The Small Business Administration said it approved 72 loans for the industry in the Garden State creating and retaining, combined, more than 1,000 jobs.
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Manufacturing
Rymax adds Kenmore Vacuums to rewards portfolio
Kenmore branded vacuums will now be offered through the Pine Brook-based company's various programs, including corporate gifting, sales incentives, employee recognition, loyalty programs and more.
Read More »NJMEP retains nearly 37,000 jobs over 19 years
The New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program is a nonprofit organization that assesses, consults, trains and advocates on behalf of manufacturing companies.
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Making it in New Jersey (video)
New Jersey manufacturers are struggling to find enough skilled employees even though the industry here pays an average salary of $90,000 annually.
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Working on the supply-chain gang
Companies, like Newark-based apparel and accessories manufacturer Unionwear, focus on moving components quickly.
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Holding their own
Since 2000, manufacturing employment plunged by nearly 5 million, or more than 28 percent, as the number of manufacturing establishments dropped by more than 78,000, a 22 percent decline.
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Salt of the earth
How a family health crisis sent Kimarie Santiago down a path to small business success.
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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 ...
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