Somerville-based interior solutions firm dancker has named Nathan Kooi vice president and general manager of integrated interior solutions, following the company’s expansion into the Baltimore-Washington market with the acquisition of U.S. Business Interiors.

The Northeast Conference, the NCAA Division I athletic organization based in Somerset, has renewed its partnership deal with Franklin Group in which the latter will continue to provide printing and promotional services.

Morristown-based global professional services corporation Louis Berger named as board members Thomas Lewis, president of the company’s U.S. division; James Bach, president of its international division; and Nick Ivanoff, executive vice president of the company’s U.S. transportation segment.

New Jersey saw prime logistics rents – the highest achievable lease rates for top-quality warehouse and distribution center space – increase by 9.5 percent, according to a new report from CBRE.

Honeywell has appointed veteran industrial sector exec Carlos Cardoso as board chairman at its Transportation Systems unit, which it plans to spin off this quarter as publicly traded Garrett Motion Inc.

Automation, including robots, is helping New Jersey manufacturers to be more competitive and expand into other markets while allowing employees to perform critical-thinking activities.

Online retailer Amazon is building a 1 million-square-foot distribution center in Burlington that will employ 600 new employees when it opens in 2019.

Projected rents in some markets justify added development of warehouses and distribution centers.

Manufacturing jobs are growing in New Jersey, though some companies struggle to find enough skilled employees.