Legends of the Meadowlands: Leon Hess
Leon Hess
The famed American businessman is best known for two things: Founding the Hess Corp. and begin part of a consortium that bought the New York Jets in 1963 for a buy-in price of...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Peter Hanson
Peter Hanson
He currently serves as chairman of NAI James E. Hanson — a company he joined back in 1959. The firm, headquartered in Teterboro, specializes in industrial property sales and leasing in northern New...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Jon Hanson
Jon Hanson
First named to the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority Board by Gov. Tom Kean in 1982, Hanson has been instrumental in envisioning its composition, governance and potential as an economic driver ever...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Jeffrey Gural
Jeffrey Gural
Raised in a real estate investment family, Gural’s history in the Meadowlands goes back to his introduction of the Newmark Grubb Knight Frank brokerage office here. His major legacy, however, will be his...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Jerry Gottesman
Jerry Gottesman
Perhaps the region’s most talented homegrown developer, Gottesman built a real estate empire from investments in Edison Parking, Manhattan Mini Storage and commercial and office buildings, including the Hippodrome in New York City....
Legends of the Meadowlands: Dave Gockel
Dave Gockel
With 40 years of experience on major developments in the Meadowlands region, inclusive of the sports complex, Gockel (the CEO of Langan Engineering) specializes in complex urban and brownfield redevelopment projects, community planning...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Ghermezian Family
Ghermezian Family
The family arrived in the Meadowlands in 2011 and, through its Triple Five Group, began working on a plan to revive the failed Xanadu project at the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Investing more than...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Bob Garrett
Bob Garrett
Rising from his original position as president of Hackensack Hospital in 1981 to CEO in 2009, Bob Garrett has overseen an expansion that resulted in one of the country’s largest and most esteemed...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Rich Fritzky
Rich Fritzky
He served as president of the Meadowlands Regional Chamber from 1977-2002. After a major life-threatening illness, which includes, among other hardships, amputations of limbs, Fritzky has overcome incredible odds to continue his teaching,...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Sal Fichera and Butch Giardina
Sal Fichera and Butch Giardina
The success of F&G Mechanical and Meadowlands Fire Protection has been based on providing its customers with a full range of plumbing, HVAC and fire protection design/build and maintenance services...
