Category: archives

  • New car service arrives on the corporate travel scene

    Flyte Tyme Worldwide can get you wherever you’re going on time By: Gwen McNamara    PLAINSBORO — Whether you need a ride to the airport, an important business meeting or are just going out for a night on the town, Flyte Tyme Worldwide can get you there on time.    New to the local travel scene, Flyte…

  • Seminars, Meetings and Events

    CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS September 24 Survival course    Is your business prepared for a major disaster? Do you have a recovery plan in place?    If you answered "no" to either of the above, you may want to attend "Business Survivability: Are you Really Prepared," a free seminar to be hosted by the Plainsboro Police Department, in cooperation…

  • Business development classes start

       The Middlesex/Mercer Small Business Development Center at The College of New Jersey in Ewing has released a list of courses offered to members of the business community this fall.    They include:    • Office of Information Technology — a workshop for women and minority-owned small IT businesses interested in state contracts. Free    • Government Contracting for Small Business…

  • Incentive program draws two local firms to Pennsylvania

    It’s not a mass exodus, by any means, but some observers sense trouble ahead for New Jersey. By: Gwen McNamara    When Aereon Solutions was looking to expand from its old digs in Princeton Forrestal Village, its search wasn’t limited to just New Jersey.    In fact, the company, which helps businesses use the Internet and wireless…

  • BUSINESS WRAP-UP

    Issue of Sept. 7 Unemployment rate up slightly in July    The state’s unemployment rate rose slightly from 4.7 percent to 5 percent in July, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commission.    According to preliminary estimates, the number of persons on nonfarm payrolls dropped by 600. Despite the rise, the state’s…

  • Conference center competition heats up

    Options growing for business meeting planners. By: Gwen McNamara    Just as business travelers have many options for room and board in this area, business meeting planners also have many choices.    Conference center competition in the greater Princeton area is heating up, as traditional conference facilities open up to the general public and hotels expand their…

  • Lost in the Crowd

    Magdalena Abakanowicz’s ‘Big Figures’ greet visitors to the Princeton University Art Museum. By: Pat Summers TIMEOFF PHOTOS/FRANK WOJCIECHOWSKI Sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz, born in Poland, came of age during the Nazi destruction of Warsaw. Crowds have figured prominently in her life and work. Above, "Big Figures" on the Princeton University campus.    In front of Princeton University’s…

  • EXECUTIVE SNAPSHOT

    Kimberly SteverNew Jersey Capital Region Convention and Visitors Bureau EDUCATION: Temple University, B.A., communications RESIDENCE: Doylestown, Pa. FIRST JOB: Summer riding instructor THUMBNAIL SKETCH: Director of the newly formed bureau to promote tourism in the Trenton-Princeton area, Ms. Stever has held posts at the Valley Forge Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of…

  • Hightstown teams have strong starts

    By:    The Hightstown Rams Jr. Pee Wees opened their season with a victory at Allentown last Sunday.    The Rams defense put the first points on the board, as Joey DeCristofaro, Brandon Louth and Nick Mercuro forced a fumble that right end Qwanza Harper recovered and carried into the endzone for a Hightstown touchdown    Chris Boyle…