Category: Examiner Business

  • Business Briefs

    Wegmans Food Markets, with a location in Manalapan, announced that it has donated $100,000 to the American Red Cross International Response Fund for tsunami relief. The family-owned food chain, which is based in Rochester, N.Y., also implemented a program in its stores for customers to contribute to the fund. Manalapan Eye Associates LLC announced that…

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    The Monmouth/Ocean Chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) will host a dinner meeting Jan. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Old Time Tavern, routes 37 and 166, Toms River. The topic for this month’s dinner meeting is “What Every Woman Should Know About Social Security.” Dave Delaney, senior public affairs…

  • Business Briefs

    Advisors Mortgage Group, Shrewsbury, announced that due to the Dec. 25 fire that destroyed its headquarters on Shrewsbury Avenue, the company has shifted its services to the Toms River office, 1 Robbins Parkway, Suite 4. Steven Meyer, president of Advisors Mortgage Group, announced that the company anticipates that interruption of services, if any, will be…

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    Dr. Anthony A. Fiorilli, O.D., F.A.A.O., attended the annual meeting of the American Academy of Optometry Dec. 9-11 in Tampa, Fla. The theme of the meeting was “Today’s Research, Tomorrow’s Practice: Technology’s Impact on Standards of Care.” Highlights of the meeting included almost 300 hours of continuing education courses, scientific presentations, and an exhibit hall…

  • Business Briefs

    Joe Pipitone, founder of Coaching for Life, announced the premiere of Network Plus in the local area. The biweekly lunch-time gatherings for business executives, trades and crafts people, entrepreneurs and health care professionals, will hold its inaugural gathering at Nonna’s Family Restaurant, 190 Route 9 north, Marlboro, Dec. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. The…

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    Commerce Bank has been named the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) top lender in New Jersey during the agency’s fiscal year 2004. This marks the second consecutive year that Commerce Bank has received this honor. The Cherry Hill-based bank was cited for approving 479 SBA loans for $137.3 million to New Jersey small business owners…

  • A ‘spot of tea’ found in Allentown shop

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI staff Nancy Guilfoy sits at one of the tables in her new Allentown cafe. ALLENTOWN — When Nancy Guilfoy lost her job in the computer industry, she knew she wanted to try something different. A visit to a tearoom with her sister gave her…

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    New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners, Monmouth/Ocean Chapter, hosted its seventh annual holiday auction Nov. 18 at the Sheraton Eatontown. More than 100 people attended the event, which raises money for the chapter’s scholarship fund, outreach programs, and education and legislative activities. NJAWBO is a statewide organization whose mission is to encourage and support…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI staff Several items sold to guests at the Garden Tea Room in Allentown.