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Connecting New Jersey Businesses

L EADERSHIP C OUNCIL Allstate BCB Community Bank Bergen Community College Bergen Engineering/Branca Properties Boiling Springs Savings Bank Bruinooge & Associates Comfort Guard Contracting LLC Edison Properties Ernst & Young, LLP Eastwick Colleges Forsgate Industrial Partners FORT Group Goya Foods Hackensack University Medical Center Hartz Mountain Industries Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ-NYC In Thyme Catered Events J. Fletcher Creamer & Son, Inc. Kearny Bank MassMutual New Jersey-NYC Meadowlink Commuter Services MetroMultiMedia MWW Group NAI James E. Hanson, Inc. New York Jets NJM Insurance Group NJSEA Onyx Equities, LLC PSE&G Russo Development Scarinci Hollenbeck Skanska USA TD Bank Suez Water New Jersey Inc. Verizon Wacoal America

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Business Report From the Desk of Jim Kirkos

President & CEO, Meadowlands Regional Chamber

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n the last three issues of Meadowlands USA we have focused on issues of economic development in the Meadowlands, featuring excerpts from the 2017 Greater Meadowlands Economic Development Relocation Guide. This supplementary publication, which has been sent to the Meadowlands USA readership as well as qualified site-selectors and businesses around the country, is produced by the Meadowlands 2040 Foundation think-tank organization. The content ranges from key metrics and measurements of the region’s economic profile to feature stories covering tourism impact, transportation/infrastructure and workforce diversity. We’ve also provided the resources and partner organizations that can help businesses grow. We produce this guide to serve two vital audiences that affect economic development: 1) those businesses prospectively looking at investing in or relocating to the region; & 2) businesses new and/or currently operating in the region and looking for information and resources. Please see this section on page 12 of this issue to see some of these excerpts we’ve included in this issue.

The 2018 guide is currently in production with planned enhancements. We will be updating and expanding both the content offerings as well as the distribution reach of the publication for this issue. Circulation numbers are actually increasing by 30 percent over last year’s guide and this is based on increasing demand from local businesses and real estate professionals that work with incoming businesses.

The guide will once again be unveiled and distributed at the Annual Thought Leaders Conference on October 25, 2017. We encourage you to be a part of this guide so you can get your message out to new, incoming and established businesses.. Please contact Managing Editor Joe Garavente at (201) 939-0707 or JGaravente@meadowlands.org to learn more.

Tying in to the theme of economic development, law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck is the cover subject for this issue. Founded in 1988, Scarinci Hollenbeck has earned a solid reputation navigating the complex legal issues in redevelopment projects in the Meadowlands and across New Jersey. This status continues today, as they serve as legal counsel for an increasing number of development and redevelopment projects here in the Meadowlands and beyond—helping businesses overcome environmental, geotechnical and permitting challenges that can arise in the development process. Please see page 26 to learn more about how this firm is helping to drive economic growth here in our region and how they are a key figure in ‘raising the bridge’ and redeveloping the region.

As always, I invite you to frequently review MeadowlandsUSA.com as our digital blog content is updated almost daily and can be accessed anytime from your desktop or mobile device. I would also like to thank our contributing writers, as we increase the amount of expert bylined content inside the magazine. This content (plus even more!) is also available online, and the digital platform allows you to comment or ask questions on published news stories.

Please enjoy this issue and reach out to us if you have any comments or questions. I wish your business much growth and success this summer!

Respectfully,

Jim Kirkos Follow me on twitter: @JimKirkos To stay informed about more activities from the Meadowlands Regional Chamber please visit www.meadowlands.org.

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BUSINESS WISE

Micro-Zoning Your Office

Resolve comfort issues & improve energy efficiency without upgrading equipment

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hen most people think energy saving, they probably think of all the devices that we’ve been hearing about for years: LEDs, occupancy sensors, timers, solar panels, etc. Except for improved equipment, not much has been done to enhance the efficiency of basic mechanical systems. And, you can only take advantage of newer, more efficient equipment with an expensive system replacement or upgrade.

However, a new process has been developed allowing you to optimize, customize and economize on the existing mechanical systems that currently heat or cool your office space.

Most of us know the facility manager’s perpetual headache: accommodating occupants in a building where some are hot and some are cold—at the same time. The boss in the corner office sets the thermostat for his comfort and the remaining office occupants live with what the system gives them. Space heaters pop up under desks. The facility managers are asked, “Can anything can be done?”

Technology now exists to micro-zone every office space in a multi-zone facility. Each space could have its own temperature setting with its own custom schedule. People who are cold can turn their heat up locally. People who are warm can cool just their office.

For a facility manager, hot-cold calls disappear; portable space heaters disappear; manpower is saved.

Micro-zoning controls the forced air drop(s) in each office individually using an inflatable pneumatic bladder. Inflate the bladder to stop the air flow; deflate the bladder to allow hot or cold conditioned air to flow into the room. A small control processor monitors a wireless sensor in each space. The processor can then signal a valve control box to pressurize or pull air out of the bladder inflating or deflating just those bladders necessary to maintain customized temperature set points for each space.

With a simple method of sensing temperature and controlling air flow, the control processor can be custom programmed, creating unique schedules for every space. During the heating season, an office may be scheduled from 7AM to 4PM for 70 degrees of heating. A storage or copy rooms, typically unoccupied, may be scheduled for only 60 degrees during heating season and 80 degrees during cooling season. A completely unoccupied stairwell may be scheduled for 50 degrees during heating season and 80 degrees during cooling season.

For a part-time employee who only works in the morning, you could schedule that space from 8 AM to 12 PM. For employees who work out of the office at various times, there is no reason to condition their empty office. Installing a smart sensor allows them to tell the controller that the office will be vacant (and off-schedule) until they return—with a simple press of a button on their office smart sensor.

The system links to the office wi-fi and can be accessed remotely via the Internet for easy access and programming.

Economically, the system minimizes the expense of electricity

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or natural gas that powers the cooling and heating equipment. With programmed control, if a space needs a temperature adjustment only that space gets airflow. With a reduced cooling or heating requirement, the roof top unit cycles on for a shorter period, satisfies that space, then shuts off. If sensors detect spaces that are both over and under temperature at the same time, the system will circulate air between only those areas to balance the temperatures without ever turning on the heating or cooling functions in the roof top unit.

The best part is no expensive re-fit or new construction is required. The system can be installed in an existing office in just a day or two. Facility managers and office managers are excited to hear that many comfort issues can be resolved with this system.

Finance managers will be interested to know how they can be saving money.

Paul Maloney, P.E., is vice president of LJS Facilities Experts (LJS Fac/X), a division of LJS Electric, specializing in energy projects, facility engineering and equipment maintenance.

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Transformational Listening

Experience the benefits of better conversations & better relationships

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o you talk more than listen?

If so, you can be off the mark in responding to the other person’s interests, wants and needs—and also come off as a bore! While comedians do all the talking, they have first listened which is the reason that they know what to say to make you laugh.

Conversely, the positive consequences of listening first and talking later is that you are able to provide accurate, targeted responses and continue to advance the conversation. This is particularly important when you want to demonstrate respect for the other person, collaborate, resolve a conflict, get buy-in for a particular idea or enroll a prospect!

80/20 is a good guideline to follow—e.g. listen 80 percent of the time and talk 20 percent of the time.

As important as listening is, Aristotle said that we are all taught to speak. None of us is taught to listen.

Consider this conversation:

Listening is not just about the content of the conversation or about learning. Listening is a pathway to making a connection— having a conversation en route to building and strengthening a relationship.

What is transformational listening?

Transformational listening stimulates oxytocin—the feel good, bonding, safety hormone which promotes the desire to collaborate and be sociable.

Transformational listening uses both your brain and your heart to create the foundation for rapid rapport. Rapport enables you to connect to have a conversation during which you can develop trust so that you can have a relationship. Without trust a relationship is not possible. Without rapport there is only an imitation of a conversation, at best.

Since how we speak is a reflection of how we listen, transformational listening is about matching the listening styles of the people in the conversation. This means listening to the other person who is speaking in their (the other person’s) listening style and speaking to the other person in their (the other person’s) listening style.

What are the listening styles?

Just as we are pre-wired in our preferred learning styles (e.g.

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visual, auditory and kinesthetic), we are also pre-wired in terms of our preferred listening styles. There are three basic listening styles: 1) People-oriented listeners, who are concerned for others, quickly notice the emotional states of others and are interested in building relationships.

2) Accomplishment-oriented listeners, who are focused on moving things forward quickly to achieve specific results.

3) Detail-oriented listeners who value data/information, consider all sides of an issue and explore and test alternatives prior to making decisions.

Which is your preferred listening style?

How do you know what the other person’s listening style is?

Simply listen to how they speak and what they say: If someone frequently talks about people—people’s personal issues or the impact that a changed business process will have on the employees and/or customers, etc.—they are a people-oriented listener.

If someone frequently ‘presses’ for getting things done, they are an accomplishment-oriented listener.

If someone frequently offers lengthy explanations, they are a detail-oriented listener.

Building rapport When two individuals with the same listening style are in conversation they are already well-positioned to be in rapport.

When two individuals with different listening styles are in conversation, they need to position being in rapport by listening to the other person who is speaking in their (the other person’s) listening style and speaking to the other person in their (the other person’s) listening style.

Since transformational listening is about flexing your preferred listening and speaking style, it is probably best to think of each of these styles as soft-wired and not hard-wired.

Going forward Anton Checkhov said that knowledge is of no value unless you put it into practice. And no one becomes skilled or great without conscious and consistent practice.

So if you want to become a transformational listener, practice flexing your listening and speaking style. And then experience the benefits of better conversations and better relationships.

Sara Jane Radin is the Founder and Managing Principal of Performance Advantage Systems and an Executive Leadership Coach specializing in coaching abrasive leaders and helping successful leaders get to their next level of leadership effectiveness. Sara Jane may be reached at SaraJane@PerformanceAdvantageSystems.com or by calling (201) 224-8848.

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Growth at DMR Architects

Firm sees increases in billing & staff; announces new partners

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n 2016, Hasbrouck Heights-based DMR Architects marked its 25th anniversary with an astounding growth for the firm—an 85 percent increase in billing and a nearly 50 percent growth in staff size over the year before. Much of this success can be attributed to the dedication and loyalty of senior staff, who have helped advance the firm through increasing its areas of expertise, as well as mentoring staff to provide next-level product output, inspiring President and CEO, Lloyd Rosenberg, AIA, to create an updated business structure that would encourage continued expansion, while maintaining the firm’s special culture and performance standard.

“DMR serves customers who have grown to expect next-level services from us,” Lloyd Rosenberg, AIA, President and CEO of DMR Architects, said. “Naming partners represents an advancement in our thinking on the role of our people and the quality of the client experience we are expected to deliver. We have a team that has bought in an ethic that lets us deliver a high standard of performance over a broad platform of service. Our new partners have made enormous contributions in that regard, and I am proud to share the firm with them.”

DMR’s new partners are: Gregg Stopa, AIA Senior Vice President.

With DMR since 1993, Mr. Stopa leads the firm’s production staff, ensuring outstanding client service and proper and efficient production of construction documents. His extensive knowledge of the requirements associated with public and private projects, in conjunction with his expertise in the design and construction industries, have been invaluable in his guidance through notable projects such as C. V. Starr Middle School in Brewster, NY, a new academic building at Fairleigh Dickenson University, the Bergen County Administration Building, Bartlett Hall at Ocean County College, the Bergen Community College Student Center and Oak Tree Lane Elementary School in Woodbridge.

Charles H. Sarlo, Esq., Vice President and General Counsel, is the firm’s chief legal counsel, and provides risk management on both corporate and project matters. He leads corporate strategic and tactical legal initiatives, and handles all broad spectrum of legal affairs of the corporation including contracts, insurance, risk management and employment. He offers in-house expertise

on land use and environmental issues to the architectural staff during land use planning and feasibility studies, providing a value-added service to the clients of DMR. Mr. Sarlo has been a Member of the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) since 2004, having been appointed/re-appointed by three different Governors. He has been the Chairman of the EDA’s Real Estate Committee since 2007 and also serves on the Board’s Executive Committee and Audit Committee. He is a frequent lecturer on infrastructure Public-Private-Partnerships (PPP) and the legislative initiatives involving PPPs. Kurt Vierheilig, AIA LEED BD+C, Director of Design. Mr. Vierheilig joined DMR in 1999 and leads the creative design studio. He has designed high profile projects including the Rail Station at the Meadowlands Sports Complex and La Scuola d’Italia, an Italian bi-lingual school in Manhattan. His most recent project is the redesign of the former Brooklyn Nets headquarters and training facility into the new 83,000 sq. ft. Meadowlands Area YMCA community center. His contributions have also been instrumental in growing the firms multi-family practice area.

Pradeep Kapoor, LEED AP, Director of Sustainable Design. A member of the DMR staff for more than 16 years, Mr. Kapoor fills the increasingly critical role of assuring environmental leadership and compliance for DMR projects, and manages a wide range of projects for both public and private clients. Specializing in public safety and healthcare projects, he has managed noteworthy projects including the Bergen County Public Safety Operations Center, police stations in Jersey City, Wayne and Garfield, and nearly 20 projects for Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

He also leads DMR’s sustainable design efforts, and under his leadership, DMR earned LEED Silver certification in 2007 for Carlstadt Elementary School, the first school in New Jersey to earn LEED certi-

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fication and the first building in any category to earn LEED certification in Bergen County. Most recently, he led the sustainable design efforts for the LEED Gold Certified West Hall at Middlesex County College, DMR’s second new construction project on campus to receive LEED certification.

Francis Reiner, PP, LLA, Senior Urban Designer. Since 2008, Mr. Reiner has led DMR into the dynamic area of municipal planning, designing innovative redevelopment plans for Hoboken, Hackensack, Paramus, Bayonne, East Orange and numerous additional municipalities. He has been working extensively with the City of Hackensack as the redevelopment consultant and planner of record for the municipality, steering efforts to create a Master Plan for the Bergen County seat that included rezoning extensive areas for redevelopment and open green spaces, encouraging arts in the community with a new Performing Arts Center, and redesigning traffic patterns in an effort to attract developers and new businesses.

DMR Architects is a respected full-service architectural firm specializing in architecture, master planning, sustainable design, programming, interior design and construction administration. The firm is active throughout local, national and international markets with a diverse client base in all market sectors, including public, corporate, education/higher education, residential and healthcare. DMR’s experience includes capital improvement projects, renovations, additions and new construction. For more information, please visit www.dmrarchitects.com.

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Economic Development Section

THE MEADOWLANDS BUSINESS GROWS HERE.

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he Greater Meadowlands region is more than just New York City’s backyard. It is a thriving environment of immense financial resources and unlimited prospects. We boast a strong economic climate cultivated by our ideal location, invaluable human capital pool and developed infrastructure.

The Meadowlands proudly hosts not just an ecosystem of rebounding, flourishing nature but also a surging ecosystem of profound economic opportunity and boundless connections.

We invite you to discover how your business can grow in the Greater Meadowlands region.

A view of New Jersey’s second-largest city, Jersey City, looking northwest toward the Meadowlands.

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A view of the region as seen from across the Hudson River in Manhattan, with the Meadowlands Sports & Entertainment Complex and office buildings in the distance.

Meadowlands Sports & Entertainment Complex in East Rutherford, home to MetLife Stadium, New York Giants, New York Jets, Meadowlands Racetrack and more projects to come! Photo by NJSEA

A ECOSYSTEM OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY Home to the largest business growth & GDP growth in New Jersey. –SmartAsset (Hudson & Bergen Counties)

QUICK STATS Total Population: 968,765 people Median Household Income: $70,000 Labor Force: 450,000 people Number of Businesses: 43,000 Office & Industrial Space: Over 25 million sq. ft. in the Greater Meadowlands region (excluding Jersey City which has 14.5 million sq. ft); Over 40 million sq. ft. in total throughout the region

Discover how your business can grow in the Greater Meadowlands region.

ADVANTAGES & BENEFITS Ideal location just miles outside of Manhattan Well-developed infrastructure and transit system to complement and enable businesses to capitalize on the ideal location Home to Teterboro Airport, and close to Newark Liberty International Airport (just 10 miles away), LaGuardia Airport (16 miles) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (21 miles) Adjacent to Port of New York and New Jersey, the largest port on the East Coast and the second busiest in North America—We are home to an abundance of international businesses

The morning sun rising over the Meadowlands, as seen from Secaucus.

Well-educated and highly trained workforce Aggressive economic development programs, with over $1 billion in investment incentives

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The Greater Meadowlands region is teeming with nature accessible to residents and visitors year-round. We proudly host acres of trails, estuaries and protected marshlands.

Highly dense and diverse population with strong consumer spending indicators

In the last three issues of Meadowlands USA we have focused on economic development in the Meadowlands, featuring excerpts from the 2017 Greater Meadowlands Economic Development Relocation Guide.

More information about this regional guide is available at MeadowlandsUSA.com and additional copies can be mailed to you by calling (201) 939-0707. The 2018 guide is currently in production and if you’d like to be a part of it, please contact Joe Garavente at (201) 939-0707 or JGaravente@meadowlands.org.

Economic Development Section

Greater Meadowlands Municipality Profiles Website: www.cliffsideparknj.gov Population in 2010: 23,594 Population in 2015: 24,857 Percent Change: 5.3 percent Median Household Income: $56,171 Median Home Value: $391,800

Bergen County Bogota

Mayor: Christopher M. Kelemen Telephone Number: (201) 342-1736 Website: www.bogotaonline.org Population in 2010: 8,187 Population in 2015: 8,400 Percent Change: 2.6 percent Median Household Income: $75,957 Median Home Value: $322,800 Key Employer: Bogota Savings Bank

Carlstadt

East Rutherford

Mayor: Craig Lahullier Telephone Number: (201) 939-2850 Website: www.carlstadtnj.us Population in 2010: 6127 Population in 2015: 6,279 Percent Change: 2.5 percent Median Household Income: $71,847 Median Home Value: $383,100 Key Employers: Allied Beverage Group L.L.C.; Pinnacle Environmental Corporation; Unimac Graphics; Russo Development LLC; Onyx Equities LLC

Cliffside Park

Mayor: Thomas Calabrese Telephone Number: (201) 945-3456

Mayor: James L. Cassella Telephone Number: (201) 933-3444 Website: www.eastrutherfordnj.net Population in 2010: 8913 Population in 2015: 9,164 Percent Change: 2.8 percent Median Household Income: $70,934 Median Home Value: $403,100 Key Employers: Allied Building Products Corporation; MWWPR; Branca Properties Inc.; The Alpine Group, Inc.; New York Giants; New York Jets; Meadowlands Racetrack;

Fairview

Mayor: Vincent Bellucci Jr. Telephone Number: (201) 943-3300 Website: fairviewborough.com Population in 2010: 13,835 Population in 2015: 14,451 Percent Change: 4.5 percent Median Household Income: $51,990 Median Home Value: $365,400

Bergen County Court House in Hackensack, nearby to many legal and professional service firms.

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Garfield

Mayor: Tana M. Raymond Telephone Number: (973) 340-2000 Website: www.garfieldnj.org Population in 2010: 30,487 Population in 2015: 31,802 Percent Change: 4.3 percent Median Household Income: $46,499 Median Home Value: $334,300 Key Employer: Fidelity Care Inc;

Hackensack

Mayor: John P. Labrosse, Jr. Telephone Number: (201) 646-3980 Website: www.hackensack.org Population in 2010: 43,010 Population in 2015: 44,834 Percent Change: 4.2 percent Median Household Income: $53,338 Median Home Value: $284,300 Key Employers: J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Inc.; Hackensack University Medical Center; Innodata, Inc.; NAI James E. Hanson

Hasbrouck Heights

Mayor: Jack DeLorenzo Telephone Number: (201) 288-0195 Website: www.hasbrouck-heights.nj.us Population in 2010: 11,842

Meadowlands Racetrack at the Meadowlands Sports & Entertainment Complex hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing, and is home to the Hambletonian Stakes

Population in 2015: 12,227 Percent Change: 3.3 percent Median Household Income: $87,705 Median Home Value: $415,900 Key Employers: Shin Ei Fuji of Hasbrouck Heights, Inc.; Motor Inn Associates, LLC

Leonia

Mayor: Judah Zeigler Telephone Number: (201) 592-5780 Website: http://www.leonianj.gov/ Population in 2010: 8,937 Population in 2015: 9,219 Percent Change: 3.2 percent Median Household Income: $78,882 Median Home Value: $479,800 Key Employers: Field Station: Dinosaurs

Little Ferry

Mayor: Mauro D. Raguseo Telephone Number: (201) 641-9234 Website: www.littleferrynj.org Population in 2010: 10,626 Population in 2015: 10,963 Percent Change: 3.1 percent Median Household Income: $63,810 Median Home Value: $343,800 Key Employers: Dassault Falcon Jet Corp.; Gates Realty Corp.; Arcari & Iovino Architects PC;

Lodi

Mayor: Emil Carafa, Jr. Telephone Number: (973) 365-4005 Website: www.lodi-nj.org

Population in 2010: 24,136 Estimated Population in 2015: 24,835 Percent Change: 2.9 percent Median Household Income: $48,914 Median Home Value: $354,200 Key Employers: Labor Ready; Atlantic Detroit Diesel-Allison, LLC; The Star Group

Website: www.northarlington.org Population in 2010: 15,392 Population in 2015: 15,904 Percent Change: 3.3 percent Median Household Income: $71,750 Median Home Value: $358,400 Key Employers: AM Cosmetics Inc.; Labor Management Concepts, Inc.

Lyndhurst

Palisades Park

Mayor: Robert B. Giangeruso Telephone Number: (201) 804-2457 Website: www.lyndhurstnj.org Population in 2010: 20,554 Population in 2015: 22,079 Percent Change: 8.4 percent Median Household Income: $71,848 Median Home Value: $365,900 Key Employers: Alpha Industries, Inc.; Polo/Ralph Lauren; Megas Yeeros, LLC

Ridgefield

Moonachie

Mayor: Dennis Vaccaro Telephone Number: (201) 641-1813 Website: www.moonachie.us Population in 2010: 2,708 Population in 2015: 2,788 Percent Change: 3 percent Median Household Income: $63,438 Median Home Value: $344,700 Key Employers: Avanti Linens; LPS Industries Inc.; FLOMO/Nygala Corp.;

North Arlington

Mayor: James Rotundo Telephone Number: (201) 585-4100 Website: www.palisadesparknj.us Population in 2010: 19,622 Population in 2015: 20,743 Percent Change: 5.7 percent Median Household Income: $59,429 Median Home Value: $520,200 Key Employer: Time Warner Cable

Mayor: Anthony Suarez Telephone Number: (201) 943-5215 Website: www.ridgefieldnj.gov Population in 2010: 11,032 Population in 2015: 11,373 Percent Change: 3.1 percent Median Household Income: $69,466 Median Home Value: $493,600 Key Employer: Carolace Embroidery Co., Inc.; DVTEL, Inc.

Ridgefield Park

Mayor: Joseph Bianchi Telephone Number: (201) 991-6060

Mayor: George D. Fosdick Telephone Number: (201) 641-4950 Website: www.ridgefieldpark.org Continued on pg. xx

Field Station Dinosaurs at Overpeck County Park in Leonia, the northern part of the Meadowlands region.

The Marsh Discovery Trail in Lyndhurst’s DeKorte Park provides up-close vantage point to observe and photograph the beauty of the Meadowlands. Photo by NJSEA

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Municipality Profiles Continued from pg. 15 Ridgefield Park continued.

Population in 2010: 12,729 Population in 2015: 13,102 Percent Change: 2.9 percent Median Household Income: $64,741 Median Home Value: $333,800 Key Employers: Samsung Electronics American, Inc.; FORT Group

Rutherford

Mayor: Joseph DeSalvo, Jr Telephone Number: (201) 460-3001 Website: www.rutherford-nj.com Population in 2010: 18,061 Population in 2015: 18,690 Percent Change: 3.5 percent Median Household Income: $82,385 Median Home Value: $422,000 Key Employers: Cancer Genetics, Inc.; Boiling Springs Savings Bank; Newmark Grubb Knight Frank; Robert Half International

South Hackensack

Mayor: Gary Brugger Telephone Number: (201) 440-1815 Website: www.southhackensacknj.org Population in 2010: 2,652 Median Household Income: $66,042 Median Home Value: $$453,765 Key Employers: Naturex Inc.; Boswell Engineering

Teaneck

Mayor: John P. Watt Telephone Number: (201) 837-1600 Website: www.teanecknj.gov Population in 2010: 39,776 Population in 2015: 40,972 Percent Change: 3 percent Median Household Income: $53,125 Median Home Value: $391,600 Key Employers: Holy Name Hospital; Cognizant Technology Solutions

Teterboro

Mayor: Mohammed Hameeduddin Telephone Number: (201) 288-1200 Website: www.teterboro-online.com Population in 2010: 67 Population in 2015: 69 Key Employers: Teterboro Airport; Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories, Inc.; Jet Aviation; Forsgate Industrial Partners

Wallington

Mayor: Mark W. Tomko Telephone Number: (973) 777-0318 Website: www.wallingtonnj.org Population in 2010: 11,335 Population in 2015: 11,716 Percent Change: 3.4 percent Median Household Income: $53,502

Park Avenue in Rutherford. The Meadowlands hosts several ‘small downtown districts’ with a multitude of retail and restaurant businesses. Photo by Jair Cabal

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Median Home Value: $386,600 Key Employers: Farmland Dairies LLC; McNally International Corp.

Wood-Ridge

Mayor: Paul A. Sarlo Telephone Number: (201) 939-0202 Website: www.wood-ridgenj.org Population in 2010: 7,626 Population in 2015: 8,249 Percent Change: 8.2 percent Median Household Income: $97,006 Median Home Value: $391,000 Key Employers: Terminal Construction Corporation; Meadowlink/EZ Ride; Fujitec Elevator Co. Inc.

Hudson County East Newark

Mayor: Joseph R. Smith Telephone Number: (973) 481-2902 Website: www.boroughofeastnewark. com Population in 2010: 2,406 Population in 2015: 2,665 Percent Change: 10.8 percent Median Household Income: $53,281 Median Home Value: $286,500 Continued on pg. 18

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Harrison

Mayor: James A. Fife Telephone Number: (973) 268-2425 Website: townofharrison.com Population in 2010: 13,620 Population in 2015: 15,474 Percent Change: 13.6 percent Median Household Income: $53,772 Median Home Value: $297,300 Key Employers: Pechters Baking Group LLC; FMB, Inc.

Jersey City

Mayor: Steven M. Fulop Telephone Number: (201) 547-5000 Website: www.jerseycitynj.gov Population in 2010: 247,597 Population in 2015: 264,290 Percent Change: 6.7 percent Median Household Income: $58,907 Median Home Value: $323,800 Key Employers: GOYA Foods; Ports American, Inc.; Verisk Analytics; Bel Fuse Inc.

Kearny

Mayor: Alberto G. Santos Telephone Number: (201) 955-7400 Website: www.kearnyusa.com Population in 2010: 40,684 Population in 2015: 42,137 Percent Change: 3.6 percent Median Household Income: $63,093

Median Home Value: $311,200 Key Employers: Fedway Associates Inc; Freeman; Fedway Associates Inc.

North Bergen

Mayor: Nicholas J. Sacco Telephone Number: (201) 392-2024 Website: www.northbergen.org Population in 2010: 60,773 Population in 2015: 62,602 Percent Change: 3.7 percent Median Household Income: $54,365 Median Home Value: $292,600 Key Employers: Palisades Medical Center; Keystone Freight Corp.; Big M, Inc.

Secaucus

Mayor: Mike Gonnelli Telephone Number: (201) 330-2000 Website: secaucusnj.gov Population in 2010: 16,264 Population in 2015: 19,104 Percent Change: 17.5 percent Median Household Income: $84,626 Median Home Value: $393,900 Key Employers: The Children’s Place, Inc.; Cosco Logistics Inc.; Ernst & Young, LLP;

Essex County Nutley

Mayor: Joseph P. Scarpelli

View of Pulaski Skyway and PSEG’s Kearny Generating Station, helping to power the Meadowlands region.

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Telephone Number: (973) 284-4955 Website: www.nutleynj.org Population in 2010: 28,370 Population in 2015: 28,748 Percent Change: 1.3 percent Median Household Income: $84,711 Median Home Value: $361,600 Key Employer: Indigo Systems NJ

Passaic County Clifton

Mayor: James Anzaldi Telephone Number: (973) 470-5800 Website: www.cliftonnj.org Population in 2010: 84,136 Population in 2015: 86,334 Percent Change: 2.6 percent Median Household Income: $68,096 Median Home Value: $338,800 Key Employers: AVE Clifton; RCL Agencies

Passaic

Mayor: Alex D. Blanco Telephone Number: (973) 365-5500 Website: www.cityofpassaic.com Population in 2010: 69,781 Population in 2015: 71,085 Percent Change: 1.9 percent Median Household Income: $33,081 Median Home Value: $309,300 Key Employer: CMIT Solutions

Satellite view of Mill Creek in the Meadowlands, one of the area’s many ecotourism sites.

Resources:

Economic Development Partners For Your Business The Meadowlands Regional Chamber The Meadowlands Regional Chamber is a dynamic business service organization that serves over 1,100 organizations in the region through advocacy, events, entrepreneurial development, transportation/infrastructure planning, education/workforce development and tourism development.

(201) 939-0707, www.meadowlands.org The Meadowlands 2040 Foundation The Meadowlands 2040 Foundation is an economic development “think tank”, comprised of C-Suite level business leaders from small to large companies who have invested mightily here in the Meadowlands. The mission of the 2040 Foundation is to provide a business perspective and long-term vision to plan for a growing and sustainable economy through the year 2040. http://www.meadowlands.org/content/meadowlands-2040-foundation Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau The Meadowlands Convention and Visitors Bureau (MLCVB) is the tourism & hospitality division of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber and is the destination marketing organization for the region.

(877) MLCVB-US, mlcvb.com

Bergen County Economic Development Corporation The Bergen County Economic Development Corporation (BCEDC) is a not-for-profit public/private partnership between the County of Bergen and the business community. As an organization, we strive to provide the necessary tools to business owners.

(201) 336-7500, co.bergen.nj.us/index.aspx?nid=155 Hudson County Economic Development Corporation Hudson County Economic Development Corporation (HCEDC) is a not-for-profit that focuses on business attraction and retention within Hudson County, and job creation for Hudson County residents.

(201) 369-4370, hudsonedc.org Bergen County Workforce Development Board The Bergen County Workforce Development Board oversees the One-Stop Career Center, and acts as a liaison between the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (LWD) and local businesses. It connects employers to incentive programs, training grants, tax credits, on-the-job training for workers and other business-related services.

(201) 343-8830, bergenworkforce.org

Meadowlands USA/MeadowlandsUSA.com Meadowlands USA is a North Jersey regional publication that reaches people who live and work in and around the Meadowlands.

Available in print and blog format.

Hudson County Workforce Development Board The mission of the Hudson County Workforce Development Board is to provide employer-driven training programs that connect residents effectively to available jobs. It also coordinates and aligns the County’s various workforce development resources, programs and strategies in order to best serve jobseekers, workers and employers.

(201) 939-2942, www.meadowlandsusa.com

(201) 420-3000 ext. 2636, www.hudsonworkforce.org,

New Jersey Economic Development Authority The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) is an independent State agency that finances small and mid-sized businesses, administers tax incentives to retain/grow jobs and revitalizes communities through redevelopment initiatives. It also supports entrepreneurial development by providing access to training and mentoring programs.

NJ Business Action Center The New Jersey Business Action Center (BAC) serves as a “onestop” shop for businesses, helping companies to stay and grow in New Jersey as well as locate to our great state.

(866) 534-7789, www.njeda.com New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority The New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority (NJSEA) is the zoning and planning agency for the region, and aims to promote economic growth and development through initiatives that attract and retain businesses. They also oversee many of the parks and nature programs in the region. The NJSEA also develops and manages the premier sports, convention and entertainment facilities in New Jersey.

(201) 460-1700, www.njsea.com

(866) 534-7789, nj.gov/state/bac/ Choose New Jersey Choose New Jersey’s mission is to encourage and nurture economic growth throughout New Jersey, with a focus on our urban centers.

(609) 297-2200, www.choosenj.com The Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Talent Network The Retail, Hospitality, and Tourism Talent Network (RHTTN) works with employers in the retail, hospitality and tourism space to help identify valuable skills in potential employees. They then assist future employees with getting the training they need to qualify for these retail, hospitality, and tourism jobs.

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LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

Lose the Jargon

Use simple, clear language to get your message across

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ost people use jargon in the world of business and aren’t even aware of it. Consider one particularly irritating buzz phrase, “At the end of the day…I’m confident you will see our earnings turn around.”

At the end of what day? What an odd expression. Yet, I’ve heard it used by countless executives in every professional arena. It is really nothing more than a stalling technique. It’s a way to make what you are about to say seem more important than it really is.

There are so many other examples of business jargon and buzzwords, not to mention acronyms that get in the way of effective and clear communication.

I’m guilty of using the expression “paradigm.” I learned it in graduate school. The exact expression was “paradigm shift.” I started using it, probably to make what I was about to say seem more important than it really was. “Paradigm” simply means a big idea or a way of looking at things. It has very little practical use in everyday business communication.

And what about “best practices?”

That’s hot jargon these days. I guess that means someone who is doing something really well who the rest of us should try to copy. Other business jargon includes “connect the dots,” “functionality” and a really irritating one called “strategic value proposition.” The problem is that these expressions mean different things to different people, but no one wants to say that. We act like we are in on some sort of secret society in the world of business that can’t simply use every day English for fear that we wouldn’t come off as smart as we think we are supposed to be.

The irony is that the most effective communicators use simple, clear English to get their message across. Clarity is

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their calling card. You have very little doubt when a great communicator talks to you about what he or she really means.

The problem of jargon gets even worse in specialized areas of work. Lawyers, doctors and especially accountants communicate in maddening jargon, while the rest of us are confused and frustrated.

If you or your colleagues are guilty of communicating through jargon more than you know you should, consider these suggestions: • Always think about your audience. If they weren’t sitting beside you in law school, medical school or in that finance or computer class, then assume they don’t know what you are talking about. Speak for the other person and not yourself.

• Avoid using acronyms. If you do use one, briefly explain what it means.

If not, your audience is left to figure it out while you are on to a different point.

• Find a shorter way to say things. We just use too many words. Instead of saying, “Your actions are an inappropriate response, which only cause me JUNE 2017

to feel I have to respond in kind.” Try saying, “That’s really bothering me.

Can you stop it?”

• Get out of your head the idea that jargon makes you sound smart or business savvy. It doesn’t. It creates communication barriers and obstacles and hurts your ability to build relationships and close deals.

What jargon do you use and what are you going to do about it? Write to Steve Adubato at sadubato@aol.com.

Steve Adubato Ph.D., is the author of numerous books including his latest, “You Are the Brand”, and his upcoming book, “Lessons in Leadership”. He is also an Emmy Award-winning anchor on Thirteen/WNET (PBS) and NJTV (PBS) who regularly appears on CNN, FOX News and NBC’s Today Show. Steve also provides executive leadership coaching and seminars for a variety of corporations and organizations both regionally and nationally. To read more Lessons in Leadership visit www.Stand-Deliver.com.

Follow Steve on Twitter @SteveAdubato and Facebook @SteveAdubatoPhD.

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Weiss Realty Leases Kennedy Medical Center Three lease transactions confirmed with limited space still available in the facility

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eiss Realty has announced the signing of three separate lease transactions at Kennedy Medical Center located at 3196 Kennedy Boulevard in Union City. Dr. Raashan Carlos Williams, MD, a cardiovascular disease specialist has leased 1,960 sq. ft. on the third floor with a five year lease and Dr. Stefano Stella, OB-GYN has expanded his Kennedy Medical Center practice and is relocating from 1,535 sq. ft. on the 2nd floor to 3,241 sq. ft. on the third floor for a 10 year lease. North Bergen Pediatrics has leased 1,460 sq. ft. for a 10 year term. The new tenants join a distinguished list of medical office tenants including Bayada Nurses, Inc., Progressive Pediatrics, Cardio-Med Services and Health Check Eye Center.

“We are very pleased with the signing of these medical/office tenants to long term lease commitments” stated Matthew Weiss. “Our signing of these leases further confirms that Kennedy Medical Center is an attractive, premier medical office building providing quality medical office space in a highly desirable location in Union City. There’s great visibility and the building is at the crossroads of Hudson County.”

With the signing of these leases, only 1,535 sq. ft. of medical office space on the second floor remains available at Kennedy Medical Center.

Kennedy Medical Center is a 4-story art-deco building, former Sears Roebuck, located off Route 3 in Union City, NJ, 1 mile from the Lincoln Tunnel in one of the nation’s most densely populated cities.

Situated in an Urban Enterprises Zone and zoned for most medical uses, the class-A building features include treatment rooms with spacious waiting areas for patients and family members, ADA accessibility, and ample on-site parking with easy accessibility to public transportation. There is also a stretcher-capable elevator in the building.

According to Jaime Weiss “many specialties –cardiology, ENT gastroenterology, and emergency care center—would not only be a good fit here, but would also quickly develop a large patient base. The population within a three mile radius exceeds 525,000.”

There are eight bus stops within one block and the building has 210 parking spaces, which is the largest parking lot in Union City. There is 24-hour, 7-day building access with private entrance.

For more information regarding medial office space at Kennedy Medical Center please call Jaime or Matthew Weiss at Weiss Realty at (201) 814-1800 or visit www.kennedymedunioncity.com.

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Bergen Volunteer Medical Initiative New facility will serve more patients & expand operations

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ergen Volunteer Medical Initiative (BVMI)—a licensed nonprofit healthcare center that provides free primary care to uninsured, low-income, working Bergen County residents—recently opened the doors of its new 5,000 sq. ft. facility, and is looking for new patients and volunteers as its operation expands.

The new Lynn Diamond Healthcare Center at 75 Essex Street in Hackensack, which is named after a long-time supporter who donated $1 million to the initiative, is an upgrade from the organization’s previous 3,500 sq. ft. space in downtown Hackensack, which is currently under-going revitalization.

“We had completely grown out of our space that we were in,” said BVMI President and CEO Amanda Missey. “We’re in a much bigger space and we can serve a lot more patients.”

BVMI serves about 1,000 patients annually, and has a team of 55 licensed volunteer medical professionals who help treat those patients.

BVMI’s free healthcare is available for adults living in Bergen County who are working, don’t have health insurance, don’t qualify for Medicaid or Medicare and earn 300 percent or less of the Federal Poverty Guidelines.

The new Lynn Diamond Healthcare Center contains six exam rooms, a dedicated diabetes education room, a consult room and an additional private space for eligibility interviews and other uses. Across the hall from the clinic is 1,500 sq. ft. of administrative space utilized by the nonprofit.

“It’s big. All our volunteers and staff keep saying how quiet it is because we’re not on top of each other anymore. So really what that leads to is better care for our patients,” Missey said of the new facility. “We also have a beautiful waiting room, really nice reception area, private discharge windows [and] we have a lab.”

BVMI’s former landlord—Greater Bergen Community Action—provided about $300,000 in funding to construct the new building, according to Missey. The rest of the funds came from donations and a successful capital campaign, which means the organization is “debt-free,” Missey says.

As for the transition process, Missey says it went “almost too smoothly.” Despite the March

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14 blizzard delaying opening by one day and some difficulties with parking around the facility, the moving process has otherwise “gone off without a hitch,” she says.

Doors opened and service began for patients at the new facility on March 15, 2017. The official grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony was on May 21, and was attended

by Hackensack Mayor John Labrosse, as well as New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Cathleen Bennett, who was a guest speaker at the event.

With plenty of space at their new health center, BVMI’s next step is to recruit more patients and more volunteers.

“One of the things that we’ve been doing is a very targeted outreach effort in Englewood. At the end of 2015, we only had 38 patients from Englewood. We have about 400 from Hackensack—demographics are similar in a lot of ways so we knew that there were more people that could use our services there, but they probably didn’t know about us so we’ve had an outreach coordinator there,” Missey explained. She said the organization has been reaching out to businesses, churches and

fellow nonprofits to help them spread the word and encourage more working, income-eligible residents to take advantage of BVMI’s services. The initiative has resulted in a 50 percent increase in patients.

The initiative is also looking for more volunteer medical professionals who are licensed in New Jersey.

“As we get more patients, we’ll need more volunteers, so we’re looking for doctors, nurse practitioners [and] nurses,” Missey said. “This is a really wonderful place for people who are either thinking about retiring, have semi-retired or have retired already because we practice what we call ‘slow medicine.’ People get to spend a lot of time with patients here and our volunteers really love it.”

Additionally, as it receives no payment from patients or insurance companies, and no government fund-ing, the nonprofit is always looking for donors. BVMI’s biggest annual fundraising event, their anniversary gala, will be held on September 13, 2017 at the Indian Trail Club. The initiative will be celebrating its 8th year since it first began serving patients in the fall of 2009.

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Raising The Bridge

SCARINCI HOLLENBECK counseling New Jersey’s economic transformation

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f the five major redevelopment projects in New Jersey, Scarinci Hollenbeck is legal counsel for three of them.”

With these words, Geoffrey L. Schubert, a real estate veteran who has navigated the New Jersey market for more than five decades, noted the prominent role Lyndhurst-based law firm Scarinci Hollenbeck is playing in New Jersey’s flourishing industrial and residential real estate development arena.

Founded in 1988, Scarinci Hollenbeck has earned a solid reputation navigating the complex legal issues in redevelopment projects. The growing 60+ attorney firm has assumed a leading role in building the future of the Meadowlands region and many other areas across New Jersey. Much of the firm’s success stems from the collective experience of its commercial real estate, environmental, and land use attorneys who have worked for many years in all aspects of realty infrastructure development. Combined

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with that, the firm’s extensive representation of many public entities in New Jersey adds a unique understanding of the needs and concerns of the municipalities who host these projects.

Then versus now: New Jersey’s changing economy Historically, New Jersey was an industrial manufacturing state. But in recent years, growth has come from a seismic boom in construction and an economic resurgence that is presenting new challenges and exciting opportunities for real estate developers. The raising of the Bayonne Bridge, for example, is reshaping business in the region. With the ability for Post-Panamax ships to deliver goods to Port Elizabeth and Port Newark, there is now growing demand for industrial warehouse and logistics space. “We are proud to be assisting many REITs and developers with their due diligence, acquisition, entitlements, and development of these projects,” said Todd

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W. Terhune, chair of Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Brownfield & Infrastructure Group.

Scarinci Hollenbeck Managing Partner Kenneth J. Hollenbeck is proud of the firm’s accomplishments. “We have ‘bench strength’ and significant institutional expertise from our almost 30 years of development and redevelopment history in the Meadowlands region,” said Hollenbeck.

“We have assembled a highly accomplished team of attorneys from environmental, land use and realty asset practice areas to provide a full-service platform to skillfully manage the ambitious and challenging projects our clients continue to bring to us,” he continued. “Collectively, our team can handle—or has handled—all the intricacies of the redevelopment process. Our clients benefit from that experience, which spans the entire spectrum of industrial, infrastructure, commercial and multifamily uses.”

Founding partner Donald Scarinci agreed. “Our lawyers are able to anticipate challenges in the development process and

resolve them before they become roadblocks,” he explained. “In the Meadowlands, in the inner cities and on the Gold Coast, there is no legal issue that might arise that one or more of our attorneys has not had experience resolving in the past.”

Local knowledge is critical Prior to undertaking any redevelopment project, the first step is to consider the environmental priorities of the region. This is especially important in the Meadowlands, where many properties include regulated wetlands and restricted flood hazard zones.

Many Meadowlands properties have also inherited environmental contamination from former industrial operations and landfilling, all of which create potentially complex geotechnical and remediation issues.

Scarinci Hollenbeck has extensive experience in the unique physical and regulatory environment of the Meadowlands region. The firm’s attorneys frequently assist businesses during the complex process of securing permits from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for development projects along waterways, in flood hazard zones and in wetlands. They also assist in obtaining grants and licenses for New Jersey areas affected by tidal waters.

John M. Scagnelli serves as environmental counsel to the New Jersey State League of Municipalities. At Scarinci Hollenbeck, he handles all areas of environmental law, including remediation projects and litigation relating to state environmental statutes such as the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act (ISRA), the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act (Spill Act) and others.

“We regularly assist companies developing properties in the Meadowlands and undertake site-specific review of the environmental, geotechnical and permitting issues which need to be addressed in connection with the redevelopment of the property before financial or contract related commitments are made,” Scagnelli explained.

Theodore A. Schwartz, widely known as one of New Jersey’s earliest environmental practitioners, is a key player in the firm’s Environmental and Land Use section. “Developers in many areas in New Jersey are faced with environmental contamination, geotechnical issues or the need for water-oriented environmental permitting,” he said. “But the fact is that in the Meadowlands, potential developers may be faced with all of these issues.

The need to complete these projects in an acceptable timeframe—and at reasonable expense—demands that they rely upon professionals who can bring all of the skills necessary to address these complex and diverse issues to the table.”

Schwartz continued, “With this end in mind, our developer clients engage our firm with the expectation that we can coordinate and manage technical consultants and environmental regulatory obligations—from the planning and development stages, to site remediation and compliance to post-development.”

Koppers Coke: A key Meadowlands redevelopment project Currently, one of the largest and most complex projects in New Jersey is the redevelopment of the former Koppers Coke Peninsula in Kearny, requiring extensive redevelopment planning, site remediation

review and permitting for the redevelopment of up to two million square feet of industrial space on a 175-acre waterfront tract.

“The Koppers Coke project represents the most significant industrial development project in Northern New Jersey, which the New Jersey Sports & Exposition Authority has determined will have a ‘vital’ economic impact on the Meadowlands region in providing thousands of construction and permanent jobs, not to mention ratables to the Town of Kearny and gentrification of the area,” said Joseph D. Morris, Chairman and CEO of Morris Companies. “The government has invested billions of dollars (dredging and bridge construction) to establish Port Newark/Elizabeth into a world class port and without projects like Koppers Coke there will not be adequate support facilities to handle cargo from Post-Panamax shipping. The project entails complex regulatory permitting and redevelopment challenges, not to mention interfacing on a routine basis with various governmental agencies, which Scarinci Hollenbeck has been effectively navigating on our behalf,” Morris continued.

Governmental approvals & entitlements As the Meadowlands region and the entire state of New Jersey continue to evolve, developers seek areas for new construction where there is market demand and favorable government oversight. Donald M. Pepe, co-chair of the firm’s corporate transactional & business practice, devotes his practice to all aspects of real estate development and real estate transactional work with an emphasis on retail and residential development. He is currently Continued on pg. 28

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working on three concept plans for Jersey City and Bayonne redevelopment projects, which have the combined potential, if approved, of adding 7,000 residential units and two million square feet of retail space.

Pepe explained that real estate development deals often become “long journeys with a lot of twists and turns.” His past experience as general counsel for one of the country’s largest residential real estate developers, and his work as redevelopment counsel in three states for a global big-box retail company, give him enhanced insight into the ins and outs of the development process.

Live, work, play developments NJBIZ reports that in 2015, millennials surpassed baby boomers as the largest generational cohort in the United States.

This younger market has embraced the “live, work, play” concept, which has led to a surge in the repurposing of former office buildings and other industrial sites to become multi-use properties with apartments, retail stores, restaurants, services and recreational amenities.

Patrick J. McNamara, a partner resident in Scarinci Hollenbeck’s Red Bank office, understands what this future holds for the industry through his work on various land use and zoning matters that have impacted pivotal projects in New Jersey.

He represented the owners of the Monmouth Mall on its $400 million overhaul to convert an enclosed shopping mall into a 24/7 mixed-use live, work, shop, dine and recreate “town center,” the first of its kind in New Jersey. Since 2001, McNamara has also been closely involved with the redevelopment of Pier Village in Long Branch.

“Since millennials are such a large part of the population, what they want and where they live will continue to have a significant impact on the real estate development market,” McNamara explained.

With the depth and breadth of Scarinci Hollenbeck’s capabilities, the firm looks forward to assisting clients in the Meadowlands Region and beyond for the years to come. Suffice it to say that Scarinci Hollenbeck attorneys have the technical skills and experience to navigate the challenging process of development and redevelopment.

For more information about Scarinci Hollenbeck, please visit www.scarincihollenbeck.com or contact Peter Moeller at psmoeller@sh-law.com or (201) 896-4100.

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The Meadowlands Sports & Entertainment Complex in East Rutherford hosts the New York Giants and New York Jets at MetLife Stadium, as well as the Meadowlands Racetrack.

The Greater Meadowlands region is teeming with ecotourism and nature opportunities accessible to residents and visitors year-round.

Meadowlands Racetrack hosts both thoroughbred racing and harness racing, and is home to the Hambletonian Stakes.

Medieval Times, a tournament dinner theater featuring jousting and sword-fighting, is located in Lyndhurst.

Pole Position Raceway, indoor go karting, is located in Jersey City.

This piece originally ran in the 2017 Economic Development & Relocation Guide. More information about this regional guide is available at MeadowlandsUSA.com and additional copies can be mailed to you by calling (201) 939-0707. The 2018 guide is currently in production and if you’d like to be a part of it, please contact Joe Garavente at (201) 939-0707 or JGaravente@meadowlands.org.

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ourism is a revenue-generating, job-creating, community-supporting and reputation-building industry that cannot be ignored. According to the regional Economic Impact of Tourism report, published last year by Rockport Analytics with data from 2014, visitors drawn to the Meadowlands’ businesses, venues, attractions and hospitality that year spent $456 million, supported 10,700 jobs and paid $233 million in taxes to support state operations. Retail and hospitality, combined as one industry, is the largest provider of jobs in the Meadowlands, with over 4,700 organizations and nearly 44,000 employees.

In addition to the direct income this industry produces for the region, the Meadowlands also benefited from about $131 million of indirect income to businesses along the supply chain and $158 million in induced wage-spending facilitated by tourism revenue.

The Meadowlands is growing as a tourism destination The combined $745 million generated by tourism that year is certainly nothing to sneeze at, but even more impressive is the rate at which the tourism and hospitality industries are growing in the Meadowlands. Between 2013 and 2014, revenue brought to the Meadowlands by visitors increased by 7.9 percent, much more than in previous years. This even controlled for and excluded the two percent increase that can be attributed to Super Bowl XLVIII being hosted at MetLife stadium.

For comparison, according to a 2015 report by Tourism Economics, total tourism industry sales in the entire state of New Jersey increased by about 3.6 percent within the same time period. Tourism is a growing industry statewide, but it is particularly thriving here in the Meadowlands—more than double the state overall. While the Meadowlands provides visitors with unique locations and experiences, it also presents businesses with unique opportunity to harmoniously benefit from and contribute to the economic growth of the region’s ever-expanding tourism and hospitality industry.

Millions of visitors come to the Meadowlands region each year, and each of those visitors will come into contact with dozens of businesses along the way, both directly and indirectly. Any visitor who comes to tour a local point of interest or attend a local event may also stay in a local hotel, eat at a local restaurant, shop at a local mall or plaza or take advantage of a local service, such as a car rental or dry cleaner.

Tourism Economics reports that parties visiting New Jersey spend about $701 per visit, with different groups spending more or less than

others. Millennials only spend about $454 per visit, while the highest spenders are Gen Xers who spend about $790 per trip.

There are plenty of major sites and events that bring these customers to the region, including Liberty State Park, Liberty Science Center, Pole Position Raceway (an indoor electronic go-kart track), and Field Station: Dinosaurs, which is a kid-friendly, family-friendly attraction featuring lifesize animatronic dinos and a one-of-a-kind immersive educational experience.

MetLife Stadium, in addition to being the home of the New York Jets and the New York Giants and host of the Super Bowl in 2014, is the site of yearly summer concerts featuring music artists ranging from Eminem to AC/DC to Bruce Springsteen to Beyoncé. These concerts can draw in as many 100,000 visitors each, and generate a gross revenue of over $10 million in ticket sales alone. The revenue brought to businesses in the area as visitors become patrons and customers is an important part of what drives the Meadowlands economy forward.

Connecting businesses & customers The Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau (www.mlcvb.com) is one resource that directs visitors to the businesses nearby the event they are attending or the site they are seeing that will fulfill their entertainment, shopping, social, food and hospitality needs. The Bureau organizes their website—which lists these businesses with information, directions and links to book spaces or buy tickets— based on exactly what visitors want to do when they come to the Meadowlands: Stay, Play, Shop, Meet and Eat. This website also caters to exactly what businesses want when visitors come to their area. They want those visitors to know about the businesses, know how to get to them and to connect with them, whether it be through a room booking, a ticket purchase, a dinner reservation or a simple shopping trip. The MLCVB connects area tourism-related businesses with their potential customers.

Tourists and vacationers—families, group of friends, school field trips, etc.— aren’t the only potential visitors to the Meadowlands area. Conference and convention-goers, business groups and other large parties who choose to host their events or activities in the Meadowlands also comprise plenty of potential consumers and valuable sources of revenue for the region. Many of the region’s 50 plus hotels

make great settings for business events or expos, and the 61,000 square foot Meadowlands Exposition Center, located in Secaucus, can house up to 5,000 people for a larger conference, convention, ceremony or banquet.

When attendees of these large events flock to the area—whether they be fans looking forward to a Giants game, suitclad employees of a Fortune 500 company or hordes of “walker stalkers” dressed up for a Walking Dead convention—the Meadowlands has over 10,000 hotel rooms to accommodate them with, according to Judy Ross, vice president of operations for the Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau and Meadowlands Chamber of Commerce. Ross also notes that this number increases with new hotels being opened every year.

Direct & indirect benefits that go beyond the hotel stay While hotel stays generate the most direct revenue from visitors—about 25.8 percent in 2014—businesses in other industries have ample opportunity to take advantage of presence of visitors in their locality.

Sellers of food and beverages earned about 22.9 percent—or $104.6 million—of the region’s direct visitor revenue in 2014.

Gas stations made $73.4 million, or 16.1 percent. Visitors that year also spent about $46.9 million on ground and air travel, $49.8 million on general merchandise at places like the Westfield Garden State Plaza and $46.3 million on games and entertainment at places like Medieval Times in Lyndhurst or Chuck E. Cheese’s in North Bergen.

However, the economic impact of the Meadowlands’ visitors goes beyond the direct point where cash changes hands or credit cards are swiped. The money that goes from visitor to cashier or visitor to receptionist then goes from the business that received it to its suppliers that help it provide its patrons or guests with goods, services and something to do. The real estate industry received nearly $16 million in indirect visitor revenue by providing physical space to the businesses that directly serve tourists. Those in the field of scientific and technical services made about $24.6 million indirectly. In total, businesses that had no direct contact with visitors, including wholesale traders, insurance carriers and providers of ambulatory health care, made over $114.5 million—over one-seventh of the total impact of tourism in the

region that year.

The third and final layer of the economic impact of tourism in the Meadowlands region, as measured by Rockport Analytics in their 2014 report, is the induced impact from workers’ wages being spent within the local economy. Visitor spending supported $466 million in wages for local workers who reside in the Meadowlands region in 2014. About $158 million of these wages went back into the Meadowlands economy. The largest amount—about 21.2 percent—went to real estate. Over $7 million went back into scientific and technical services, $9.5 million went back into the food and beverage industry, $7.1 million went into insurance and $13.9 million into ambulatory healthcare. These induced impact figures are significant, as tourism jobs in the Meadowlands are quickly expanding. Job gains in the tourism industry totaled 4.9 percent between 2013 and 2014, outpacing the 0.4 total employment gains in the region.

Tourism developments to continue in the Meadowlands This growth will only continue with the opening of more attractions and accommodations in the area, including American Dream Meadowlands, an upcoming shopping mall, recreation center and entertainment complex containing indoor amusement parks, indoor sports attractions and over 200 stores within its walls. Upon its opening, American Dream is expected to draw in as many as 40 million visitors per year and create as many as 10,580 jobs, according to Triple Five, the project’s developer.

The Meadowlands would not be the same without tourism and the impact it has on the region’s economy. The removal of tourism from the Meadowlands’ economic landscape would mean the loss of at least 8,030 jobs, $745 million in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and $71 million in tax dollars. According to Rockport Analytics, without the support of tourism, each of the 580,000 households in the Meadowlands would have to pay at least $218 more in taxes to make up that amount.

Tourism has an effect on everyone in the Meadowlands: the government, businesses and residents alike. Therefore, the tourism and hospitality industry is certainly one to keep an eye on for anyone living in, working in, conducting business in or thinking about doing any of the above in the scenic and dynamic Meadowlands region.

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Remembering Sam McKee

Hall Of Fame Meadowlands Racetrack announcer passes away at age 54

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t is impossible to put a figure on the number of lives touched

by Sam McKee. Whether through his race calls, studio interviews, work at horse sales, or personal interactions, Sam left an indelible mark on harness racing and the people in and around the sport.

And it would be difficult to find a person more respected and universally liked than Sam McKee. When news of Sam’s passing at age 54 due to complications from a stroke suffered in early February filtered through the industry on March 8, the outpouring of admiration, love and support to his family on social media and beyond was a testament to Sam’s ability to make, as harness racing writer Dave Briggs wrote on Harness Racing Update’s Facebook page, “Everyone feel like the biggest person in the room, when in truth, it was always him.”

Ken Warkentin, Sam’s colleague at the Meadowlands Racetrack and fellow announcer, spoke for many when he said, “This is undoubtedly one of the saddest days in the sport in a long time. Many like myself are in shock, devastated, in a state of disbelief and just plain sad. Sam was the modern day Mr. Harness Racing. It seemed like he knew everybody and everything about the sport.

“And Sam could do it all. He was talented, passionate, positive and an inspiration to all. And everybody knew it. He was so much fun to work with. He just made people and everything around him better.”

Hall of Fame driver John Campbell, who has called the Meadowlands home for decades, echoed those sentiments: “We were so fortunate that Sam chose harness racing,” Campbell said. “With his talent, personality and knowledge, he could have been an announcer in any sport, whether it was NASCAR, football, or whatever. We were very fortunate that he turned his talents and abilities toward harness racing. He was such a shining light.

A native of Michigan, Sam’s interest in harness racing and announcing can be traced to his earliest days, virtually from the time he could speak. His family raced Standardbreds as a hobby at the county fairs and small tracks. Sam more than once told the story about being 4 or 5 years old and “calling races” with toy horses that had numbers taped to them.

A day after graduating from high school, Sam was hired as the track announcer at Saginaw Valley Downs and later Sports Creek Raceway. From there he moved to Raceway Park, Ladbrokes Detroit Race Course, and in the early 1990s he served as director of operations at Northville Downs.

In the late 1990s, Sam was hired at the Meadowlands. He shared race-calling duties and soon added the role of TV coordinator at the track. In 2007, he also became the director of simulcasting.

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County Fair, where he hosted the Little Brown Jug week simulcast, and The Red Mile. He was elected to the Michigan Harness Horsemen’s Association Hall of Fame in 2009. In 2012, he received the sport’s highest honor when he was elected to the Communicators Hall of Fame in Goshen, N.Y. Jason Settlemoir, the chief operating officer and general manager at the Meadowlands, told the ‘Post Time with Mike and Mike’ podcast that Sam always had the ability to sense when someone was having a bad day. And he was always there to discuss the situation and help in any way possible.

“By the time the conversation was over you always felt enlightened by him,” Settlemoir said. “You’d walk out of talking with him being much happier.”

Meadowlands broadcaster and statistical guru Bob “Hollywood” Heyden, who was inducted to the Communicators Hall of Fame with Sam, recalled seeing Sam several years ago helping a lady who had fallen in the parking lot following a snowstorm during a Saturday night card at the Big M. Because the snow-

storm hit during the card, the parking lot was not yet plowed.

Heyden later found out that Sam had fallen several minutes prior to helping the woman, who was a waitress at the track, and injured his back.

“The only way I found out was by seeing the pills he was taking the following weeks,” Heyden said. “He didn’t say anything, and wouldn’t, because he was once again Sam being Sam.” Sam’s surviving family includes his wife Chris and daughters Meagan, Melissa and Lindsey.

“He was an amazing family man,” Warkentin said. “He was a true Hall of Famer; a great person, honest and pure. A true friend to many and a real gentleman.

“When I first heard of his passing I said it couldn’t be possible. And the first thing I thought was he wasn’t going anywhere.

He’s always going to be here with us in so many ways. We will never forget Sam McKee.” Sam McKee was a part of so many of harness racing’s greatest moments and biggest events. Here, we remember him with a few of our favorite Sam McKee moments, and some that were his favorites as well.

Ken Weingartner is the Media Relations Manager for Harness Racing Communications, a division of the United States Trotting Association. For more information on the sport of harness racing, visit www.ustrotting.com.

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Racetrack Announces New VP

Andrea Lokshin is now the Vice President of Marketing & Sales

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eadowlands Racing & Entertainment is proud to announce the appointment of Andrea Lokshin to the position of Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Lokshin began her role on April 25.

Lokshin comes to the Meadowlands with more than 25 years of experience in the retail, consumer products, spirits and automotive industries. She has had extensive experience in marketing, sponsorships, promotions, event planning, social media, sales, budgeting and creative execution.

Andrea Lokshin has been named Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment.

“Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment is a spectacular venue that needs to be shared and experienced by everyone,” said Lokshin. “Not only can you enjoy a night at the races, watch sporting events or dance the night away at Victory, but we have endless opportunities to create customized private, corporate and public events. Once you see our venue, you won’t go anywhere else!”

In her previous position, Lokshin worked for Experience Six of Drive Shop USA, an experiential marketing agency, where she led and managed events across the Northeast for the Fiat Chrysler Automobile Group. Prior to Experience Six, she worked at Bacardi USA, representing the company’s most prestigious liquor brands (Bacardi, Grey Goose, Bombay, Dewar’s & Martini) and was responsible for launching new brands to market, creating/executing events and developing partnerships across the Tri-State. She has also worked for Unilever as well as Toys “R” Us, where she was part of the founding team that led the marketing efforts behind the International flagship store in Times Square.

“Andrea has considerable knowledge of marketing, and event planning,” said Jason Settlemoir, Meadowlands

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COO/GM. “We are looking forward to her brand new ideas and thoughts on how to better our top line revenue as well as our bottom line. Andrea has an extensive network of professional relationships that she can leverage in helping us with our goals here at the Meadowlands Racetrack in bringing in new customers to our stateof-the-art facility. Andrea came highly recommended to Mr. Gural and I, and her resume speaks for itself.”

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In addition, Lokshin will work to establish new branding and messaging so Meadowlands Racing and Entertainment becomes a destination, and maximize existing partnerships to enhance consumer experience.

Lokshin lives in Woodcliff Lake with her husband Jeff and 13-year-old twins Matthew and Rachael.

For more information, visit www. playmeadowlands.com.

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National Tourism Week

Tourism partners collect & deliver toiletry items to Bergen County Center

Seen here with some of the donated items is Julia Orlando, director of the Center, along with Judy Ross, Vice President of the MLCVB, and representatives Chris Lambo, Director of Sales for Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst and Sean Collins of Vander Plaat Executive Limo.

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n honor of National Tourism Week, which took place May 7-13, the Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau (MLCVB) conducted outreach to their hotel partners to collect toiletry items for the Bergen County Health and Human Services Center in Hackensack.

Donations were made by Red Roof Plus in Secaucus, Saddle Brook Marriott, LaQuinta Inn and Suites Clifton/Rutherford, Holiday Inn Hasbrouck Heights and Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst.

Another tourism partner, Sean Collins of Vander Plaat Executive Limo, volunteered to pick up the items at each of the hotels as well as assist with delivery.

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of the Center, along with Judy Ross, Vice President of the MLCVB, and representatives Chris Lambo, Director of Sales for Courtyard by Marriott Lyndhurst and Sean Collins of Vander Plaat Executive Limo.

Julia said these items will help them provide for the transient residents that come through the shelter and are very much needed this time of year.

“I wanted to keep our efforts local for National Tourism Week by giving back to the community,” said Judy Ross.

Established by a congressional resolution in 1983, the National Tourism Week of events serves to champion the power of the tourism and hospitality industry. Tourism in New Jersey is the 6th largest employer in the state, and the Lei-

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sure Hospitality and Retail industry totals 24 percent of the state’s total workforce.

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ew Jersey’s Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Talent Network, a member of the Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Meadowlands Regional Chamber, partnered with the New Jersey Department of Education’s Office of Career Readiness and the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development to put together a webinar to educate career & technical education (CTE) high school professionals on industry insights into retail hospitality and tourism.

The webinar included an interactive discussion from industry professionals: Judy Ross (Vice President of the Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors

Bureau and Meadowlands Regional Chamber), Ken Brahl (Senior Director of Labor Relations of Ravitz Family Markets), Carl Donato (Talent Acquisition Specialist at Wawa Inc.) and Juan Bustamante (Director of Training and Franchise Operations with The Halal Guys).

These four experts in the industry discussed their career pathways as well as current industry trends. It was the first segment of RHT’s professional development series.

“The retail, hospitality and tourism industries are very impactful on our local economy here in the Meadowlands and on the economy of New Jersey. It is critical for industry employers to en-

gage with CTE high school professionals that work with students. Cooperative programs, like this webinar, allow us to share the trends, insights and opportunities that are shaping the marketplace.

The educators can then take this information back to the students. We all have a shared interest in developing a strong workforce that can help power economic growth,” said Judy.

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From top to bottom: Carl Donato of WaWa, Judy Ross of Meadowlands Liberty Convention & Visitors Bureau/Meadowlands Regional Chamber; Ken Brahl of Ravitz Family Markets; Stacy Forman of Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Talent Network South; Lauren Haynes of Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Talent Network South; Kane Pappas Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Talent Network North; Gary Diggs of NJ Department of Education; Juan Bustamante of The Halal Guys and Sandra Bleckman of Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Talent Network North.

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Women In Leadership Lea Anne Welsh Organization: AVE by Korman Communities Current Position: COO, Korman Communities; President, AVE Hometown: Plymouth Meeting, PA Years With The Organization: 25 Jobs or Positions Held Prior to Current Role:

Lea Anne has held nearly every position in the company: Leasing Assistant, Assistant Manager, Operations Manager, General Manager, Regional Director, Senior Regional Director, Vice President of Operations and currently COO of Korman Communities and President of AVE.

1. AVE is known for community giving. Why should businesses care about the communities they operate in?

If you want to be part of anything—a business, a family, a community—engagement is key. It’s important to understand the needs of the communities you do business in. It shows respect, and it’s critical to your business’ success. AVE and Korman Communities want to be viewed as a partner in every municipality we enter. We want to be counted on for giving back whether it’s contributing to a coat drive, participating in fundraisers like 5ks and walks, or hosting a food drive.

2. What’s your favorite charitable or community ‘cause’ and why?

I have a few favorite causes: Susan G. Komen, National MS Society and Wings for Success in Chester County, Pennslyvania. I participated in The Susan G. Komen 3-Day in 2013 to support a good friend who was diagnosed with breast cancer when she was halfway through the term of her third child. We walked together, and it was really special to cross the finish line with this mother-of-three and survivor. Every year since 2006, Korman Communities has sponsored a Bike MS team and I always participate. This is an illness that is close to the Korman family and it has impacted all of our families. Wings for Success’ mission is to empower women to pursue employment and economic security by providing free, professional clothing and by offering support and confidence-building. I regularly donate business attire to help women start a career. It’s important to help someone get started, so they can build a life for themselves and provide for their family.

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3. What challenges have you faced as a business leader and how have you overcome them?

I would say my two greatest challenges would be that the world is always changing, as well as the business climate, and we have to make sure we’re anticipating and meeting our clients’ and partners’ needs, especially with regard to communication and technology—as well as our company’s rapid growth and entering new markets. I have overcome these challenges by surrounding myself with A+ players—quality, hard-working, passionate, and dedicated team members. Also, there is no substitute for hard work. I believe in leading by example. There is nothing I would ask of someone on our teams that I wouldn’t do or haven’t done myself from picking a weed to making coffee to taking out the trash. All of our leaders are hands-on. It’s all strategic thinking and hard work and knowing that if something comes up in the middle of the day, it’s my responsibility as a leader.

4. What am I most proud of?

I’m most proud of what we’ve built at AVE and Korman Communities over the last decade. I take real responsibility for providing a quality environment for people to live and to call home while they’re in transition. I’m also really proud of our team members who are engaged and who have become part of the Korman family.

5. What does it take to make a great female leader stand out among others?

It takes, first and foremost, courage of your convictions. You

must deal with uncomfortable situations head-on. It’s critical that you communicate clearly and positively, but directly.

6. What advice would you provide to women executives on the rise?

Nothing will be given to you. You need to work hard for everything. Roll up your sleeves and do the hard work. I continue to do it 25 years in, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Always be honest with yourself and those around you. Also listen.

I do believe our company’s growth and success is a direct result of us listening to our clients and residents and meeting those needs. Remember that nothing is going to be perfect. You’re never going to have a perfect environment or situation, you just need to work through it and push through it.

Kim Schimenek Organization: AVE by Korman Communities Current Position: Chief Sales Officer Hometown: Toms River, NJ

2. What’s your favorite charitable or community ‘cause’ and why?

I have two: National MS Society and Move For Hunger. My mother was diagnosed with MS, so that cause is close to my heart. Move For Hunger is a hunger-relief nonprofit that mobilizes the relocation industry to reduce hunger in the communities they do business in. I met the founder Adam Lowy at an industry event in 2013, and I was really inspired by his passion and mission. I introduced the organization to AVE, and now we’ve been partners for three years. We’ve seamlessly integrated Move For Hunger into our daily operations and we regularly collect leftover food when our residents check out for local food banks. We also host a few brand-wide food drives a year.

3. What challenges have you faced as a business leader and how have you overcome them?

I think my greatest challenge was learning how to be a strong manager and leader. I was able to overcome this by having a strong management team behind me. I’ve received overwhelming support from Lea Anne and the Korman family, as well as my family. Lea Anne and I have different personalities and communication styles, and this creates a really strong synergy and chemistry because we help each other grow. We look to the strengths of each other to balance each other out, as well as the strengths of our other leaders and team members, to be the strongest team possible. We also know that we are ever-growing personally and professionally, as well as the business climate, so we engage with a business consultant regularly to help us see things differently and have an open mind.

4. What am I most proud of?

I am so proud of many things. First, our team: they are dedicated, passionate and hard-working. I do believe the team members that I work with are really the best at what they do. I am proud of the relationships we’ve built with our clients and partners by delivering on our promises. I am proud of our service culture.

We really do go above and beyond to anticipate and meet our clients’ and residents’ needs.

Jobs or Positons Held Prior to Current Role: Prior to AVE, Kim served as Executive Director of the Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce. Within AVE and Korman Communities, she has held every sales roles including Corporate Sales Manager, Regional Sales Director, Vice President of Sales, Senior Vice President of Sales, and now Chief Sales Officer.

5. What does it take to make a great female leader stand out among others?

You have to be able to take smart risks. You also have to be comfortable with being uncomfortable a lot. When you’re uncomfortable, that’s when you grow and learn. Like Lea Anne, I believe in leading by example. I’m still an active seller. Sales evolves, and you need to show your team that you can still do it. Honestly, I wouldn’t be happy if I wasn’t actively selling our product. My passion is driven from our product, our service, our company and what we stand for.

1. AVE is known for community giving. Why should businesses care about the communities they operate in?

I believe it is important to be a good corporate citizen and give back to the communities you do business in. When our communities are healthy, our businesses will be as well. Also, there is no substitute for the feeling you get when you do the right thing because you can.

6. What advice would you provide to women executives on the rise?

Stand strong on your beliefs and your talent. Don’t let anyone get in your way. Your attitude is everything. Energy level is contagious. Exude a positive vibe and energy level. People are attracted to that and will follow you. Balance being approachable, confident and tough. You have to believe in what you’re doing. If you live the passion and the product and truly believe it, people see it.

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tudents can now earn a master of science in hospitality management studies at the University’s Wroxton College in Oxfordshire, England, beginning in the fall of 2017. The first full degree program to be offered at Wroxton, this offering will equip students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in the international hospitality field.

The 33-credit master of science degree is structured to meet the educational needs of adult learners working as managers, entrepreneurs, educators or other professionals in the tourism and hospitality industry. The curriculum is designed to provide a hospitality management education with an academically rigorous, yet flexible, program of study that meets the requirements for a professional master’s degree.

This degree is offered under the auspices of the International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management within the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies.

“The master of science in hospitality management studies increases students’ analytical, managerial and leadership competencies and will provide graduates with the requisite preparation for career advancement in various hospitality professional areas,” says Joseph Tormey, hospitality/tourism management and director of the school.

The school is ranked sixth among top hospitality programs in the U.S. by thebestschools.org and 11th by CEOWorld Magazine.

“FDU’s International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management is one of the oldest and highest-ranked hospitality schools in the United States, and we are thrilled to continue our commitment to global education by offering a graduate program in such close proximity to the leading hospitality centers as well as the historic cities in Europe, allowing students to make valuable professional connections worldwide,” says President Christopher Capuano.

Master’s graduates from FDU’s International School of Hospitality and Tourism Management have a 90 percent job-placement rate upon completion of the program and join a network of nearly 3,000 hospitality alumni worldwide.

Registration is open for fall 2017. More program information can be found at this site https://hospitality.fduadmissions.org/?utm_source=grad&utm_medium=pressrelease&utm_campaign.

For details regarding the program’s curriculum, contact Dara Sanchez, director for technology, communications and continuing education, Petrocelli College (Metro), at (201) 692-7276 or dara_r_sanchez@fdu.edu.

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This regional championship qualified them to participate in the National competition in Kansas City, Missouri, in May where they competed with 105 colleges and universities from all over the country. Ramapo’s team, under the guidance of Tammi Redd, Assistant Professor of Management in the Anisfield School of Business, offered an in-depth audiovisual presentation on the projects Enactus members undertook this academic year. The projects included: • Oasis, a Paterson-based safe haven for women and children.

The students began a sewing program to teach unemployed women a new skill, with a long-term goal of helping the women find jobs in the textile industry. In all, 40 women completed the program. This project was funded through a grant from Walmart Corporation.

• New City Kids, an after school program for underserved school children in Paterson, N.J. Ramapo students created Food Science Day to help children learn about nutrition. Students gained interest in STEM and many expressed interest in attending college. This project was funded through a grant from the Ramapo College Foundation.

• Bergen County Horse Rescue, home to 22 horses in Mahwah, N.J. Ramapo worked to increase awareness of the rescue facility through a marketing plan and a fundraiser “Trot into Spring” event. The project doubled the rescue’s followers on social media and generated $7,400 in donations with additional moneys from fundraising initiatives.

• Young Vision Africa, founded by a Ramapo international student from Sierra Leone, works to educate and empower individuals in the African nation. Ramapo students sponsored a village with a microloan to fund the purchase of a food processor on a local farm, which is now making a profit, creating 49 jobs and providing food for the village and surrounding community.

• Ramapo Readers, an organization on the College campus, dedicated to increasing literacy through book donations to local schools and community groups. Enactus helped in collection and distribution of more than 4,000 donated books.

“I am always so impressed by the work of the students on the RCNJ Enactus Team,” said Redd. “As advisor, it is very rewarding to see them use what they’ve learned in the classroom to solve real

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Redd added that the project design and implementation is all student-led, on a volunteer basis and this year the team volunteered 794 hours. “In the past few years, our club expanded outside the business school and we now have had majors from journalism, history and biology,” she said.

Students also received the opportunity to interview for internships and full-time employment with more than 250 partner companies at the national event. Ramapo students interviewed with ADP, Hallmark, Schwan Foods and KPMG.

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n 2010, Felician University Professor Joseph Lizza MBA, CPA, CGMA saw a need to give his students a real-world learning experience that extends beyond the textbooks, lectures and exams. He wanted to offer them a unique opportunity to engage and advance the Felician Franciscan mission of service, while also applying and sharpening the technical skills learned in their coursework.

From this concept, the idea to create a local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program was born. The VITA program, which is operated through Felician University’s Young Entrepreneurs Club, offers free tax assistance to area residents, primarily serving low-income residents, senior citizens, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers.

All VITA volunteers must pass a rigorous certification course—administered by the IRS—and tax professionals from Lizza’s firm, Lizza & Associates, oversee the training process and provide guidance to the volunteers so they can be prepared for success in the program.

Big economic & community impact VITA is a high-impact practice that is designed to aid the community. The program—managed entirely by student volunteers and overseen by tax professional volunteers—is critical in bringing back money to local residents and the local community in the form of tax refund dollars.

These dollars come back to these families and subsequently to the local economy when they spend them locally—dollars that may not otherwise be here if the VITA volunteers did not provide their expertise and service in helping these families file their returns. The economic impact of VITA on our local economy is significant in and of itself.

Top: Joseph Kennedy; Joseph Lizza MBA, CPA, CGMA; Matthew Kmetz Bottom: Melissa Gallo; William Nesbitt; Amanda Nowak; Samantha Lederle

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Transferring classroom skills to the ‘real world’ However, it’s not just the taxpayers and the communities served that benefit from this program. The students, who often begin their training feeling fearful and insecure, leave their last day of service as confident individuals who have clearly gained a thorough understanding of the income tax process, strengthened their operational and people skills—and become a valued part of a team.

“The great thing about VITA is that it really is an opportunity to take what was a classroom environment—with students who basically had no experience—throw them out into the real world and give them the real world experience. Watching these students grow in the short time that we do the program is absolutely amazing,” says Lizza.

Many of the student volunteers feel that the program helps them with their coursework studies and their exams by providing them with information, perspective and details not covered in the classroom lectures.

“I feel as though the VITA program initially helped me in boosting my preparation. In class, you just get the bullets and you read chapter after chapter,” says William Nesbitt, a first year VITA volunteer. “I feel the VITA program illuminated the idea of the firsthand experience and it gave me preparation on how to do tax returns. And I was able to take that information and bring it into the classroom where we actually get tested on it.”

But it truly goes beyond just the classroom. For Samantha Lederle, a first year VITA volunteer, the program has actually helped shape her career plans for the future.

“When I first started in the VITA program I had never seen a tax return before. I came into Felician undecided on what I wanted to do. VITA really helped me gain the confidence in myself knowing that accounting was the field for me,” Lederle says.

Campus-business partnership Lizza has offered the expertise and the time of his own firm’s employees so they can oversee the thorough training process of the volunteers. This arrangement between a private business organization and Felician University helps the VITA program to operate. Two of these employees are Matthew Kmetz and Joseph Kennedy, former Felician University students who both served their 6th year as VITA volunteers this year.

They have now come, according to Kennedy, “full circle” in growing from students to professional leaders—and now they watch as the incoming students they train also turn into leaders through the course of the program.

Lizza extends internship opportunities to some of the students that participate in the VITA program so the breadth of this program’s reach goes beyond tax day, bringing many students

the professional accounting firm setting.

From classroom to work “In our continued commitment to the community through the VITA initiative, volunteers build tremendous experiences and gain extremely valuable skills which are necessary for an easy transition from the academic setting to an employment setting,” says Lizza.

Employers are increasingly looking for candidates that have ample experience in the field—not just the classroom—and VITA provides these students with the type of real-life experiences that can come in handy as bold, standout talking points during the interview process they will embark on after graduating.

“It [VITA] helps the person being interviewed a lot because the questions they ask you—with the VITA program—you can relate to any situation,” says Amanda Nowak, a 3rd year VITA volunteer.

“Whether it was a good one or a bad one, you can relate it to your experience, how you helped the person and all the processes you went through with each situation.”

And speaking of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ situations, it’s important to remember that it is tax returns we are dealing with—a process that many taxpayers consider arduous, nebulous and challenging. The time the students spend volunteering is jam packed and demanding. The scenarios are not uniform as each filer is unique— just like the future clients these student volunteers will serve. It truly helps them develop skills in customer service, client relations and communication that will help the students in their future professional lives.

“People are there to get their taxes done and it’s a very stressful situation for them. And if you can calm somebody down and communicate with them effectively in a stressful situation, you can communicate with them in basically any situation,” says Kmetz. “You can communicate with the client, you can communicate with the other volunteers, professors, business professionals, tax jurisdictions.

It really allows you to communicate with anybody and it’s a real practical skill that you can take from the classroom to a real world experience and into your professional life.”

While it can be stressful at times, the students recognize the ‘good’ that comes

out of the VITA program.

“VITA is not only a great experience for the people you service, it’s really rewarding for ourselves. The people that come to VITA show a sense of gratitude towards us. Just knowing that they appreciate what we do makes us feel good about ourselves. It helps us grow as a leader and as a person,” says Melissa Gallo, a 2nd year VITA volunteer. “And we always put the people first. With that being said, when they’re satisfied with what we do for them, we’re satisfied as well.”

A model for merging the campus & the business community As previously mentioned, the VITA program is an innovative community service collaboration between Felician University’s School of Business and a private business organization. It satisfies twofold the university’s mission of educating the students while also serving the community.

In an effort to widen the scope of coursework and enhance the student experience, Felician University’s School of Business has been offering more such initiatives that merges the campus community with the business community. As Lizza says, Felician University provides these programs to deliver the students a message and a life experience they can’t get in the classroom or in a textbook.

These initiatives include business symposia, CEO visits, study abroad programs and active engagement with local business organizations, such as the Meadowlands Regional Chamber.

Felician University recognized this

need and delivered on its partnership goal when it appointed former KPMG Partner Robert P. Evans as Dean of the School of Business last year. Dean Evans brings with him a wealth of experience and successful track record in building cooperative partnerships. He is former Chairman of the Advisory Board for Meadowlands Regional Chamber and currently serves on the Executive Board, as well as the organization’s Finance, Strategic Planning and Compensation Committees.

“We are committed to advancing more partnerships between academia, enterprise and community. Initiatives like the VITA program engage Felician University with the business community and bring the best of both worlds to the students,” says Dean Evans.“We are incorporating real work experience into our business programs. We are not only teaching subject matter, we are also teaching career paths which is so important in academia and business today. The VITA program helps us bring subject matter to life, build confidence and also give back to our community.”

To learn more about this program, please watch a special feature video on our blog at www.meadowlandsusa.com.

For more information about Felician University, please visit www.felician.edu.

Joe Garavente is the managing editor for Meadowlands Publishing and the communications manager for the Meadowlands Regional Chamber. He can be reached at (201) 939-0707 or JGaravente@meadowlands.org.

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“A diamond in the shadow of the Meadowlands, old-style cuisine that never disappoints” Zagat Survey, America’s Top 1000 Italian Restaurants 2008

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Come experience Il Villaggio’s distinguished cuisine in our newly renovated restaurant Since 1979, Il Villaggio has been consistently providing guests with truly memorable dining experiences.

Our menu specializes in classic northern Italian dishes, which include a wide variety of fresh fish & seafood specials that change daily. Complete your dining experience with our wide selection of homemade desserts.

Il Villaggio caters to Bar/Bat Mitzvahs,Weddings, and Private/Corporate Events.

Monday-Friday: 11:30 am -11:00 pm • Saturday: 5:00 pm - 12 Midnight Sunday: Private Events Only 651 Route 17 North, Carlstadt, NJ 07072 Telephone: 201.935.7733 • info@ilvillaggio.com • www.ilvillaggio.com

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