A Look at Some Recent NJ Chamber Events
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New Jersey cannot afford to send mixed signals to business
New Jersey is competing every day for companies, jobs and investment. Two recent developments should be a wake-up call for policymakers — and reinforce why improving our business competitiveness must remain a top priority.
Burlington Stores recently announced it will move its longtime corporate headquarters from Burlington Township to Philadelphia.
This is more than another corporate relocation. Burlington was founded in New Jersey in 1972, carries the name of a New Jersey community, and county, and has called the Garden State home for more than five decades.
Now, the Fortune 500 retailer plans to invest approximately $370 million in a new Philadelphia headquarters, with the project expected to support at least 2,000 jobs over five years.
New Jersey has the ingredients for success. Now we need the urgency
New Jersey has a great deal to be proud of – and an equally important opportunity in front of us.
According to WalletHub’s 2026 Best States to Live In report, New Jersey ranks as the No. 2 best state to live in America, finishing just behind Idaho. That recognition speaks to many of the strengths we know well: our outstanding schools, talented workforce, quality communities, strategic location and the many assets that make New Jersey an exceptional place to live, work and raise a family.
But another recent ranking tells a very different – and concerning – story.
NJ Chamber of Commerce Is Honoring 10 Women Business Leaders and Advocates Who Are Making a Difference
These Exceptional Women Will Receive the NJ Chamber's 'Women of Inspiration’ Awards
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced today that it will honor 10 exceptional women who have used talent and hard work to create economic opportunities and help make New Jersey a better place to live and work. The women will be recognized at the 2026 Women of Inspiration Awards Reception, on Oct. 22, at The National Conference Center in East Windsor.
Now comes the hard part: Strengthening New Jersey’s economy
In a recent column, BINJE Editor Tom Bergeron wrote that with the FIFA World Cup behind us and the Fiscal Year 2027 state budget now signed into law, it’s time for New Jersey to shift its focus to what will ultimately determine our state’s long-term success: building a stronger, more competitive economy.
I couldn’t agree more.
We cannot afford to accept the status quo. The choices we make today will determine whether New Jersey becomes more competitive and prosperous – or continues to fall behind other states.
Statement on New Jersey's Ranking in CNBC's 2026 America's Top States for Business
Today's CNBC's 2026 America's Top States for Business rankings reinforce what the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce has long been saying: New Jersey must make economic competitiveness and support for the business community a top priority.
We are disappointed that New Jersey slipped in the overall rankings from 30th to 31st as a state for doing business. Even more troubling, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut all ranked ahead of New Jersey. Those are the very states we compete with every day for jobs, investment and economic growth. We cannot afford to continue falling behind our regional neighbors.
Statement on New Jersey's FY2027 State Budget
With Gov. Mikie Sherrill's signing of New Jersey's record-setting $60.7 billion Fiscal Year 2027 budget, another budget cycle has come to a close. It’s now time to look ahead and begin to focus on the state’s most pressing need: strengthening our economy. Attention should turn to advancing policies that encourage investment, promote growth and improve New Jersey's long-term competitiveness, all of which have been virtually ignored for way too long.
Supporting economic growth and the business community was not a central focus of this budget. New Jersey’s employers – those who create jobs, drive investment, and fuel our state's economy – were given minimal support.
2026 NJ Chamber Events
- Steve Dilts
COO, New Jersey Turnpike Authority - Kris Kolluri
President & CEO, NJ TRANSIT & Executive Director, NJTA - Asm. Clinton Calabrese
Chair, Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee - Priya Jain
Commissioner, NJDOT - Stephen Dougherty
Executive Director, South Jersey Transportation Authority - Sam Donelson
EVP, East Region Chief Executive, AECOM
2027 NJ Chamber Events
