The fantastic 50: A look at the most influential people in the history of...
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What a list.
It includes people who helped build the Meadowlands — who brought the New York Giants and Jets to play there — and who built MetLife Stadium, the successor...
Legends of the Meadowlands: George Newman
George Newman
Newman, who founded Allied Outdoor Advertising, bought the 28-acre site surrounding the Northeast Corridor rail line and adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike in 1982 to develop the Allied Junction project. Allied Junction...
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...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Evelyn and Frank Pezzolla
Evelyn and Frank Pezzolla
The original Meadowlands “power couple,” Frank and Evelyn Pezzolla are second-generation operators of Frank’s Truck Center in Lyndhurst — providing the region with sales and service of delivery and commercial vehicles....
Legends of the Meadowlands: Govs. William Cahill and Brendan Byrne
Govs. William Cahill and Brendan Byrne
Cahill, a former congressman, and Byrne, a former judge and the first leader of the Board of Public Utilities, were instrumental in forming the Meadowlands region as we know...
Legends of the Meadowlands: Ken Vehrkens
Ken Vehrkens
The academic dean at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck for more than 30 years and the head of the Anthony J. Petrocelli College of Continuing Studies, Vehrkens authored more than 60 research articles....
Legends of the Meadowlands: Arthur Tauber
Arthur Tauber
He founded Avanti Linens in 1969 and created a new product: category-embellished towels. Over the next 45 years, Avanti continued to innovate, remaining the dominant player in the industry. In 1986, Avanti moved...
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: 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...