Business Briefs
Middlesex
County Regional Chamber of Commerce will hold a "Largest Networking
Party" Sept. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the rooftop of the Hyatt Regency
New Brunswick. Sponsorships are still available.
"Good
Morning Middlesex" will be held Sept. 14, with registration at 7:45
a.m. and networking at 8 a.m. The host is Princeton Sports Center, 1000
Cornwall Road. The cost is $25 for nonmembers, $20 for member walk-ins,
and $15 for members.
An Employer
Legislative Committee breakfast will be held Sept. 19, with
registration, buffet breakfast and networking 7:45-8:15 a.m. and the
program at 8:30 a.m. The program will be held at the Sheraton Edison
Hotel Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway. The cost is $20.
The
Joint Chambers of Commerce will hold a "Business After Hours" event
Sept. 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Attending will be the Middlesex
Chamber, Highland Park Chamber, East Brunswick Chamber, Perth Amboy
Chamber, and Woodbridge Metro Chamber. Host and sponsor is Middlesex
County Department of Workforce Development, 506 Jersey Ave., New
Brunswick. The cost is $25 for nonmembers, $20 for member walk-ins, and
$15 for members. To register or for more information, call the Chamber
at (732) 821-1700, ext. 208, or online at www.mcrcc.org.
DeVry
University, North Brunswick, has announced it will offer an associate
of applied science (AAS) degree program in electronics and computer
technology beginning next month. The program is designed to prepare
students to enter the job market with skills to analyze, troubleshoot,
install and maintain electronic systems. For more information, visit
www.devry.edu.
Eileen
Courtney, Somerset, president of the New Jersey Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), and member of the Ladies Auxiliary of
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9111, South Brunswick, recently led
the state delegation of the Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW of the U.S. at
its 93rd national convention in Reno, Nev. Courtney voiced the
delegates' votes during the election of national officers at the event,
and played a key role in deciding the direction of the national
organization for 2006-07. Convention attendees also collected items for
troops stationed overseas.
Home
Depot, 4095 Route 1, Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, will
be collecting used 20-ounce plastic soda bottles. The store has a
TerraCycle "Eco-Pallet" featuring a cardboard receptacle where
residents may deposit used soda bottles. TerraCycle Inc., Trenton, was
begun by two students at Princeton University, and uses the bottles to
package its TerraCycle Plant Food. For each bottle returned, TerraCycle
will donate 5 cents to Lincoln School, New Brunswick, and other area
schools to be confirmed. It will also donate 5 cents to Zerofootprint
to offset the environmental effect of driving to and from Home Depot to
drop off empty bottles.
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