Public Health & Safety, Human Services and Economic Development Prioritized in Balanced Spending Plan
 
April 13, 2022 - Morris County’s 2022 Budget was adopted tonight by the Board of County Commissioners, who held the tax rate stable for another year as they expanded funding for public safety and health, infrastructure projects, human services, education and economic development.
 
“Our 2022 Budget provides the high level of services Morris County residents have come to expect, especially since the pandemic hit, yet it also delivers the type of fiscal prudence demanded by tax-paying families dealing with historic inflation in America. This is the third consecutive year we have prevented an increase in the county tax rate. Still, we were able to increase spending on public health and public safety,” said Commissioner Deborah Smith, a member of the Board of Commissioners’ Budget Committee.

2022 Not For Profit Excellence Awards Honorees Announced

Florham Park N.J. – April 6, 2022 – It has been a tough stretch for Morris County’s nonprofits as COVID-19 forced staff layoffs, curtailment of services and a slowdown in funding. But this hardy community persevered and is prepared to re-emerge from the pandemic even stronger.
 
That will be the theme at the upcoming 16 Annual Not for Profit Conference being hosted by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce Thursday, April 28, at the Hilton Parsippany. The title of this year’s conference is “Reconnecting and Rebuilding: Lessons Learned.”

​Florham Park N.J. – April 4, 2022 – The Morris County Economic Development Corporation (MCEDC) will honor the top performers in the county’s real estate sector for 2020-21 at the 29th Annual Partners in Economic Development Awards Tuesday, April 19, at the Hyatt Regency Morristown.
 
The winners of the awards for the largest real estate transactions for 2020 and 2021 are:

​Senate Majority Leader Teresa Luiz and Senate Minority Leader Steve Oroho to speak
           
Florham Park N.J. – April 5, 2022 – Morris County Sheriff James M. Gannon will be honored by the Morris County Chamber of Commerce with the Alex DeCroce Public Leadership 2022 Award at its spring Legislative Luncheon, Friday, April 29, 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Meadow Wood in Randolph.
 
The luncheon also will feature an interactive discussion of issues of importance to the Morris County business community by Senate Majority Leader Teresa Luiz and Minority Leader Steve Oroho.

United is the only airline to fly nonstop from the U.S. to Cape Town and offers more flights to South Africa than any other North American carrier

NEW YORK, February 9, 2022 –United today announced it plans to expand service to one of the world’s most popular vacation destinations by o􀀁ering three nonstop 􀀂ights per week, year-round, between New York/Newark and Cape Town International Airport, subject to government approval. The new schedule starts on June 5 and means that more than 85 U.S. cities – including places like Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles – will be more conveniently connected to one of the 25 best cities in the world.

The Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural grant cycle! Grant applications will be accepted soon! (March 1, 2022 – April 15, 2022) The Mimi Washington Starrett Foundation’s mission is to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that have a meaningful impact on the well-being and economic development of the greater community, including those that address issues surrounding health, addiction, and homelessness; animal welfare; equal education opportunities; access to the arts; and environmental and historical preservation. ​

Jan. 28, 2021 - For Immediate Release - The Morris County Small Business Grant Program will begin accepting on-line applications at 8 a.m. on Feb. 14, 2022, Valentine’s Day, to aid local small companies, entrepreneurs and non-profits impacted by the pandemic.  Details may be found at morriscountysmallbusinessgrant.com on eligibility guidelines, supporting documents required to submit an application and more. The webpage contains a countdown clock to when the application portal will open, and applicants will find the application portal on the same webpage when the system is activated at 8 a.m. Feb. 14.
 
The program will provide grants of up to $15,000 to reimburse small businesses and non-profit organizations for specific pandemic recovery expenses incurred on or after March 3, 2021 – a timeline established under the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which is the source of the funding.

Human Performance Company Focuses on Training and Coaching People to Achieve Their Most Ambitious Goals Without Burnout

by John Allen Mollenhauer, Lifestyle Coach “JAM”

​Florham Park, New Jersey -- Lifestyle Coach – a human performance company is teaching people how to live better, for life, and is launching its next performance lifestyle coaching program starting on Feb. 1 for achievers who want to ensure they perform at their best. 

​Laura Crothers Osborn, president and founder of Crothers Consulting, is a recipient of the Leading Women Entrepreneurs & Business Owners' "Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of New Jersey" award for 2021. Leading Women Entrepreneurs (LWE) is an organization that has recognized over 600 outstanding women in business over the past decade and is excited to honor 25 more. 

Morris County, NJ – You decide that you want to volunteer or do community service. Perhaps this is the time in your life that you have chosen to give back to others, or to a local community organization. How do you find a nonprofit you want to give your time and talent to? How do you know what type of organization aligns with your vision, your compassion, your skill set? The Lakeland Hills Family YMCA is ready to help!
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On Wednesday, November 16 from 6:30-8:00pm the Lakeland Hills Family YMCA is hosting its second “Volunteer Match Night”. An enormous success the first time in 2019, the Y is bringing this fun event back to the community. This is your opportunity to meet nonprofit organizations and discuss with their staff the potential to give back.

​Cedar Knolls, N.J., October 28, 2021 – Newmark Associates CRE, announced recent September sales and leases of several asset classes ranging geographically from New Jersey to Colorado. Representing the seller of 75-81 Washington Street, Morristown, New Jersey, Doug Greenberger, Sales Associate, and Deborah Myers, Managing Director/Broker Associate, partnered in the $2.35 million sale of the approx. 8,000 SF, freestanding, multi-tenanted, mixed-use building. The existing tenant in the building provides health care services for the Morristown community and beyond. The buyer, a tenant in the building, saw the opportunity to own the real estate instead of continuing to lease when the property came on the market. 

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​Florham Park N.J. – Oct. 28, 2021 – A new grant program for businesses negatively impacted by COVID is now available from the Fortis Foundation, the charitable arm of The Fortis Agency. Grants may be applied for via the Morris County Economic Development Corp. (a division of the Morris County Chamber of Commerce) at https://www.morrischamber.org/fortisagencygrants.html.
 
To qualify, a business must have been in existence since March 2018, must have a minimum of 10 employees and must be in New Jersey, although preference will be given to those doing business in Morris County. The Fortis Foundations intends to distribute $40,000 in grants to a minimum of two businesses.

​In 2018, Governor Murphy signed into law the landmark legislation known as the Clean Energy Act. The law called for a significant overhaul of New Jersey’s clean energy systems by building sustainable infrastructure in order to fight climate change and reduce carbon emissions, which will in turn create well-paying local jobs, grow the state’s economy, and improve public health while ensuring a cleaner environment for current and future residents. As part of this statewide undertaking, the Clean Energy Act required New Jersey’s investor-owned gas and electric utility companies to reduce their customers’ use of gas and electricity by set percentages over time. To help reach these targets, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a comprehensive suite of efficiency programs that would transition the state to some of the highest energy savings in the country.

By ROI-NJ Staff - April 12, 2021
Morris County was ranked as the healthiest county in New Jersey by the national organization countyhealthrankings.org — but the group stresses that the findings are from 2019 and thus had no data associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. That data will be present for the first time when next year’s rankings are released.  The rankings, now in their 10th year, attempt to measure not only the length of life — but the quality of it.

Florham Park N.J. – The Morris County Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Tom Serluco, a partner at audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG, LLP as its 2021 chair, as well as its 2021 slate of officers.

• Trish O’Keefe, president of Morristown Medical Center and vice president of Atlantic Health System, will serve as immediate past chair. She served as board chair for 2019-2020.
• Deidre Wheately-Liss, a principal at the law firm Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C., will serve as vice chair, moving up from secretary.
• Tom Lyons, senior vice president, chief financial officer of Provident Bank and Provident Financial Services, Inc., will remain as treasurer.
• Tony Iacono, president of County College of Morris, has been added to the officer slate and will serve as secretary.
• Jason Waldstein, a partner at legal services firm Schenck, Price, Smith & King, LLP, also is new to the officers and will serve as board attorney.