covid-19

Business Partnerships with Vo-Tech, County Colleges Key in Post-Pandemic World

Feb25,2021

The world of work has been changed forever by the COVID-19, and New Jersey businesses should begin building their pipeline of future employees now through partnerships with county vocational-technical schools and community colleges. Aaron Fichtner, president of the New Jersey Council of County Colleges, and Judy Savage, the executive director of the New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools, drove home that point […]

John Harmon Discusses COVID-19 Impact on African American Businesses in NJ with Steve Adubato

Feb24,2021

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Steve Adubato is joined by John Harmon, founder, president & CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on business in the state, specifically in Black communities, and the importance of support from the federal government to help businesses succeed. To view this video, recorded on […]

Pandemic’s Lasting Impact: More Workers May Need to Switch Occupations

Feb19,2021

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COVID-19 has accelerated trends in remote work, e-commerce and automation, which means up to 25% more workers than previously estimated may need to switch occupations, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute report. “Compared to our pre-COVID-19 estimates, we expect the largest negative impact of the pandemic to fall on workers in food service and customer sales and service roles, as well as less-skilled office […]

NJMEP’s Womack: Vaccinating Manufacturing Workers Key to Safeguarding Supply Chain

Feb18,2021

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Manufacturing employees, who state officials have classified as essential since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, need to also be given priority when the state announces which groups of New Jersey residents are next eligible to receive the vaccine. That was the message from Michael Womack of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program (NJMEP) during the New Jersey Business Coalition’s recent virtual town […]

Siekerka Calls for Regional Approach to State Decisions on Business Reopenings

Feb16,2021

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NJBIA President & CEO Michele Siekerka made the case for NJBIA’s common sense call for a regional approach to state decisions on reopening businesses during a recent interview with “Jersey Matters” TV reporter Kimberly Kravitz. “Don’t just go shut down everyone because you have spikes in Newark,” Siekerka said. “Why are you shutting down the Jersey shore if there aren’t any spikes there? They are two different industries and two […]

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