Etienne Aigner Remains NJ's Fashion Innovator
EDISON-"Business always has to reinvent itself," Etienne Aigner President and Chief Operating Officer Michael Cangemi says as he begins a tour of his company's corporate office and distribution center in Edison. "In the fashion business, we have to reinvent ourselves every season."...Go To Story |
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 October 17, 2000
Awards Program
NJBIA Honors 13 at Annual Awards For Excellence Dinner
PRINCETON-The New Jersey Business & Industry Association presented its Award for Excellence on Tuesday, October 17, to five companies and one individual for their innovation, community commitment and dedication to their employees...Go To Story |
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 September 12, 2000
NJBIA Site Visit
Third-Generation Dry Cleaner Has Bright Idea to Build Largest Disaster-Restoration Facility in United States
Weary of tight competition in the storefront dry-cleaning business, Arthur Weiss, grandson of a Brooklyn tailor, had a better idea...Go To Story |
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 July 18, 2000
NJBIA Golf and Tennis Day
NJBIA's 30th Annual Golf & Tennis Day-Another Successful Outing
Here's the first thing I saw at NJBIA's 30th Annual Golf & Tennis Day. A golfer removed his Donald Duck head cover from his 3-wood and was addressing his ball, getting ready to swing. As he was about to wack it, a voice came over the P.A. system...Go To Story |
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 June 13, 2000
Awards Dinner
200 Luncheon Attendees Honor Twelve New Good Neighbor Award Winners
NJBIA Board Chairman Sandy McWilliams welcomed 200 guests who gathered on June 13 to honor the recipients of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association's annual New Good Neighbor Award at a luncheon ceremony held at the Sheraton at Woodbridge Place...Go To Story |
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 April 19, 2000
News Conference
NJBIA Releases Survey Results: Cost of Health Benefits Soaring for NJ Employers
Health plan costs rose sharply for NJBIA members last year, with companies reporting an average increase of 6.6 percent and four in ten companies reporting double-digit increases, according to the findings of NJBIA's annual Health Benefits Survey...Go To Story |
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 April 17, 2000
NJBIA Site Visit
Legislators Enjoy Package Tour at Sutherland Packaging Company
Senator Robert Littell, Assemblyman Scott Garrett, and Kristi Petrides, legislative aide to Assemblyman Guy Gregg, recently toured the Sutherland Packaging Company in Andover Township, Sussex County. Sutherland manufactures cardboard boxes and was just remodeled and expanded...Go To Story |
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 March 2000
Spring Briefing Breakfasts
NJBIA Agenda Touted at First Two Legislative Briefing Breakfasts
Nearly 200 Association members and 16 legislators turned out for NJBIA's first two Legislative Briefing Breakfasts. Every spring, NJBIA travels to six locations throughout the State to lay out its legislative priorities for the upcoming year...Go To Story |
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 February 2000
Legislative Action
NJBIA Scores Impressive Wins for
Business in New Jersey's 1998-99
Legislative Session
NJBIA's scorecard for the State legislative session ending in January 2000 showed 49 wins and only one loss for New Jersey's business community. The biggest victory of the 1998-1999 session was the enactment of energy competition...Go To Story |
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 September 1999
Breakfast with the Governor
Whitman Hosts NJBIA Members at Drumthwacket for ‘Thanks' Giving
Nearly 200 staff, trustees and members of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association (NJBIA) gathered under an outdoor canopy at the Governor's mansion in Princeton recently to accept Christie Whitman's thanks for a job well done...Go To Story |
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