The course addresses the growing demand for skilled welders in New Jersey; enrollment opens March 1 and classes begin July 2021.
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Manufacturing
Israeli food manufacturer partners with Rutgers FIC after Choose New Jersey economic mission trip
The trip's focus was to "strengthen economic and cultural ties with one of our long-time allies.” It is just another example of how New Jersey is the best place to do business and showcases how we are seeing global interest in our state’s thriving innovation ecosystem.
Read More »Worthington Industries acquires General Tools & Instruments Company for $115M
The acquired company makes more than 1,200 specialized tools, including the Garden-Weasel, Pactool and Hawkeye brands, in a range of categories including environmental health and safety, precision measurement, home repair and remodeling, and lawn and garden.
Read More »Saddle Brook tools manufacturer shakes up executive office
GreatStar elevates Gary DuBoff, Melissa Karlovitch and James O’Rourke to new senior positions.
Read More »Eclipse International names new CFO/COO
Longtime advisor Steven Sciortino joins the company from Princeton accounting firm Lear & Pannepacker LLP, where he was an equity partner.
Read More »North Brunswick mattress manufacturer opens Cali location
BIA WEST, will employ 120 individuals when fully operational and serve retailers in California, Nevada, and part of Arizona.
Read More »New Brunswick pallet manufacturer opens Maryland manufacturing facility
Greenway Products & Services opened its third manufacturing plant this week, this one in Baltimore, within a night's drive of one-third of the country's population.
Read More »Imperial Dade to acquire Paper Chemical Supply
This is the 30th acquisition for the Jersey City-based packaging and janitorial supplies purveyor under the leadership of brothers Robert and Jason Tillis.
Read More »NJMEP generates economic impact of more than $1.1B in first 3 quarters
The organization's 3rd Party Client Survey showed that the state's manufacturers have reported more than $463 million in new and retained sales; nearly $300 million in process savings; and more than $366 million in capital improvements and investments.
Read More »Murphy nixes $1.5M manufacturing workforce grant for NJMEP
The governor said he believed the bill would drain away money from much similar, direly needed programs across the state.
Read More »No. 1: John Kennedy
As the CEO of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Kennedy is the face of the industry in New Jersey. And its most prominent voice. He has been a tireless advocate for policies that would promote manufacturing in the state -- a task that has become even more critical after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed dangerous weaknesses in supply chains.
Read More »No. 2: Alex Gorsky
Most of 2020 has been rough and Johnson & Johnson was not spared. The New Brunswick-based pharmaceutical giant spent much of the year in court fighting allegations that its talcum powder was responsible for cases of ovarian cancer because of asbestos in the product.
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