CASINO REINVESTMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPENDING BIG BUCKS ON CONSTRUCTION
The Casino Reinvestment Authority (CRDA) has $10 billion “on the table” for construction projects in Atlantic City and throughout the state. That was the report given to Alliance for Action members and friends at the most recent “Meet the Players” session.

The news came from Thomas Carver, Executive Director of the Authority, who said CRDA has invested more than $350 million in affordable housing. He disclosed that CRDA and the State Department of Transportation are working together on a regional transportation master plan for the Atlantic City metropolitan area for the next 25 to 50 years.

In other items, Carver reported that Morgan Stanley intends to build a hotel/casino in Atlantic City; that $100 million will be spent to improve the boardwalk; and the redevelopment of the now closed Bader Field airport of 150 acres is not likely to come for 10 years. He also predicted that current casino employment of 45,000 jobs has the potential to grow to 75,000 jobs.

KEY OFFICIALS TO OUTLINE BILLIONS IN PHARMACEUTICAL CONSTRUCTION
Executives of leading pharmaceutical firms in New Jersey and an official from the Governor’s economic growth office will be featured at a special conference in Trenton on Monday, March 12, 2007.

Sponsored by the New Jersey Alliance for Action and HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, the conference will provide highlights of the pharmaceutical and medical technology $4.6 billion construction program.

The speakers will include:
-Ted Bielicky, Director of Facilities for Novo Nordisk.
-Russell Lanzafame, Director of Corporate and Facility Services for Bayer Pharma US.
-Patrick Lobdell, Director of Architecture Engineering & Space Solutions, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, NA.
-Jose Vazquez, Director of Support Operations for Stryker Orthopaedics.
-Angie McGuire, Deputy Director, Governor’s Office of Economic Growth, will discuss the importance of the pharmaceutical industry’s capital plans to New Jersey’s economy.

The Conference, dubbed “A Shot In The Arm For Business – New Jersey’s $4.6 Billion Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Construction Program”, will be held at the Lafayette Yard Marriott Conference Center in Trenton, with registration and networking at 9 a.m. followed by the program at 10 a.m.

To reserve your space at the conference Go Here.

LEADERS TO BE HONORED AT SOUTH JERSEY REGIONAL DINNER
Two South Jersey leaders will be honored when the Alliance for Action holds its annual South Jersey Regional Dinner on Wednesday, April 18, 2007, at the Tavistock Country Club, Tavistock.

Joseph A. Balzano, Executive Director and CEO of the South Jersey Port Corporation, will receive the Walter Rand Award for extraordinary service to the port industry of South Jersey.
George Hand, President of Oldcastle’s, Eastern U.S. pipe group and Chief Operating Officer of Oldcastle’s National Pipe Operations, will be inducted into the Alliance for Action Hall of Fame for contributions to New Jersey’s construction industry and economy.

To register for the South Jersey Regional Dinner Go Here.

DEP WEB SITE PROVIDES STATUS OF PERMIT APPLICATIONS
A long sought Alliance for Action goal has been realized by the creation of a new website by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection that can be used for up-to-the-minute information on the status of more than 12,000 permit applications the DEP handles annually.

Applicants and the public will be able to check applications from the time they are received to the Department’s final decision. Among applications that can be checked are those for brownfields cleanup approvals, water quality, air emissions, wetlands development and solid waste permits.

To use the site, visit: http://datamine.state.nj.us/DEP_OPRA/OpraMain/categories?category=Pending+Permit+Progress+Reports.

$70 MILLION REDEVELOPMENT SET FOR OLD HELMETTA SNUFF MILL SITE
The Helmetta Borough Planning Board has granted conditional approval for a $70 million redevelopment of the old snuff mill site for business, residential and retail use.

The mill tract is slated to provide 225 age-restricted town houses and condominiums, 10 affordable housing units, 10,000 square feet of retail space and a civic centre. Construction is expected to begin in the fall of 2007 and the project would take from two to five years to complete. The redeveloper is the Kaplan Companies of Highland Park.

GOLDMAN SACHS TO BRING COMPUTER OPERATIONS TO BRIDGEWATER
Goldman Sachs is planning to establish a data center at the former Olivetti Office USA building on Route 202 near Milltown Road in Bridgewater.

In plans submitted to the Township Planning Board, Goldman Sachs proposes to retrofit the existing mixed-use building into a 266,000 square-foot facility, with 10,000 square feet used for office space for about 40 employees. The remainder of the space would house computer equipment, power supplies and other mechanical equipment.

PRESIDENT REQUESTS FULL SAFETEA-LU BUDGET FUNDING
The Fiscal Year 2008 budget submitted by President Bush to Congress requests the full funding limit of $39.6 billion for the transportation funding program known as SAFETEA-LU. It would represent a slight increase over FY2007 obligation limit of $39.1 billion contained in the resolution that continued federal transportation funding to the states while Congress was deliberating SAFETEA-LU.

“Innovative approaches” included in the President’s request include congestion pricing, commuter transit services, commitments from employers to expand flexibility of work schedules and faster deployment of real-time traffic information.

PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
- Brendan Binder has been named as the new President and Chief Operating Officer of Binder Machinery Company.
- Pamela S. Fischer has been appointed by Governor Corzine as Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety in the State Department of Law and Public Safety. She has been Vice President of Public Affairs for the AAA New Jersey Automobile Club in Florham Park.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR HUDSON COUNTY ALLIANCE FOR ACTION MEETING
Still time to register for this coming Friday’s (3/2/07) meeting of the Hudson County Alliance for Action, which starts with registration and networking at 8:15 a.m. and will be held at the Liberty House Restaurant, Liberty State Park, Jersey City. Presentations starting at 9:00 a.m. will include Thomas DeGise, Hudson County Executive; Eric Boyce, President of the Hudson County Building Trades Council; Dr. Carlos Hernandez, President of New Jersey City University; and Thomas Schulze, New Jersey Transit Project Manager for THE Tunnel.

For online registration Go Here.

SAVE THE DATE
03/12/07 “A Shot In The Arm For Business – New Jersey’s $4.6 Billion Pharmaceutical and Medical Technology Construction Program at the Lafayette Yard Marriott Conference Center in Trenton.

03/20/07 Meet the Players Meeting with Commissioner David Socolow from the NJ Department of Labor at NJ Carpenters Funds Conference Room in Edison.

03/30/07 Burlington County Chapter Meeting at the Double Tree Suite Hotel in Mt. Laurel.

04/18/07 South Jersey Dinner at Tavistock Country Club in Tavistock.

04/23/07 Alliance for Action Golf Classic at Deal Country Club in Deal.

04/27/07 Morris County Chapter Meeting at the Birchwood Manor in Whippany.

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