Category: Independent Business

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    Saucon Technologies, Bridgewater, has announced Bill Bouffard, Belford section of Middletown, has joined the firm as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Saucon, he served as CFO at New Jersey Transit, NY Waterway, GATX Corporation, and Amerada Hess Corporation. Saucon is an eBusiness service provider specializing in end-to-end, Web-based work flow and business intelligence solutions…

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    Comcast Cable regional Vice President of Learning and Development Lisa Brodeth-Carrick, Middletown, was recently named by Women in Cable and Telecommunication to the 11th class of the Betsy Magness Leadership Institute, its executive leadership program. Brodeth-Carrick oversees employee training and education programs and performance improvement initiatives throughout New Jersey. The Leadership Institute provides intensive, yearlong…

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    Business Briefs The Matawan-Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce will hold its business card exchange and general meeting Sept. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at the Stained Glass Pub, Main Street, Matawan. Cost is $15 for nonmembers and $10 for members. For more information, call the chamber at (732) 290-1125. Holmdel resident Michael J. Ganz was recently named…

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    Business Briefs Diane Turton Realtors will hold a "Three-in-One Grand Opening" Sept. 30, 3-7 p.m., to celebrate its three new office locations: 600 Route 35 south, Middletown; 174 West Sylvania Ave., Neptune City; and 810 Deal Road at Route 35, Ocean Township. The event will feature food, dancing, and a tour of the three offices;…

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    Business Briefs Dr. L. Scott Larsen, director of emergency medicine at Bayshore Community Hospital, was an invited speaker at this year’s annual North American Meeting of the Association of Clinical Research Professionals (ACRP), which was held in San Diego May 17. ACRP is the pre-eminent organization for the individuals who run the day-to-day operations of…

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    Business Briefs Matawan Aberdeen Public Library, 165 Main St., Matawan, will present "Rework, Revise, Rewrite That Résumé!" Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. The program is free, but registration is required. To register, call the library at (732) 583-9100. Debbie Kelleher, R.N., Hazlet, recently received the Morton Samuels Award for Excellence in Nursing from Saint Barnabas…

  • Small brewhouse is Heavyweight among beer lovers

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Small brewhouse is Heavyweight among beer lovers BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer PHOTOS BYJEFF GRANITstaff Above, Tom Baker and his wife Peggy Zwerver label and box bottles of beer. At right, Baker prepares the Grundys-storage tanks that cool beer in the walk-in refrigerator. One of the…

  • Book of fables explores lessons of everyday life

    Sayreville womanpublishes book throughWeb-based company BY SETH MANDELStaff Writer Sayreville woman publishes book through Web-based company BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer SAYREVILLE — As a child, Antoinette Isabella enjoyed reading Aesop’s Fables, cherishing the lessons she learned from them. As a mother, she wished to pass those lessons down to her son, Benjamin. That is…

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    Business Briefs The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Farmingdale, has announced that as of July 22, it has raised $82,000 through its "Help Us Grow Stronger!" (HUGS) annual giving campaign. The total includes a $3,500 contribution from Commerce Bank, secured by council board member Stacy Romano and volunteer Carole Horowitz, both of Commerce Bank. The…