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ADP
Roseland

ADP has helped shaped the world of work for more than 75 years. The global leader in HR and payroll solutions works to solve business challenges, from simple, easy-to-use tools for small businesses to fully integrated platforms for global enterprises – and everything in between. “Always Designing for People,” ADP says it uses unmatched AI-driven insights and proven expertise to design innovative solutions that help people achieve greater success at work. It boasts more than 1.1 million clients across 140-plus countries. ADP has a team of 67,000 associates and recorded revenue of $20.6 billion in 2025.

American Standard
Piscataway

For 150 years American Standard, a LIXL brand, has designed award-winning tubs, sinks, toilets and faucets. The leading North American plumbing and building products brand’s offerings also include high performing fixtures, whirlpool tubs, and other wellness products for the bath and kitchen. It serves a wide range of both residential and commercial customers across new construction as well as replacements and remodeling projects. The business boasts an extensive network of plumbing wholesalers and showrooms, do-it-yourself home centers, retail and hardware stores, specialty merchants and online retailers.

American Water Works
Camden

American Water is the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the United States. The Camden-based utility’s history dates to 1886, celebrating 140 years in 2026. American Water provides safe, clean, reliable and affordable drinking water and wastewater services to approximately 14 million people with regulated operations in 14 states and on 18 military installations. American Water’s team includes approximately 7,000 professionals. In 2025, subsidiary New Jersey American Water announced it invested over $781 million in statewide infrastructure. The updates and improvements impact water and wastewater services, including treatment plants, tanks, pump stations, pipes, fire hydrants and metering equipment. the largest regulated water utility in the state, NJ American Water serves nearly 2.9 million customers.

AmeriHealth
Cranbury

For over 30 years AmeriHealth has been dedicated to enhancing the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. AmeriHealth gives our members peace of mind knowing we have people who care, solutions that work, and next-generation technology to handle all health care needs. We offer one of the largest networks, robust health and wellness programs, and a wide range of affordable health plans to meet the unique needs of individuals, businesses, municipalities and organizations across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and select regions nationwide. We also offer administrative services to self-funded groups. Named one of the Best Places to Work for the past 14 years, AmeriHealth is headquartered in Cranbury.

Atlantic City Electric
Mays Landing

Atlantic City Electric is a unit of Exelon, a Fortune 200 company and one of the nation’s largest utility companies, serving almost 11 million customers. Operating since 1924, Atlantic City Electric provides energy service to approximately 572,000 customers in southern New Jersey. The utility has more than eight facilities and 90 substations – with a workforce of 560 employees. Since 2016, ACE has contributed more than $10.3 million to local nonprofits, and employees have volunteered nearly 127,000 hours – the equivalent of almost 16,000 workdays – to hundreds of organizations across South Jersey.

B&G Foods
Parsippany

Headquartered in Parsippany, B&G Foods’ roots date to the 1880s, when the Bloch and Guggenheimer families immigrated to American and started selling pickles, relish and condiments in Manhattan. In 1996, a group of New York investors acquired the business and began growing the company by purchasing other brands. Now a consumer-packaged goods giant, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico featuring a diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands, such as B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria. As of 2024, B&G Foods had net sales of $1.9 billion.

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Co.)
Franklin Lakes

Founded in 1897, BD has grown into one of the largest global medical technology companies in the world. The company develops innovative tech, services and solutions to help advance both clinical therapy for patients and clinical processes for health care providers. BD has more than 70,000 employees. BD has a presence in virtually every country and partners with organizations around the world to address some of the most challenging global health issues. BD says it collaborates with customers to help enhance outcomes, lower costs, increase efficiencies, improve safety and expand access to health care. In 2025, the company announced its intention to invest $2.5 billion in U.S. manufacturing capacity over the next five years – strengthening its position as the nation’s largest manufacturer of medical devices.

Barnes & Noble Education Inc. (BNED)
Florham Park

Florham Park-based BNED is a leading solutions provider for the education industry, driving affordability, access and achievement at hundreds of academic institutions nationwide and ensuring millions of students are equipped for success in the classroom and beyond. Through its family of brands, BNED offers campus retail services and academic solutions, wholesale capabilities and more. In 2025, the public company inked a deal to relocate its headquarters from Basking Ridge to Florham Park. In March, it reported $515.1 million in revenue as of its Q3 2026, an 11.3% increase year over year.

Calandra’s Bakery
Fairfield

Five years after immigrating to America, Luciano Calandra Sr. opened a small bakery in 1962 in Newark’s North Ward. The company has since grown to include a 50,000-square-foot operation, as well as additional bakeries in Newark and Fairfield that deliver fresh bread, desserts, pastries, pies, cakes and cookies to more than 500 supermarkets, delis and restaurants in the tri-state area.

Calandra’s baked goods can also be found at high-profile venues like MetLife Stadium and Prudential Center. And the business has ranked as one of the best caterers, bakeries and delis in the state by New Jersey Monthly magazine. In addition to the bakeries, the Calandra family now owns and operates several hotels, restaurants, and apartment buildings in northern New Jersey. The family also produces and sells its own line of olive oil, coffee, fresh pasta, homemade sauces and wines from their vineyard in Italy.

The Campbell’s Co.
Camden

Founded 156 years ago by Joseph Campbell and Abraham Anderson as a Camden-based producer of canned goods, The Campbell’s Co. is credited with revolutionizing the industry after its chemist, John Dorrance, invented condensed soup in 1897. By the early 1900s, Campbell’s became a household name, particularly because of its marketing campaign featuring the Campbell’s Soup cans – an image that later inspired artist Andy Warhol.

Throughout the 20th century, Campbell’s grew rapidly, acquiring popular brands like Prego, Pepperidge Farm and V8, which further diversified its product offerings and helped position it as a leading global food company. Campbell’s has continued to innovate and adapt to changing consumer preferences in recent years, focusing more on healthier, organic products while also streamlining its portfolio to focus on core brands. Its portfolio of leadership brands includes pantry staples such as Campbell’s, Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pace, Pacific Foods, Rao’s, Snack Factory, Snyder’s of Hanover and Swanson. Campbell’s also continues to have a long-standing commitment to community outreach via initiatives that promote food access, healthy living and neighborhood well-being in the areas where it has operations.

Capehart Scatchard
Mount Laurel

In 1876, the law firm today known as Capehart Scatchard was founded in Camden by Thomas French, a self-educated lawyer. As the firm celebrates its 150th Anniversary, Capehart Scatchard says it is proud of a rich heritage that is both a source of confidence and a continuing ethical guide. Capehart Scatchard says it earned and maintained a superb reputation for a century and a half by providing clients with quality legal services and keeping a step ahead in areas of developing law. The firm anticipates clients needs, keeps apprised of legal developments and counsels preventative action to avoid trouble, now and later.

With offices located in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and New York, Capehart Scatchard is a diversified law firm of over 90 attorneys practicing in more than a dozen major areas of law. It serves large and small businesses, public entities, nonprofit organizations and academic institutions, governments and individuals.

Chelsea Senior Living
Fanwood

Chelsea Senior Living provides senior housing and care solutions in assisted living, independent living, and memory care. According to the company, its residents feel better and live better than they have in a long time. Assisted living communities provide seniors with a supportive environment that promotes independence and social interaction. Residents benefit from personalized care plans tailored to their specific needs. Among the amenities offered by Chelsea include chef-prepared meals and housekeeping services. Living in a community setting also eliminates the stress of maintaining a home, allowing seniors to focus on enjoying their golden years.

Church & Dwight Co.
Ewing

Founded in 1846, Church & Dwight is the leading U.S. producer of baking soda. The Ewing-based company manufactures and markets a wide range of recognized products – including Arm & Hammer, Trojan, Oxiclean, Spinbrush, First Response, Nair, and much more. A major focus of Church & Dwight centers around commitment to people and the planet, including being one of the first corporate sponsors of Earth Day; and using all paperboard packaging from certified, sustainable sources. Its efforts have regularly garnered the company recognition as being one of the world’s most sustainable companies. And the company continues to expand and evolve as it builds for the future – especially in challenging times.

Cole Schotz
Hackensack

Hackensack-based law firm Cole Schotz celebrates its centennial year in 2026. Founded in 1926 by David Cole and Mendon Morrill, the has grown from that two-man practice into a nationally recognized firm with over 200 attorneys and offices in New Jersey; New York; Delaware; Texas; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; and Florida. According to the firm, over the past century, it has advised generations of businesses, institutions, and individuals, navigating legal challenges across industries while adapting to the evolving legal landscape.
“For 100 years, our firm has been built on the trust of our clients and the dedication of our people,” said Warren Usatine, co-managing shareholder and Litigation Department co-chair wrote on the firm’s website. “This milestone reflects not only our history, but our unwavering commitment to providing thoughtful, practical, and results-driven counsel in an increasingly complex world.”

Cooper University Health Care
Camden

Founded in 1887 in Camden, Cooper University Health Care is a leading academic health system that includes its flagship Cooper University Hospital, Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper – as well as an expansive ambulatory network covering from the Delaware River to the Jersey Shore. The health system boasts a workforce of more than 11,000 team members – and has regularly been named as one of the state’s and nation’s top employers.
Work began last year on Cooper’s next chapter – with the phase one start to its $3 billion Project Imagine expansion, an ambitious project that includes three new patient towers (accommodating up to 745 all-private inpatient beds); enhanced surgical and emergency services; a new regional medical coordination center; and more. That event featured Gov. Phil Murphy and four of his predecessors, along with South Jersey native and long-time Cooper supporter Kelly Ripa.

Crum & Forster
Morristown

Crum & Forster’s roots go back to 1822, when retired U.S. Army Capt. Richard Whiley founded The North River Insurance Co. to insure buildings in New York City. One of the oldest insurance companies in the U.S., the Morristown-based firm strives to help protect businesses and organizations from risk by giving them confidence to take on new challenges and flourish in an increasingly complex and uncertain world.

Billing itself as client-focused, creative and flexible, C&F aims to deliver customized products and services in the areas of property, casualty, health and accident insurance. The firm – which conducts business through a network of independent agents, brokers and wholesalers – recorded $5.3 billion in gross written premiums in 2023 and was rated “A” by AM Best in 2024.

Developing partnerships and creating an enduring legacy of corporate social responsibility initiatives is also important to C&F. Those efforts include charitable giving and employee volunteer programs with nonprofits like Feeding America.

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