In the latter half of the 20 century, as U.S. manufacturing declined, so too did the industry in New Jersey. But the plants and assembly lines are still here, and the demand for new products and the productivity gains afforded by modern equipment are fueling a revitalization of the industry. The men and women listed in here have been and will continue to be responsible for maintaining and expanding the skilled workforce necessary for a strong manufacturing sector.

Program participants will earn money while performing paid, on-the-job training and taking part in classroom training hours.

Paul Cunningham spent 15 years as a photo editor for Major League Baseball and lived a fan’s dream life. Today, he is honing his skills as a leather craftsman and the founder of Leather Head Sports in Glen Rock, making baseball gloves, balls of various sorts and other athletic equipment.

The investment will allow the company to more efficiently make glazes at its Pennsauken location.

Awards can be used for 4-year or county colleges, industrial schools and for other approved industry-credentialed training.

Fabian Garcia joins the Englewood Cliffs-based company as Amanda Sourry retires following two years at its helm, and more than 30 years with the company.

Apprentices in the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program's industrial manufacturing production technician program will be eligible to earn up to eight credits during their time in the course, and then offered direct access to continue learning at Essex County Community College upon completion.

After the addition of 20,000 square feet of multi-purpose space, Luminer's plant now boasts a total 50,000 square feet.

Kazufumi Ikeda has become the chairman of the board of directors while Don Cummins, also a BIC-USA board member, has become president.

“What’s interesting is that there are several different words being used. Meat, beef, burger. What’s okay? It’s largely unresolved,” Norris McLaughlin Intellectual Property Group Co-Chair Danielle DeFilippis said. To mitigate your brand's legal woes, "make sure your labels are compliant, make sure what you have on there isn't going to anger your competitors, and do what you need to protect it going forward."