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Legends of the Meadowlands

The fantastic 50: A look at the most influential people in the history of...

Click image to view bio.   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...

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