Alex Cable — founder of Thorlabs, a leading photonics manufacturer in Newton — said his company is planning to add 400 jobs over the next few years, averaging 100 jobs per year, according to the New Jersey Herald.
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Manufacturing
Campbell earnings narrowly top estimates, though sales fall
Campbell Soup Company said Thursday its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings rose slightly from the last quarter of 2014, and the results edged past Wall Street estimates.
Read More »Machinery parts maker closing Bergen site
Coperion K-Tron, a maker of parts for industrial machinery, is closing its Ramsey location, potentially costing 34 workers their jobs by Halloween, according to a notice filed with the state.
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BG paying 765M for Green Giant frozen food brand and more
Parsippany-based food manufacturer B&G Foods Inc. is buying the well-known Green Giant frozen and canned food brand from General Mills Inc. for approximately $765 million in cash, the company announced Thursday.
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Union finding new ways to grow, while bringing diversity to its membership
Kevin McCabe is president of the The Carpenter Contractor Trust of New York and New Jersey. He’s been with the union since 2005 is a former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
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A new voice
Kevin Brown is a third-generation union guy. Three of his grandparents — a hat maker, a laundry truck driver and a postal worker — were all union members. His mother, a teacher, was a New Jersey Education Association member.
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Bridor doubling down on Jersey
Bridor U.S.A. — a Quebec-based producer of authentic croissants, pastries and breads — just completed a $32 million expansion of its Vineland facility and added 45 new jobs in June.
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N.J.’s best place to start a business may not be where you expect
It may be wise for New Jersey's small businesses to “think big,” but when it comes to where to locate, it may instead be wise to think small — as in small towns.
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TOP 100 NFI feels diversifying its services will help already successful family company dramatically increase results
In today's globalized economy, there's always something to be said for a family-run company.
There's even more to be said when that company has been in business for more than 80 years, spanning three generations, and is still growing strong under the same family name.
TOP 100 SWAN feels being a leader in conservation has helped make it a success in the hose industry
As CEO of one of the largest hose manufacturers in the country, Miguel Nistal wants to make his message clear.
“Water is our most precious resource and is especially scarce in today's world,” Nistal said. “Whether you live in the
Northeast or the Southwest, you're affected by water and the need to use less of it.”
TOP 100 Preferred Freezer Services’ rapid expansion came from solid business instincts right from the start
John Galiher was working as an engineer in the refrigeration industry in Boston when he learned about cold storage warehousing.
“I liked the fact that the industry had a real estate piece and was so connected with the food industry,” Galiher said. “People were always going to need to eat — it was recession-proof.”
TOP 100 D’Artagnan insistence on strict standards helping to make it a leading distributor of top-quality meats
Thirty years ago, Ariane Daguin's perfect career opportunity walked into her place of work.
“I was studying political science at Barnard College and working for a pate company,” Daguin said. “One day, some farmers came in with some ducks they were raising for foie gras.
