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R. Craig Lord wins Distinction award.
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MUST DO LIST
July signals summer events slowdown.
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Special to Business Trends
Employees of Capehart Scatchard recently held a bake sale fund raiser for the Food Bank of South Jersey.
Homemade baked goods were donated by staff members and donations for sampling the baked goods were col-
lected to raise money for the food bank. The total amount donated to the bake sale was $574. Pictured, from
left, are Sergio Scuteri, Capehart Scatchard shareholder, and Dan Getman, Food Bank of South Jersey special
events coordinator.
Capehart raises money for Food Bank
P u b l i s h e d b y E l a u wi t Me d i a
By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
New Jersey isnt free.
A recent study, Freedom in the 50 States,
ranked New Jersey second to last in overall
freedom based on measurements of fiscal
policy, regulatory policy, economic freedom
and personal freedom, above only New York.
New Jersey is a highly regulated state all
around, near the bottom in both personal
and economic freedom, reads the study,
written by William P. Ruger and Jason
Sorens, and conducted by the Mercatus Cen-
ter at George Mason University. Taxes are
high, and spending is about average. Spend-
ing on education is particularly high. Proper-
ty taxes are among the highest in the coun-
try, and individual income taxes are also
high.
The study which can be found in its en-
tirety online at http://mercatus.org/freedom-
50-states-2011 comprehensively ranks the
states on public policies that affect individ-
ual freedoms in the economic, social and po-
litical spheres, updating its initial release in
2009.
The studys approach to measuring free-
dom includes three unique areas: It meas-
ures social and personal freedoms such as
peaceable citizens rights to educate their
Freedom isnt free...
please see FREEDOM, page 3
...And recent poll finds that New Jersey definitely isnt free
By TIM RONALDSON
Business Trends
Business owners in the region
overwhelmingly believe the local
economy is stable, but they also
cite unemployment as the major
contributing factor holding back
its full-fledged recovery.
According to The Alloy Silver-
stein Groups quarterly survey of
more than 1,500 New Jersey and
Philadelphia CEOs and CFOs, 65
percent of respondents believe
the local economy is stable, but 48
percent believe jobs are todays
most important local economic
issue.
Businesses are stabilizing and
economic factors are positive, yet
no one is hiring, said Ren Ci-
calese, the firms managing
shareholder. Whether you blame
reports by the media, the talking
heads in Washington or economic
factors such as rising prices, it
seems as though everyone is wait-
ing for the recovery to fail.
Among the same respondents
who rank unemployment as the
biggest issue prolonging the re-
covery effort the most, only 18
percent are currently hiring, only
15 percent have plans to hire in
the next year, 61 percent say they
have no plans to add staff.
Everyone has a different ex-
cuse not to hire, Cicalese said.
In general, New Jersey still
likes Gov. Christie, consumer con-
fidence is shaky at best, and
prices on goods and services are
rising. With respect to federal leg-
islation, 72 percent agree with the
repeal of the expanded 1099 re-
porting requirements.
Here are the full responses,
Unemployment
is the biggest
issue facing the
economy, biz
owners say, but
no one is hiring
please see JOBS, page 10
Survey
says: We
need
jobs
Monthly Update
R. Craig Lord Construction
given Distinction award
R. Craig Lord Construction Compa-
ny, a nationally recognized remodeling
firm in Moorestown, announced that
the company has been awarded a 2011
Guildmaster with Highest Distinction
Award for exceptional customer satis-
faction. R. Craig Lord Construction
Company was one of 139 home-
builders, remodelers, developers and
contractors throughout North Ameri-
ca recognized for their superlative per-
formance.
R. Craig Lord Construction Compa-
ny recently scored tremendous marks
on an independent study conducted by
QuildQuality. The GuildQuality sur-
vey provides highly customized per-
formance reporting for world-class
building professionals. The high
scores garnered by the firm qualified
R. Craig Lord for the annual
GuildQuality awards.
Flaster/Greenbergs new
Web site earns recognition
Law firm Flaster/Greenbergs re-
tooled Web site (www.flastergreen-
berg.com), launched in January, was
recently awarded a Webby as an offi-
cial honoree in the law category of the
15th annual Webby Awards, as noted
by the International Academy of Digi-
tal Arts & Sciences.
For 15 years, the Webbys have recog-
nized the best of the Web, in a wide
variety of consumer, business and
professional categories. In 2011, the In-
ternational Academy of Digital Arts &
Sciences received more than 10,000 en-
tries from all 50 U.S. states and more
than 60 countries. In being awarded a
Webby, Flaster/Greenbergs Web site
was judged to be among the top 10 per-
cent of all entries.
TD Insurance honored with
franchise partner award
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc.,
a leading provider of property and ca-
sualty insurance products nationwide,
recently honored TD Insurance Inc.,
with headquarters in Cherry Hill,
with its Top Franchise Partner
Award the companys highest honor.
The award was presented last
month at The Hanovers 2011 Presi-
dents Club conference, an annual
gathering of an elite group of agen-
cies from across the country.
TD Insurance has been protecting
consumers and businesses with its full
range of coverage offerings for more
than 100 years. The full-service agency
has more than 20 offices from Maine to
Florida and is a top 50 insurance
agency in the U.S. The Hanover Insur-
ance Group selected TD Insurance
tops over thousands of agents coun-
trywide for this award. The honor was
granted in recognition of the agencys
ability to serve the needs of its person-
al and commercial lines customers. In
addition, TD Insurance was recog-
nized for its deep commitment to the
industry.
NLdLH relocates N.J. offices
within Cherry Hill
As part of its continued growth,
Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst has re-
located its New Jersey offices from
Haddonfield Road in Cherry Hill to
the Cherry Tree Corporate Center at
535 Route 38 East, also in Cherry Hill.
The office provides significantly more
square footage and double the number
of offices as the firms previous space.
This is an exciting time for NLdH,
said John M. Clark, partner and head
of the New Jersey office and the Lon-
don Market Practice Group. The relo-
cation of our New Jersey office is a di-
rect result of the firms need to accom-
modate its growing client base.
With offices in the U.S. and London,
NLdH provides comprehensive legal
services to the insurance industry in
the areas of reinsurance, regulatory,
complex litigation, class action, cover-
age, subrogation, bad faith consulting
and insurance fraud. The firm is de-
voted solely to providing legal repre-
sentation to the insurance industry.
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own children, to own and carry
firearms and to be free for unrea-
sonable search and seizure; it in-
corporates more than 150 distinct
public policies; and it carefully
measures fiscal policies in a way
that reflects the true cost of gov-
ernment to the citizen.
We explicitly ground our con-
ception of freedom on an individ-
ual-rights framework, the study
reads.
In our view, individuals
should be allowed to dispose of
their lives, liberties and proper-
ties as they see fit, so long as they
do no infringe on the rights of
others.
According to the study, New
Jersey ranks 44th in the nation
for fiscal policy, 50th for regulato-
ry policy, 47th for economic free-
dom and 45th for personal free-
dom. Its poor performance is ri-
valed by New York, but other
states in the region such as
Pennsylvania (31st), Delaware
(39th) and Maryland (43rd) also
performed poorly overall.
Taken alone, these numbers
and rankings dont mean much,
but delve deeper and one can find
a legitimate reason why state leg-
islators should pay attention.
Two of the most intriguing
findings of our statistical analy-
sis are that Americans are voting
with their feet and moving to
states with more economic and
personal freedom, and that eco-
nomic freedom correlates with in-
come growth, the study reads.
Those states that rank lower on
the overall freedom list are more
likely to lose, and not gain, new
residents, which could drastically
affect the future economy for a
state that is already in financial
trouble.
The study found that New Jer-
seys gun control is extensive
and worsening. Its marijuana
laws are subpar despite the pas-
sage of the 2010 medical-marijua-
na law. It also has primary seat-
belt enforcement, motorcycle and
bicycle helmet laws, a cell-phone
driving ban, an open-container
law, sobriety checkpoints and
mandatory underinsured-mo-
torist and personal-injury cover-
age for drivers.
New Jerseys asset forfeiture is
largely unreformed, according to
the study. Cigarette taxes are
stratospheric, and smoking
bans are as draconian as any in
the country. On the positive side,
alcohol is taxed fairly reasonably,
and Atlantic City has casinos.
However, economic regulation is
strict, with labor laws being pre-
dictably costly, statewide land-use
planning in full force and occupa-
tional licensing being severe.
In the educational realm, pri-
vate- and homeschool regulations
are surprisingly light, the
study found, extending only to
broad curriculum requirements.
Freedom, properly under-
stood, can be threatened as much
by the weakness of the state as by
overbearing state intervention,
the study reads. Individuals are
less free the more they have rea-
son to fear private assaults and
depredations, and a useful gov-
ernment punishes private aggres-
sion vigorously.
The study made three specific
policy recommendations to help
New Jersey become freer:
n Reform asset forfeiture by
placing the burden of proof on
the government and redirecting
revenues from law enforcement.
n Cut state funding to local
school districts and use the sav-
ings to cut income, property and
cigarette taxes.
n Repeal occupational licenses,
such as those for contractors,
claims adjusters, urban planners,
rehabilitation counselors, librari-
ans and court reporters.
In essence, what this study at-
tempts to measure is the extent to
which state and local public poli-
cies conform to this ideal regime
of maximum, equal individual
freedoms, the study reads. For
us, the fundamental problem with
state intervention in consensual
acts is that it violates persons
rights. To paraphrase (philoso-
pher Robert) Nozick, in a free so-
ciety, government permits and
protects both capitalist and non-
capitalistic acts between consent-
ing adults.
Freedom isnt free
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Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey opened a new fami-
ly room with a ribbon cutting at the new Virtua Voorhees Hospital.
The Family Room contains a kitchen, dining area, seating and com-
puters for families use and two private bedroom/bathroom suites
that serve as a place within the hospital for patients family mem-
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4 BUSINESS TRENDS JULY 2011
NEW ACCOUNTANTS
Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams,
Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson & Co.
Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro,
Adams, Mulford, Cicalese, Wilson
& Co., the 20th largest accounting
firm with offices in the Philadel-
phia area, announced the addi-
tion of the following accountants
to its staff:
n Reynold Cicalese III, a Black-
wood resident and 2009 graduate
of Rutgers University-Camden.
He received his masters in taxa-
tion from Philadelphia Universi-
ty in 2010.
n Adam Faber, a Cherry Hill
resident and 2010 graduate of
West Virginia University.
n Sunny Mountcastle, a Mount
Laurel resident and 2002 graduate
of the University of Hawaii.
n Michael Weber, a Medford
resident and 2010 graduate of
Elon University.
SEAN BOOK
Conigent Inc.
Sean Book has recently joined
Conigent, Inc. as its newest busi-
ness analyst. A certified sales-
force.com administrator, Book
will be joining Conigents sales-
force.com practice, a rapidly
growing area for this global tech-
nology consulting firm. Conigent
offers solutions to enterprise
clients seeking to transform their
business processes by moving to
cloud-based systems.
This eliminates the need for
companies to possess costly in-
house hardware and software sys-
tems, or encounter data backups,
downtime, or disaster recovery
plans.
Book recently relocated his res-
idence from Charlotte to Philadel-
phia and will be working out of
Conigents Haddonfield head-
quarters.
HONOREES
Capehart Scatchard
Capehart Scatchard Sharehold-
er Richard T. DeCou was recently
presented with the 2011 Founders
Award by the Estate and Finan-
cial Planning Council of South-
ern New Jersey. Additionally,
Yasmeen S. Khaleel, trusts and es-
tates department shareholder,
was sworn in as treasurer of the
Council.
DeCou concentrates his prac-
tice in tax-related matters includ-
ing estate planning, and estate
and trust administration, real es-
tate, corporate and business mat-
ters. He represents both individu-
als and corporate fiduciaries in
all aspects of estate planning and
administration.
He is a member of the New Jer-
sey, Burlington and Camden
County Bar Associations and the
Moorestown Rotary Club.
Khaleel, a Mount Laurel resi-
dent, and member of the trusts
and estates department, concen-
trates her practice in the areas of
estate planning, estate and trust
administration, business succes-
sion planning, transactional and
tax planning. She routinely han-
dles matters of special needs
planning including guardianship
applications. Additionally, she
has experience in complex estate
and trust litigation matters in
conjunction with the litigation
group.
JESSICA CORBETT
Capehart Scatchard
Jessica Corbett was the recipi-
ent of the Blaine E. Capehart
Legal Writing Award that was
presented at the recent Rutgers
Law Class Day Celebration. Cor-
bett recently graduated from Rut-
gers Law School in Camden in
May.
The firm presented Corbett
with a $2,500 award in recogni-
tion of her exemplary legal writ-
ing and research abilities. The
award honors Blaine E. Capehart,
the firms distinguished 103-year-
old senior shareholder who in
2005 celebrated 75 years as a mem-
ber of the New Jersey Bar. The
firm offers this award to a gradu-
ating Rutgers Camden law stu-
dent on an annual basis.
WENDY EBNER
Savoy Associates
Wendy Ebner has been named
president of the New Jersey Asso-
ciation of Health Underwriters.
The statewide organization repre-
sents licensed health insurance
agents, brokers, consultants and
benefit professionals in New Jer-
sey who service the health insur-
ance needs of large and small em-
ployers as well as individuals.
Ebner, the director of business
development for Savoy Associates
in Hamilton, has served as presi-
dent of the South Chapter of the
NJAHU and currently serves as
NJAHU president-elect and con-
ference chair. Her term will run
from through June 30, 2012.
JOANNE GALLUCCI
Prudential Fox & Roach
David Rickel, vice president,
regional manager and office man-
ager of the Prudential Fox &
Roach Marlton Voorhees Home
Marketing Center, welcomed
Joanne Gallucci as a sales associ-
ate. Formerly with Long and Fos-
ter in Cherry Hill, Gallucci joins
with 22 years of real estate expe-
rience.
She is a member of the
Burlington Camden County (BC-
CBOR) Board of Realtors and the
New Jersey Association of Real-
tors (NJAR). Gallucci holds nu-
merous awards in listing and sell-
ing real estate and is a continuous
recipient of the NJAR Circle of
Excellence and the BCC Board of
Realtors superior performance
awards.
HARRY J. GIACOMETTI
Flaster/Greenberg PC
Noted bankruptcy attorney
Harry J. Giacometti has joined
Flaster/Greenberg PC as a share-
holder in the bankruptcy, finan-
cial restructuring and risk man-
agement department and in the
litigation department. He will di-
vide his time between the firms
Philadelphia and Cherry Hill of-
fices.
Giacometti focuses his practice
on bankruptcy, debtor and credi-
tors rights and commercial law
and litigation. He is a seasoned at-
torney who has more than 20
years of experience in the legal
services industry, including as a
trial attorney with the tax divi-
sion of the United States Depart-
ment of Justice. After serving in
the DOJ, he entered private prac-
tice at Duane Morris, and later co-
founded Smith Giacometti, a bou-
tique business law firm, in 1997.
ED HUTCHINSON
Hutchinson Mechanical Services
Moorestown resident Ed
Hutchinson, principal and presi-
dent of Hutchinson Mechanical
Services, has been elected to the
Executive Board of Directors for
Churchill Casualty Ltd., one of
the worlds largest captive insur-
ance companies. Domiciled in the
Cayman Islands, Churchill pro-
vides workers compensation, gen-
eral liability and automobile cov-
erage, and is owned and directed
completely by its insured mem-
ber companies.
SUPER LAWYERS
Hyland Levin LLP
Five Hyland Levin LLP part-
ners and one associate were listed
this month in the Pennsylvania
2011 list of New Jersey Super
Lawyers, a listing of top attor-
neys with their primary practice
location in New Jersey.
Partners selected for inclusion
in Super Lawyers were Benjamin
A. Levin, the firms managing
partner, for franchise/dealership;
William F. Hyland Jr. for land
use/zoning; Richard M. Hluchan
for environmental; Mark D.
Shapiro for real estate; and
Shereen C. Chen as a rising star
in immigration.
Robert S. Baranowski Jr., was
also named a rising star in the en-
vironmental category.
DR. LEWIS A. KAY
Temple University Hospital
Dr. Lewis A. Kay of
Moorestown was presented the
AAPD Distinguished Service
Award in New York City at the an-
nual American Academy of Pedi-
atric Dentistry meeting. The
award recognizes individuals
who have made a major contribu-
tion on a national and interna-
tional level over the individuals
career. The beneficiary advocates
for children, improvement of
childrens health or to a health
profession related to children. It
is only presented when there is an
appropriate recipient.
SCOTT KINTZING
The Bank
Angela Snyder, president and
CEO of The Bank, announced
that Scott Kintzing will assume
the role of chairman of the board
for The Bank. Kintzing succeeds
Warner A. Knobe, who served as
chairman for the past 13 years.
Knobe will continue to serve as a
member of the board.
Since 2007, Kintzing has been
the president of the New Jersey
Division of Fulton Financial Cor-
poration and vice chairman of
the board. Kintzing joined The
Bank when it was formed in 1989
and has more than 30 years of
banking experience.
AWARD WINNERS
Long & Foster
Denise Jasinski, manager of
Long & Fosters Moorestown of-
fice, announced that Joan De-
laney and Marc Ricci received the
Realty Alliance Award for 2010.
This award recognizes Delaney
and Riccis exceptional sales per-
formance for 2010, which places
them in the top 5 percent of all
residential real estate sales pro-
fessionals in North America.
Both received honors from
Long & Foster as well for their
2010 sales performance: Delaney
received the award for Top Indi-
vidual Producer, and The Ricci-
Gareau Team was named Top
Producing Group, Top Listing
Group and Top Sales Producing
Group.
MICHAEL MCDYER
Allstate Insurance Company
Allstate Insurance Company
has recognized Allstate New Jer-
sey exclusive agency owner
Michael McDyer with the Chair-
mans Conference award for high
standards in customer satisfac-
tion, customer retention, and
profitable business growth.
The McDyer Insurance Agency
is one of only 6 percent of insur-
ance agencies and personal finan-
cial representatives for Allstate
nationally to reach this level of
achievement, based on sales for
auto, property, commercial,
power sports insurance and fi-
nancial services in the country.
MAURICE T. PERILLI
Roma Bank
Longtime Roma Bank Chair-
man of the Board and Executive
Vice President Maurice T. Perilli
announced that he will retire
from the boards and management
of the bank and its parent compa-
ny, Roma Financial Corporation.
Upon his retirement, Perilli will
be appointed emeritus director
and will provide consulting assis-
tance to the boards and the execu-
tive management.
Perilli was elected to the Board
of Directors of Roma Bank in
1970. In 1977, at the urging of the
board, he joined management of
the bank as vice president and
manager of what was then Roma
Savings and Loan Association. He
was later appointed executive
vice president and, in 1991, when
the bank was known as Roma
Federal Savings Bank, he was
elected chairman of the board.
He became chairman of the
board in 2005.
EVAN RUDOLPH
Univers Workplace Solutions
Univers Workplace Solutions,
the nations leading benefit com-
munications and enrollment solu-
tions provider, has named Mt.
Laurel resident Evan Rudolph
lead consultant for Indiana,
Michigan, Tennessee, Delaware
and West Virginia.
In his new role, Rudolph is re-
sponsible for assisting benefit
consultants and brokers alike
with the development of cost ef-
fective and meaningful benefit
communication and enrollment
strategies for their clients.
STEVEN W. SUFLAS
Human Resources Executive
Human Resources Executive
has named Steven W. Suflas,
noted labor and employment
lawyer and the managing partner
of Ballard Spahrs New Jersey of-
fice, on its list of 100 Most Power-
ful Corporate Employment
Lawyers for 2011. The annual
guide to leading employment de-
fense lawyers is the result of an
intensive nomination and re-
search process.
GLEN J. WALTON
United Way of Burlington County
Glen J. Walton of Moorestown
has been elected to the board of
directors of the United Way of
Burlington County. Walton is a
partner in the Voorhees office of
Bowman & Company LLP, Certi-
fied Public Accountants and Con-
sultants.
He received his BS in business
administration from St. Josephs
University.
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No new jobs
Is this good or bad?
M
ays employment statistics, released in early June,
showed not much of a change, month-over-month,
which has followed recent trends for the last few re-
ports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The national unemployment rate of 9.1 percent and the total
number of unemployed workers (13.9 million) hardly changed
from Aprils numbers. Neither did the unemployment rate for
the major worker groups: adult men (8.9 percent), adult women
(8), teens (24.2), whites (8), blacks (16.2) and Hispanics (11.9).
Is this good or bad, though?
On the good hand, at least were not losing more jobs. At least
more people arent becoming unemployed. At least the stats
arent predicting another dip in the economy.
On the bad hand, how come more jobs arent being created?
Isnt everyone saying that the economy is getting better? Arent
more businesses borrowing money, spending money and ex-
panding? Whats the deal?
Were at least a little concerned, if for no other reason than
business leaders seem to be saying one thing but acting the op-
posite way.
Business outlook surveys across the country youre bound
to find one by hitting the Internet show that decision makers
have a positive outlook for the economy as a whole, and that
they dont believe were in for a Double Dip recession.
These surveys generally show that business owners believe
their own companies are at least stable, if not growing, and that
unemployment remains one of the biggest obstacles to a full re-
covery.
The disturbing part these same respondents say they have
little to no plans of hiring in the foreseeable future. Its a Catch
22 if ever there has been one.
Change wont come on its own. Change will come only from
action. Change will come only once business owners stop talk-
ing and start doing.
in our opinion
DAN MCDONOUGH JR.
Publisher
ALAN BAUER
STEVE MILLER
ED LYNES
General Manager & Editor
Executive Vice President
Vice President of Sales
If you think that July signals
the beginning of a summer slow-
down for business events, youre
right.
But it does offer one of the
seasons very best combinations
of substance and networking
the Rutgers Business Quarterly
at the Crowne Plaza. No word on
who the panelists will be at press
time, but theyre always interest-
ing. And its free!
The Burlington County Cham-
ber will present Tracye Mc-
Daniel, the new CEO of Choose
New Jersey, on July 13 at the
Hilton in Westampton. Choose
New Jersey is an independent,
privately funded and managed
non-profit corporation created to
promote New Jersey as a place to
invest and do business.
Also on the 13th South Jer-
seys Howard Yermish will lead
a quick social media work-
shop, followed by a PBJ network-
ing event in the city. And on the
19th and 26th you can meet
Philadelphia Business Journal
Editor Craig Ey and Publisher
Lyn Kremer at PBJs headquar-
ters in Center City.
Close out the month on the
26th with the South Jersey
Chamber as it hosts Charles
McKenna, director of the states
Office of Homeland Security and
Preparedness.
A lot of whats happening is
across the river, but dont let that
deter you. Besides the DRPA
needs the toll fares.
Heres the rest of whats in
store for July.
July 7
CFO of the Year
Philadelphia Business Jour-
nal
Wanamaker
Building/Philadelphia
11:15 a.m. to 2p.m.
Info: Jennifer Wolf at (215)
238-5106
July 12
Shakers and Stirrers:
Philadelphia Biz Networking
Mixer
Tavern 17/Philadelphia
6 to 8 p.m.
Info: www.networkingforprofes-
sionals.com
July 13
Burlington County Chamber
of Commerce
General Membership Lunch-
eon
Tracye McDaniel, CEO,
Choose New Jersey
Hilton/Westhampton
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Info: www.bccoc.com
July 13
Cocktails & Networking and
Bonus Social Media Workshop
Philadelphia Business Jour-
nal
11th and Filbert
Street/Philadelphia
4 to 7:30 p.m.
Info: Brian Wiggins at (215)
238-5126
July 14
Philly Summer Networking
Public Relations Society of
America Philadelphia Chapter
Wxyz bar (Aloft Hotel)/Mount
Laurel
5 to 7 p.m.
Info: www.prsa.philly.org
July 15
Philly Merge Conference
Philadelphia Coldfusion User
Group
Wharton Business
School/Philadelphia
8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Info: www.phillymerge.com
July 19
Meet the Editor and Publisher
Philadelphia Business Jour-
nal
400 Market St., 12th
Fl/Philadelphia
8 to 10 a.m.
Info: Brian Wiggins at (215)
238-5126
July 19
Rutgers Quarterly Business
Outlook
Chamber of Commerce South-
ern New Jersey
7:45 to 9:30 a.m.
Info: www.chambersnj.com
July 19
Buchanan IngersollSelling
Your Company
Greater Philadelphia Cham-
ber of Commerce
DiBona Room/Philadelphia
8 to 10 a.m.
www.greaterphiladelphiacham-
ber.com
July 19
Meet the Republican Party
Must Do List
Michael Willmann
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8 BUSINESS TRENDS JULY 2011
JULY 6
CAMDEN CHAMBER
CONNECTION
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Pub Restaurant, 600
Kaighn Ave. & Airport Circle,
Pennsauken
Cost: $17 members. $20 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
JULY 7
CHAMBER SNJ NETWORK
CONNECTION LUNCH
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: Caffe Aldo Lambertis,
2011 Route 70 West, Cherry Hill
Cost: $20 members. $30 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 13
BURLINGTON CO. CHAMBER
MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON
Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 111 Han-
cock Lane, Westampton
Cost: $30 members. $40 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Call 439-2520 or send an
e-mail to bccoc@bccoc.com
JULY 14
CHAMBER SNJ NETWORK
CONNECTION BREAKFAST
Time: 8:30 a.m.
Location: NJ Motorsports Park,
8000 Dividing Creek Road, Millville
Cost: $15
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 14
WINSLOW TWP. CHAMBER
CONNECTION LUNCHEON
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Winslow Diner, 491
Williamstown Road, Sicklerville
Cost: $12 members. $15 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
JULY 14
GLOUCESTER CO. CHAMBER
BUSINESS AFTER HOURS
Time: 5:30 to 8 p.m.
Location: Rustic Village, 315 S.
Delsea Drive, Clayton
Contact: 881-6560
JULY 14
CHAMBER SNJ
NETWORK BUSINESS
AFTER BUSINESS
Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Location: The Water Club at Borga-
ta, 1 Renaissance Way, Atlantic City
Cost: $40 members. $50 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 19
RUTGERS QUARTERLY
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Time: 7:45 a.m.
Location: Crowne Plaza, 2349 West
Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill
Cost: Free
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 19
BURLINGTON CO.
CHAMBER BREAKFAST
BEFORE BUSINESS
Time: 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: The Evergreens, 309
Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown
Cost: Free for members. $10 non-
members.
Contact: Call 439-2520 or send an
e-mail to bccoc@bccoc.com
JULY 21
CHAMBER SNJ NETWORK
CONNECTION LUNCH
Time: 11:45 a.m.
Location: Braddocks, 39 S. Main St.,
Medford
Cost: $20 members. $30 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 21
BURLINGTON CO. CHAMBER
MARKETING ROUNDTABLE
Time: 8 to 9:30 p.m.
Location: Chamber Offices, BCC
Small Business Incubator - Training
Room, 100 Technology Way, Mt. Lau-
rel
Cost: Free members only.
Contact: Call 439-2520 or send an
e-mail to bccoc@bccoc.com
JULY 21
WHITE HORSE
PIKE CHAMBER
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Warwick Tavern, 400
S. Warwick Road, Somerdale
Cost: $16 members. $20 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
JULY 26
ELC BREAKFAST
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Holiday Inn, 2175 W. Route
70, Cherry Hill
Cost: $20
Contact: Kevin Watsey at 782-2490
or kevin.watsey@amwater.com
JULY 26
CHAMBER SNJ
MEET THE POLICYMAKERS
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: The Mansion on Main
Street, 3000 Main St., Voorhees
Cost: $40 members. $50 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: 424-7776
JULY 27
GLOUCESTER CO. CHAMBER
BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
Time: 8 a.m.
Location: Dylans RV Center, 2190
Delsea Drive, Sewell
Contact: 881-6560
JULY 27
MT. LAUREL CHAMBER
Time: 8:30 to 10 a.m.
Location: The Wyndham Mount Lau-
rel, 1111 Route 73 North
Cost: $15 members. $20 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
JULY 28
BURLINGTON CO. CHAMBER
WOMEN IN BUSINESS
Time: 4 to 5 p.m.
Location: Chamber Offices, BCC
Small Business Incubator - Training
Room, 100 Technology Way, Mt. Lau-
rel
Cost: Free members only.
Contact: Call 439-2520 or send an
e-mail to bccoc@bccoc.com
AUGUST 2
CHERRY HILL CHAMBER
BREAKFAST
Time: 8 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Coastline Restaurant,
1240 Brace Road, Cherry Hill
Cost: $18 members. $25 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
AUGUST 3
CAMDEN CHAMBER
CONNECTION
Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Location: The Pub Restaurant, 600
Kaighn Ave. & Airport Circle,
Pennsauken
Cost: $17 members. $20 non-mem-
bers.
Contact: Rita Owens at 667-1600
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Candidates for Cherry Hill Mayor
& Town Council
Camden County Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Coastline Restaurant/Cherry
Hill
Noon to 1:30 p.m.
Info: Rita Owens at 667-1600 or
www.camdencountyregional.com
July 20
Philadelphia Business Journal
Womens Conference
Crystal Tea Room, Wanamaker
Building/Philadelphia
7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Info: Brian Wiggins at (215) 238-
5126
July 26
Meet the Editor and Publisher
Philadelphia Business Journal
400 Market St., 12th
Fl/Philadelphia
8 to 10 a.m.
Info: Brian Wiggins at (215) 238-
5126
July 26
Meet the Policymakers, Featur-
ing Charles McKenna, Director of
the Office of Homeland Security
and Preparedness
Chamber of Commerce South-
ern New Jersey
Mansion/Voorhees
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Info: www.chambersnj.com
July 26
ELC Breakfast
New Jersey Business and In-
dustry Associations Camden
County ELC, Camden County Re-
gional Chamber of Commerce
and New Jersey American Water
Speaker: TBD
Holiday Inn/Cherry Hill
8 a.m.
Kevin.watsey@amwater.com
If you have information concerning
future events, send it along to
Michael Willmann at WMSH Market-
ing Communications in Haddonfield.
You can reach Mike at 616-2886 (x13)
or by e-mail at
michaelwillmann@wmsh.com.
Must Do List
EVENTS
Continued from page 6
broken down by category:
To what degree is the impact of
the increased fuel prices affecting
your business operations?
nMinor: 56 percent
nMajor: 23 percent
nNeutral/No effect: 15 percent
nNo Answer: 6 percent
Do you think the current eco-
nomic recovery can sustain the
repercussions of increased oil and
food prices, or do you anticipate a
double-dip recession?
nDouble-Dip: 40 percent
nUnsure: 37 percent
nSustain Recovery: 19 percent
nNo Answer: 4 percent
The housing market has become
a key indicator of the state of our
economy. What do you see the cur-
rent status as?
n Continuing To Decrease: 48
percent
n Stabilize/Bottomed Out: 44
percent
n Beginning To Improve: 4 per-
cent
nNo Answer: 4 percent
President Obama recently
signed a bill to repeal expanded in-
formation reporting requirements
using Form 1099. Do you agree
with this repeal?
nYes: 67 percent
nNo Answer: 29 percent
nNo: 4 percent
What issue would you say is pro-
longing the recovery efforts the
most?
nUnemployment: 33 percent
n Consumer Confidence/Wari-
ness: 15 percent
nOil Prices: 13 percent
nReal Estate: 11 percent
nNational Deficit: 8 percent
nLack of Political Unity: 8 per-
cent
nWars: 4 percent
n Cost of Consumer Goods: 2
percent
nMisreporting By the Media: 2
percent
n Impending Inflation: 2 per-
cent
nNatural Disasters: 2 percent
As both a consumer and a busi-
ness owner, how would you de-
scribe consumer confidence since
the 2008 recession?
nDecreased: 48 percent
nIncreased: 38 percent
nNo Change: 12 percent
nNo Answer: 2 percent
A year after Christies policies
have begun to be implemented, are
you more satisfied with New Jer-
sey as a business location?
n Yes, More Satisfied: 42 per-
cent
n No, Just As Satisfied: 17 per-
cent
nNo, Less Satisfied: 17 percent
nNo Answer: 14 percent
nStill Unsatisfied: 10 percent
The Delaware River Port Au-
thority is increasing toll prices ef-
fective July 1. Do you foresee this
affecting your business opera-
tions?
nNo: 79 percent
nYes: 19 percent
nNo Answer: 2 percent
Does your business plan on hir-
ing in the next:
nNo Plans To Hire: 61 percent
nCurrently Hiring: 18 percent
n3-6 months: 11 percent
nNo Answer: 6 percent
n6-12 months: 4 percent
Is the local economy:
nStable: 65 percent
nSlipping: 21 percent
nGetting Better: 14 percent
Is your company:
nStable: 54 percent
nSlipping: 25 percent
nGetting Better: 17 percent
nNo Answer: 4 percent
What is todays most important
issue?
nJobs: 48 percent
nTaxes: 33 percent
nHealth care: 9 percent
n Impending Inflation: 6 per-
cent
nThe Deficit: 2 percent
nNo Answer: 2 percent
Survey Says: We need jobs
JOBS
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