J.D. Power airport satisfaction survey: Guess how area facilities fared
While passenger satisfaction with the nation’s airports has reached an all-time high in a recent survey, as local business travelers might have guessed, the region’s facilities didn’t fare so well.
J.D. Power’s 2017 North America...
Family-owned Village Super Market firm names new CEO, chairman
Village Super Market Inc. will get a new leader, while still keeping it in the family.
The Springfield-based company started by Nick and Perry Sumas in 1937 operates 29 ShopRite supermarkets in New Jersey, eastern...
7 N.J. firms on Working Mother best companies list, including 4 in Top 10
Working Mother is out with its 2017 list of the 100 Best Companies for working moms, and seven New Jersey firms made the cut.
Companies were chosen based on applications that included more than 100...
Owners of Pru Center, Devils create sports & entertainment company
Calling it a vehicle to accelerate growth of their numerous sports and entertainment properties, Prudential Center and New Jersey Devils owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer announced the formation of Harris Blitzer Sports &...
Kings’ CEO implores women: ‘Assume position of authority’
Judith Spires, the chairman and CEO of Kings Food Markets, overcame a lot of obstacles to become one of the top executives in the state.
She doesn’t list being a woman as one of them.
Spires,...
Red Bank’s Count Basie Theatre launches $23M expansion project
The Count Basie Theatre marked the start of its $23 million expansion with a $2 million gift announcement and a visit from “Little Steven” Van Zandt.
The E-Street Band guitarist and his wife serve as...
ROI-NJ asks: What’s the No. 1 issue facing women in the workplace?
We worked the room at “Unlocking the C-Suite,” a women business leaders forum sponsored by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association recently at the DoubleTree hotel in Somerset.
We asked some of those in...
Men interrupt more than women — just 1 speech pattern that helps them
Talking Points is an occasional feature at ROI-NJ, which quickly reviews a speech or presentation at one of the state’s many events and conferences. Here is a look at the keynote address given by...
Millburn communications firm adds D.C. public relations vet as SVP
GLA Communications has added a veteran public relations executive as a senior vice president, giving the Millburn-based strategic communications firm a formal presence in Washington, D.C., it announced recently.
Karen Addis has more than 25...
Hobby’s owner: ‘One of the best days in Newark in a long, long time’
Marc Brummer’s staff had temporarily run out of plates while serving long lines at the outdoor buffet celebration Wednesday.
As the owner of Hobby’s, the deli that doubles as a must-stop landmark for foodies in...