Officers Chosen at Lakewood Industrial Commission Meeting
The board of the Lakewood Industrial Commission (LIC) elected its 2012 officers at the annual reorganization meeting of the LIC. Robert Kirschner, owner of Robert Kirschner Real Estate, Lakewood, was elected chairman. Other officers are Shlomo Katz, vice chair; and Justin Flancbaum, secretary. Both Katz and Flancbaum specialize in commercial and residential real estate development….
James Mahlman of NetCetra Named Business Partner of the Year
James Mahlman, president of NetCetra LLC, an Internet services company, Brick, has been named Business Partner of the Year by the Ocean County Vocational Technical School (OCVTS), Toms River. Mahlman was honored for the internship opportunities he has offered computer science students who learned web design and programming at NetCetra. Recently Mahlman expanded his internship opportunities to…
Free UEZ Business Seminar on Networking: The Most Rewarding Word-of-Mouth Tactic
The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free business seminar sponsored by the Women’s Center for Entrepreneurship Corp., “Networking: The Most Rewarding Word-of-Mouth Tactic,” Thursday, February 16, 2012, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in Conference Room C, the Lakewood Municipal Building, 231 Third Street,Lakewood….
Join Jersey Shore Business Leaders at red Restaurant and Lounge
The holiday food drives may be over; but local food pantries are still practically empty, and millions of people—adults, children, senior citizen—are going hungry every day. Jersey Shore Business leaders will be donating a portion of its fundraising efforts at its February meeting to the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean counties. Join Jersey Shore…
OHI Alerts Public to Pfizer Recall of Birth Control Pills
Dr. Theresa Berger, CEO, of Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center, has announced that the public should be aware that on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, the Pfizer Inc. issued a recall of over one million birth control pills. Pfizer claims it accidently mixed up active and inactive pills, making the use of certain…
OHI Receives Two National Awards
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, honored OHI (Ocean Health Initiatives), a federally qualified health center with offices in Lakewood, Toms River, and Stafford, with two national awards this January at the national meeting of PSPC (Patient Safety Pharmacy Collaborative) in Herndon, Virginia. Dr….
Financial Resources Federal Credit Union Donates Holiday Toys for Children
Employees and members of Financial Resources Federal Credit Union (FCU), with headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J., participated in Gifts of the Season, the 2011 United Way Toy Drive by filling decorated toy collection boxes at Financial Resources FCU’s five branches in Bridgewater, Green Brook, Hillsborough, Flemington and Somerset with hundreds of unwrapped toys for children in…
LDC Sets 2012 Schedule of Free Business Seminars
Patricia Komsa, executive director of the Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of UEZ (Urban Enterprise Zone), has announced a schedule of eight free business seminars, open to the public. All businesses are welcome whether or not they are participating in a UEZ program. February 8: Growing Your Business – Panel Discussion (10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) February…
Financial Resources Federal Credit Union’s Food Drive Benefits Four Food Pantries
In 2010, nearly 49 million Americans, or 32.6 million adults and 16.2 million children were not sure where their next meal was coming from. Right now, millions of Americans are struggling with hunger. These are often hard-working adults, children and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and are forced to go without food for…
2012 Women’s Expo Is Magic – A Fantastic Day of Fashion, Food, Fitness, and Fun
Enjoy fashion, food, fitness, prizes and more at the 11th Annual Women’s Lifestyle Expo, a 100.1 Magic radio event sponsored by Deborah Heart and Lung Center (www.deborah.org), Saturday, February 18, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Pine Belt Arena at Toms River North High School, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River. Admission is free….