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  • Area firm faced the key question of succession

    If the decision was to keep RC Fine Foods going, the children would have to get involved. Family business support groups offer help Rothman Institute offers forums for 2003 By: Jon Steele Staff photos by Mark Czajkowski The second generation carries on the work at RC Fine Foods. The Cohen family around the soup pot…

  • Bowling with poultry: Consumers Union takes on eco-labels

    IN THE KITCHEN by Pat Tanner:  Have you ever wondered just what is behind all those claims and labels we find on products on our supermarket shelves — claims like "all natural," "free range," "certified organic" and even "hypoallergenic"?    Urvashi Rangan, a researcher with Consumers Union, has spent the last three years examining scores of…

  • Move to ban ‘pay to play,’ but cautiously

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Jan. 28 By: Packet Editorial    "Pay to play" has become the latest catchphrase in the lexicon of campaign finance reform. It describes the relationship that often exists between those who give to candidates for public office in the form of campaign contributions and those who get from public officials in the form of…

  • Unique design offered for new science center

    University proposes a five-level, 85,000-square-foot building featuring a central tower with bold, curved shapes and accompanying wings. By: Jennifer Potash    Princeton University’s campus includes examples of every major period of American architecture — Georgian, Greek revival, modern, post-modern and Collegial Gothic.    Soon it also may have "Gehry Gothic," as in the renowned architect Frank Gehry,…

  • Time to explore the self-employment options?

    Advice, help available for seasoned corporate employees left on their own. By: Madeline Bayliss    As layoff announcements continue, sometimes it’s the employee doing the "right-sizing."    What’s right for some seasoned corporate workers is self-employment.    "We see people who face premature retirement, downsizing and frustration with larger companies taking a look at being in business for…

  • Taking care of business the family way

    The Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies offers a wide range of programs to help family businesses. By: Jon Steele    You don’t have to be crazy to start a family business — just hopelessly optimistic. To say that most fail is to grossly understate the case: Fewer than 30 percent survive the first generation, and two-thirds…

  • Superintendent to get an Apple for leadership

    Montgomery’s Schnur cited for vision and leadership in technology.    MONTGOMERY — School Superintendent Stuart Schnur has received the American Association of School Administrators and Apple Computer Inc.’s President’s Technology Award for Vision and Leadership in Technology.    In February, Dr. Schnur will receive his award at the National Conference on Education in New Orleans. He also…

  • Marketing yourself

    Author says don’t ask for a job, offer something of value. By: George Frey    The "Princeton Management Consultants Guide to your New Job" by Niels Nielsen, founder of Princeton Management Consultants, shows readers how to start their new businesses.    New business? You’re thinking, "The book is supposed to be about finding a new job" —…

  • Mayor set to sign garage deal despite threat of court action

    Challenge to borough project set to go before Mercer County Superior Court Judge Linda Feinberg on Feb. 21. By: Jennifer Potash    As Princeton Borough Mayor Marvin Reed prepares to sign a developer’s agreement paving the way for a new downtown garage, apartments, retail space and a plaza, opponents are urging him to wait until a…