A Georgia-based diagnostic solutions company made an unsolicited bid Wednesday to purchase Parsippany-based health care services firm PDI Inc. — which promptly rejected the offer.
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Toy maker Alex Brands names industry Hall of Famer its new CEO
Neil Friedman, who joined Alex Brands in September as a member of the board of directors and an adviser to senior leadership, has been named the toy maker's chief executive officer and president, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »Rutgers Business School offers two-day executive leadership program
Rutgers Business School in Newark will be offering a two-day executive educational program called Executive Leadership: An Ethical Journey to Success. The program, which will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and Dec. 2, will consist of “focused learning experiences” and case studies regarding ethical challenges and opportunities...
Read More »Two years after Sandy, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation knows mental health services’ work isn’t done
As Wednesday marks the second anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Princeton-based Robert Wood Johnson Foundation said it continues to support the state's mental health services, which the foundation identified as its top priority after the storm roared across the state — causing billions of dollars in immediate physical damage and taking a...
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Wells Fargo veteran Michelle Lee to run community banking operations for Eastern Region
Wells Fargo announced Wednesday that 31-year company veteran Michelle Lee has been promoted to oversight of its community banking operations for the entire Eastern Region.
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N.J. company finds itself on front lines of Ebola cleanup
Paul Lorcheim started putting extra phone lines in his facility late last month. He knew the days of ClorDiSys being a little-known company in Hunterdon County that specializes in sanitizing food-processing areas were over. That’s what happens when the world discovers you have the go-to product for cleaning up areas that have been...
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Amtrak sets revenue record, but demand intensifies infrastructure issues
Amtrak saw record ticket revenue and an uptick in ridership during the past fiscal year, but officials said new investments in infrastructure are needed to keep up with the growing demand for intercity passenger rail.
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New Jersey’s greatest innovations From Band-Aids and Viagra to television and Teflon, survey ranks them all
Some of the greatest products in history have been created right here in New Jersey. And at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Innovation Gala held Monday in Somerset, the best of the best were named.
Read More »PSEG starts work on its largest solar project, atop S. Jersey landfill
Public Service Electric & Gas Company has begun construction on its largest solar project to date, it said Tuesday.
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Who are New Jersey’s greatest innovators? N.J. Chamber has the answer
You know New Jersey is a state rich in intellectual history when Thomas Edison is — spoiler alert — not considered its greatest innovator.
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Tired of overaggressive N.J. drivers? Bill would allow testing of driverless cars here
The state Senate Transportation Committee on Monday unanimously passed legislation that would make New Jersey a hub for the development, testing and implementation of driverless vehicles.
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Time for talk is over for now Statewide paid sick leave bill clears Assembly panel
Just a few weeks after the Assembly Labor Committee delayed a vote on statewide paid sick leave legislation in favor of more testimony, the panel regrouped Monday and voted 6-3 in favor of advancing the bill.
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