How a family health crisis sent Kimarie Santiago down a path to small business success.
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Manufacturing
A hands-on approach
A North Jersey veteran in his late 20s who was working without much growth potential wanted make a career change into the growing advanced manufacturing segment. “The problem was, he didn’t have any manufacturing background,” recounted Patti Moran of NJMEP. “Fortunately, after reading about some apprenticeship programs, he was motivated enough to contact the U.S. Department of Labor, which referred him to us. In September we placed him in a salaried apprenticeship program.”
Read More »Lincoln Tech campus earns accreditation for Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology Program (updated)
The South Plainfield location of Lincoln Educational Services Corp. was accredited by the Associated Equipment Distributors Foundation for its Heavy Equipment and Truck Technology program.
Read More »WWP introduces sugarcane bio-resin sustainable packaging
Florham Park-based World Wide Packaging Inc. will begin utilizing the eco-friendly packaging on all tubes manufactured at its Suzhou, China, facility effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Read More »NJBIZ manufacturing panel explores hiring, succession and legal issues
New Jersey manufacturers are struggling to find enough skilled employees even though the industry pays an average salary of $90,000 annually in the Garden State. This and other ideas emerged Tuesday at an NJBIZ discussion moderated by New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program CEO John Kennedy.
Read More »Evonik Venture Capital invests in Nutley-based animal free ‘leather’ start up
The $190 billion animal and artificial leather market has gotten the attention of Parsippany-based venture firm Evonik, which has invested in leather alternative company Modern Meadow. Modern Meadow, based in Nutley, produces a leather alternative made of sustainable biofabricated materials. Its technology produces animal-free collagen, something naturally found in animal hides, through a fermentation process using ...
Read More »Executive Women of New Jersey releases 2019 list of NJ public companies with at least 3 female board members
This list is part of EWNJ’s efforts to ensure that women have equal access to the boardroom and high-level executive leadership.
Read More »Women in skilled trades encourage others to join the workforce
Ironworker Lissette Rossi can be on the same job all week, constructing the skeletons of buildings at 50 feet in the air with her union Local 399 in Camden. Still, after three days feeling comfortable with the height, she might, as she puts it, “get the heebie-jeebies.” “You can’t be scared of heights, but you ...
Read More »Vantage Solutions supports FDA pilot for verification router service
The program is structured to enable transparency and open testing.
Read More »Acrow Bridge expands staff and services for New England region
The international engineering and supply company announced its expansion to Monroe, Conn and the addition of a regional sales manager.
Read More »NJ adopts 2018 International Code Council regs to improve safety
According to the Code Council, New Jersey leads the nation in adopting the most up-to-date building and safety codes available in the industry and implementing them.
Read More »Imperial Bag & Paper announces CFO transition
Current Chief Administrative Office Paul Cervino will assume the role of interim chief financial officer while the company performs an executive search for Marc Mongulla’s successor.
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