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2022: Presenting the Next Generation of Leaders
Identifying individuals who show the potential to be great leaders is a risky undertaking. The qualities that make someone capable of persuading others to follow them are not always evident – especially at a distance. So to compile this list, we looked for individuals who have demonstrated such abilities, if on a relatively small scale or in fields other than business.
Kauffman to exit NRBP this fall
Executive Vice President and COO Barbara Kauffman has been with the Newark Regional Business Partnership for 34 years, starting as a project manager for the group’s predecessor organization, RNI.
New list ranks 9 from NJ as Top Companies for Executive Women
And two of those, J&J and Zoetis, nabbed spots in the top 10 of Seramount’s 2022 assessment.
Comcast works to assist women-owned businesses
The company's RISE program, which launched in November 2020, has helped more than 6,700 small businesses owned by people of color with its distributed $60 million in grants, marketing and technology services.
Walker takes the reins of BNO
Founder and namesake Joanne Obenauf will continue serving the agency as board chair as she passes the torch to company’s current president, Trista Walker.
Leadership lessons from an icon
BNO’s new chief executive officer reflects on Joanne Obenauf’s legacy building a successful business and how she will build on that work.
How do states stack up when it comes to gender pay equity?
A new study by research firm business.org ranks New Jersey smack in the middle of states on the issue of pay equity between men and women. How do our neighbors stack up?
Face of STEM careers continues to evolve
The scene has changed for women working in STEM careers, which historically held a reputation as “men’s work.” In fact, the scene has changed in the field, generally.
ABC NJ president discusses state of industry as pandemic ebbs
New construction, along with repositioning and rehabilitation projects, is rapidly changing the built landscape around New Jersey. And someone has to do all that work.
With Steadman’s retirement, FMERA names Kopach as successor
According to the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority, under Executive Director Bruce Steadman's purview, the estimated build-out value of projects underway, or in some stage of due diligence, adds up to more than $1 billion.
Campbell elevates from within for new community affairs director
Current Senior Community Impact Manager Kate Barrett is set to succeed Kim Fortunato, who is retiring.
Poll: 8 in 10 see workplace diversity as important
According to Rutgers Assistant Research Professor and Director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling Ashley Koning, the results show "markedly different personal experiences and perceptions of the workplace, remote work, and the pandemic's impact, as well as opinions on what employers should do to support workplace diversity."
