Legislation that aims to tackle the high cost to business of overregulation and government red tape is now on Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk, and NJBIA is urging him to sign it. The Senate on Feb. 19 gave final approval to A-4810/S-441 (Pinkin/Huttle/Murphy/Oroho/Sarlo), which would establish the Government Efficiency and Regulatory Review (GEARR) Commission to identify inefficiencies and overly burdensome regulations that hurt businesses and stifle […]
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NJMEP’s Womack: Vaccinating Manufacturing Workers Key to Safeguarding Supply Chain
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 […]
Biden Signs Executive Order Aimed at Bolstering US Manufacturing
President Joe Biden signed an executive order late Monday that aims to support domestic manufacturing by directing federal agencies to strengthen requirements for purchasing products and services provided by U.S. workers and businesses. The executive order calls for increasing the amount of U.S. content that must be in a product for it to be considered made in America under existing “Buy American” requirements. It also creates a website […]
NJBIA’s Siekerka Named 6th Most Powerful in Manufacturing List
When coronavirus shut down New Jersey’s economy this year, NJBIA was at the forefront in insisting that state manufacturers were all considered essential workers. Adding that layer of advocacy to its usual representation of manufacturing in the state, NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka was named No. 6 in the annual Manufacturing Power 50 list by NJBIZ magazine. “Even going into […]
Tax Credit for NJ Manufacturers of PPE Advances
NJBIA supported legislation advanced by an Assembly committee today to provide temporary tax credits for New Jersey manufacturers who produce hospital gowns, masks, gloves and other personal protective equipment (PPE) to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses. The legislation, S–3015/A-4840, is designed to ensure New Jersey has a sufficient supply of PPE to protect medical workers and others, while also supporting the creation of manufacturing jobs. The Assembly Appropriations Committee […]