TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 18 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: NJBIA has joined staffing agencies in filing an appeal in federal court (https://njbia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/NJSA-NJBIA-Brief111623.pdf) of a district judge's decision that refused to halt the implementation of New Jersey's temporary worker law while legal challenges are pending about the constitutionality of the law, which is causing irreparable harm to the industry. U.S. Dist  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release: The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University, has released a new report that provides a demographic overview of appointees to New Jersey's powerful boards, commissions, and authorities. In From Data to Diversity: The Demographics of New Jersey's Appointed Officials, completed in coordination with our colleagu  more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- Cooper University Health Care issued the following news release: Cooper University Health Care has named Barry Hunter, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, its 2023 Cooper Armed Services Person of the Year. Hunter, an emergency medical technician, has been a team member of Cooper EMS Services for eight years. In addition to his expertise and compassion providing care as a first responder in the City of Camden, Hunter is involved in many community outreach activiti  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- Financial Executives International issued the following news on Nov. 13, 2023: The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF)--the independent non-profit research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI)-- today released the findings of its newest report entitled, The Sustainability Talent Gap in Finance. The report outlines the sources of strain sustainability reporting represents for finance teams and the efforts to address the ta  more

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- Financial Executives International issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: The Financial Education & Research Foundation (FERF)--the independent non-profit research affiliate of Financial Executives International (FEI)--today released the findings of its 14th Annual Public Company Audit Fee Study (https://www.financialexecutives.org/Research/Publications/2023/14th-Annual-Public-Company-Audit-Fee-Study-Report.aspx). The study looks at various facto  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Green America issued the following news release: Green America launched a new advocacy campaign against B&G Foods to urge the company to limit pesticide use and adopt environmentally responsible agriculture practices. The New Jersey-based holding company, which owns dozens of popular brands including Green Giant, Skinnygirl, Ortega, Fleischmann's, Cream of Wheat, Spice Islands and Crisco, received an "F" grade in the recent "Pesticides in the Pantry" scorecard released by  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Nov. 14 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: Center for Food Safety (CFS) has filed arguments seeking to revoke the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' approval of nationwide permit 56, which authorizes industrial finfish aquaculture structures in ocean waters around the country. CFS represents a coalition of conservation, tribal, and fishing organizations, including the Quinault Indian Nation and Don't Cage Our Oceans Coalition. Nationwide permit 56   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following statement on Nov. 15, 2023: * * * Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, released the following statement after the White House announced President Biden's nomination of Nicole Berner to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Maryland), Adeel Mangi to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (New Jersey), Judge Cristal Brisco to the U.  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 14 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2023: Last week, during the first quarterly meeting of the 2023-2024 year, the NAPABA Board of Governors approved and welcomed the South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey (SABA-NJ) as an affiliate of NAPABA. Founded in 2004, SABA-NJ is a voluntary association of attorneys dedicated to addressing the needs, concerns, and interest of the South Asian community in Ne  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 15 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: FFRF filed suit a month ago on behalf of a N.J. resident against the N.J. secretary of state for forcing candidates for public office to swear a mandatory religious oath in order to appear on the ballot. James Tosone, the plaintiff, had been unable to run for office in recent years because the Division of Elections would not allow him to verify his candidate form via a secular affirmation in p  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 17 -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association issued the following news: The New Jersey Economic Development Authority took steps to help spur more affordable housing construction by adopting new rules for the Aspire program, a gap financing program that supports commercial, mixed-use and residential real estate development projects. The Aspire program encourages place-based economic development throughout New Jersey by providing tax credits to the developer  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 10 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association posted the following news: New Jersey has experienced the steepest increase in its unemployment rate of any state in the nation during the past 12 months, according to comparative data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In all, 12 states and the District of Columbia have had significant increases in unemployment rates since October 2022. New Jersey's unemployment rate, now at 4.6%, h  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 17 (TNSres) -- The New Jersey Business and Industry Association posted the following news: New Jersey's unemployment rate increased to 4.6% in October, marking the sixth consecutive monthly increase in the jobless rate, which a year ago stood at 3.3%, according to data released Thursday by state labor officials. According to the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the preliminary employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics paints a "mixe  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- Nonprofit Finance Fund issued the following news: Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF) is pleased to announce a $5 million investment from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The investment will support lending to New Jersey community development corporations, community land trusts, faith-based and other nonprofits pursuing property ownership for long-term community well-being. NFF will also receive a $500,000 grant to fund the implementation of this work. "To ser  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the largest hotel franchisor in the world, will receive a Compassionate Business Award from PETA after confirming that all its core brands in the U.S. and Canada--including Days Inn, Ramada, La Quinta, Super 8, Howard Johnson, and Travelodge--are free of down bedding. "Guests can flock to Wyndham hotels with no reservations about whether a bird was tormented a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 7 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement: * * * Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's recent settlement with Labcorp Inc. for five serious violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, including the deaths of four monkeys, one at the company's Somerset facility: "The U.S. Department of Agriculture's anemic fine of $9,000 levied agai  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 14 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Quinton Law has joined the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) as the Government Relations Director in New Jersey. In this role, Law will lead ACS CAN's efforts to advance legislation and public policies to reduce cancer. "Cancer has touched all of our lives, and I'm excited to do my part to help advance legislation and policies that will save lives from this  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Nov. 15 -- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey issued the following news: Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health have appointed Louise Ligresti, MD, as chief of Cancer Survivorship at New Jersey's leading cancer center and the only one in the state designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute. She also joins the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as an assistant professor of medicine. Dr. Ligresti was m  more