- 2021-06-29
With New Jersey emerging from the unprecedented COVID-19 economic shutdown, Gov. Murphy today signed one of the most important budgets in New Jersey’s history.
The N.J. Chamber of Commerce thanks the governor and legislative leaders for crafting a budget that invests in the state’s infrastructure, and its education, job training and workforce development programs.
- 2021-06-23
- ROI-NJ
Tom Bracken will rattle off a list of positives in the we’ll-never-have-this-much-money fiscal year 2022 budget. Money to help unpaid utility bills and rent … money to reduce some debt … money to help veterans and seniors … money to help with child care, which government officials have finally realized is a big key to having a solid workforce.
- 2021-06-08
Jim Fakult, president of Jersey Central Power & Light, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has been elected chairman of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. The move was confirmed by the Chamber Board on June 3. Fakult will serve a two-year term.
- 2021-05-26
- ROI-NJ Op-Ed
For months, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the state’s business community have been urging Gov. Phil Murphy to reopen the state, where justified by the medical metrics, and let the flow of commerce help rebuild our economy.
Now that we are on the verge of a full reopening, we should remember there are still significant issues to address before this race is won.
- 2021-05-24
- ROI-NJ
Kim Hanemann will take over as president of Public Service Electric & Gas on June 30, becoming the first women to run the state’s largest utility in its 118-year history, the company announced Monday morning.
- 2021-05-12
Bracken Calls it a 'Hiring Coup'
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced today that Patricia Teffenhart has joined the New Jersey Chamber as senior vice president, strategic initiatives.
- 2021-05-10
- ROI-NJ
PSEG to be honored as Public Company Board of the Year by N.J. chapter of NACD
Ralph Izzo, the longtime chair and CEO of Public Service Enterprise Group, admits his mindset regarding those positions has evolved over time.
- 2021-05-06
Two-thirds of business executives said they are ready to immediately attend in-person business networking events, according to a survey of N.J. Chamber of Commerce members conducted yesterday.
Exactly 66% of respondents said they would consider attending an in-person business networking event now. Meanwhile, 22% said they would consider attending such an event two to three months from now. The remaining 12% said they needed more time.
"There is no doubt business people want to bring human interaction back to the workplace, so you can say that Gov. Murphy's lifting of restrictions has come at the right time," said Tom Bracken, president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. "Virtual technology has served the business community well during the pandemic, but our members are saying it is once again time to be able to look customers and colleagues in the eye without the aid of a camera lens.”
N.J. Chamber President and CEO Tom Bracken is Named to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100
- 2021-04-19
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken was one of nine executives named to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 (CCC100), the N.J. Chamber announced today.