2011 January

NJ SEED 2011/2012 Annual Sponsors

AT & T. Atlantic City Electric. Associated General Contractors of New Jersey. Building Contractors Association of New Jersey. Construction & General Laborers Local 172. Heavy & General Construction Laborers Local 472. IBEW Local 827 Int’l Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 InTheLobby.net. Mechanical Contractors Association of New Jersey. New Jersey Regional Council of Carpenters New Jersey Education Association. New Jersey LECET New Jersey Petroleum Council. New Jersey State AFL-CIO. Pilots Association for the Bay and River Delaware. Plumbers & Pipefitters Local Union No. 9 PSEG. Salmon Ventures Ltd. Saul Ewing LLC State Troopers Fraternal Association of New Jersey. State Troopers NCO Association. United Transportation Union. United Water. Utility & Transportation Contractors Association. Teamsters Joint Council No. 73 Verizon. Victory Van Lines Wakefern Food Corporation

Archive for January 2011

From NJ BIZ

January 31, 2011

The Port of New York and New Jersey continues to be an economic engine for the region, but major challenges lie ahead as it face future growth and other changes in the industry, stakeholders said Wednesday Read the rest of this entry »

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NJ SEED Legislative Update: Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities Committee

January 24, 2011

The Assembly Telecommunications and Utilities met to take testimony concerning the State of New Jersey's aging water infrastructure system. Committee members heard from representatives from the Board of Public Utilities, The Rate Counsel, NJ DEP, NJ Utilities Association, and other interested parties. Representatives outlined a brief history of New Jersey's water and wastewater infrastructure, and presented their thoughts on the proposed solutions to the aiding, repairing, and even replacing much of the current networks. It is suggested that such replacements be funded through a distribution system improvement charge (DSIC). Read the rest of this entry »

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NJ SEED Legislative Update: Senate Transportation Committee

January 24, 2011

The Senate Transportation Committee met on Thursday, January 20, 2011 to discuss a variety of bills regarding important transportation initiatives for the State of New Jersey, including S-2636, a bill dealing directly with the consequences of the curtailed ARC Tunnel Project and the scheduled toll increases on the NJ Turnpike. The bill directs.. Read the rest of this entry »

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Governor Chris Christie Announces a Transportation Capital Plan

January 11, 2011

Governor Chris Christie announces a transportation capital plan for the next five years that will improve critical infrastructure throughout New Jersey with Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, Department of Transportation Commissioner Jim Simpson and State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff at the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. The plan decreases borrowing while increasing "pay as you go" cash funding of transportation projects and does not call for any new or increased taxes Read the rest of this entry »

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