Janome America in Mahwah, a maker of sewing and embroidery tools and equipment, plans to team up again with Project Linus, a nonprofit organization that hands out blankets to children who are seriously ill or otherwise in need.

"It's exciting and rewarding to see the number of blankets collected and the sense of community

Martin Tuchman, CEO and chairman of Interpool and an investment group want to buy all the shares of the Princeton company they do not already own. Interpool is a worldwide lessor of ocean-going shipping containers and other

Stephen C. Byrd has joined Public Service Enterprise Group in Newark as senior vice president. Shares dipped $0.20 to $65.46 this morning. Byrd, an attorney and executive director for investment firm Morgan Stanley, will be active in the company’s financial, business development

NRG Energy in Princeton has joined other business leaders to support a new global initiative called Combating Climate Change, or 3C. The announcement comes amid milder-than-usual winter weather in the Northeast

Pennsauken-based J & J manufactures, markets and distributes snack foods and beverages to the food service and retail-supermarket industries. Its products include

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Tinton Falls-based Cooper Electric Supply has acquired Fairview-based Fairview Electrical Supply for an undisclosed sum. Cooper, an electrical supplies, commercial lighting and power systems wholesale

Chemical Specialties (CSI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Princeton-based Rockwood Holdings, and Philadelphia-based Rohm and Haas are combining their resources. The companies will form

Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics, appointed former Sony executive Tim Baxter executive vice president of sales and marketing for its Consumer Electronics

Fedders Corp. in Liberty Corner, a manufacturer of air treatment products, completed the sale of its German distribution company, Polenz GmbH

IT provider Ness Technologies has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by Quintiles Transnational Corp., a