During the State of the State of manufacturing summit in Trenton on Monday, NJMEP President and CEO John Kennedy called manufacturing a huge influence on the economy of New Jersey.

With its most recent new hires the company says it is better positioned to serve its increasing roster of clients in the cosmetics industry.

Consumer goods company Newell Brands has signed a definitive agreement to sell its materials manufacturing business Process Solutions to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners LLC.

Paramus-based private label cosmetics manufacturer Architectural Beauty has been acquired by FusionPKG of Dallas, Texas.

The idea of pursuing an apprenticeship may sound archaic — but in the modern business world an apprenticeship is an employer-driven program that combines on-the-job learning with job-related instruction to build skills and establish pathways to higher levels of employment and wages.

On Wednesday, Imperial Dade announced it entered a Management Services and Inventory Purchase agreement for the Middlesex County Joshen location, effective immediately.

SICAM Vice President Doug Campbell says the company's Multi Jet Fusion machine will make 3D printing technology a more viable option than previous technologies, predicting the machine will revolutionize 3D printing — or additive manufacturing — for production.

Soundview Paper Co., the parent company of Marcal Paper Mills destroyed by fire last week, says it is creating a website to help hundreds of affected workers find new jobs.