Amid coronavirus, manufacturers safeguard supply chains.

The achievement marks a 64 percent increase since Gov. Phil Murphy took office in January 2018.

The deal furthers the Clark-based company's efforts to reach businesses in the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.

Beverly Jennings spent three decades with the New Brunswick-based name-brand company, most recently serving as head of Global Supplier Diversity & Inclusion.

The Forester, Impreza and Crosstrek seller saw increases across all three models.

The initiative aims to work with businesses to indentify workforce needs, and build support for the industry.

“Beth [Benevenia] has been a tremendous leader throughout her tenure at LIXIL and I am looking forward to working more closely with her to continue to build and enhance our culture,” Steven Delarge, CEO and president in the Americas, said.

The CEO of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program explains the benefits of the annual Chamber of Commerce train ride to Washington.

Maket Depot in Totowa features wood-working shops, metal shops, 3-D printing, electronics, fabrication and computer numerical control machines. The company also sells and leases equipment to high schools and the Liberty Science Center.

One year and one day after a fire devastated its facility, the manufacturer will celebrate its reopening on Friday.

75 Commerce in Allendale, which will support cell and gene manufacturing, celebrated its opening on Jan. 29 with Gov. Phil Murphy in attendance.

Operating engineers are already training at the IUOE Local 825 instructional center in Dayton to tackle the complex task of tunneling under the Hudson.