Crunching Numbers
Nine
How many Burlington County organizations split an award totaling $178,339 to assist in their collective fight against hunger, thanks to the countywide Grants for Food Banks and Food Pantries program.
No. 6
Where the recent America’s Best In-State Hospitals 2025 report from Newsweek and Statista ranked Cooper University Hospital among New Jersey’s health care systems.
17
The number of states that have joined the Under2 Coalition, a global network committed to mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, with New Jersey as the most recent addition.
$10 million
The funding for the recently approved Small Business Liquor License Grant Program. Slated to launch in 2025, the initiative will provide reimbursements to eligible small businesses that purchased inactive plenary retail consumption liquor licenses.
$77,766
What South Jersey Industries presented to the New Jersey Veterans Network as a donation check from its annual employee-giving campaign in honor of Veterans Day last month.
22
How many Rising Stars of the banking industry were honored for going above and beyond in their roles when the New Jersey Bankers Association held its annual awards dinner Nov. 7.
1,500
The number of Camden’s senior citizens who received Thanksgiving meals through an anonymous donor and organizations that included The Camden Community Partnership and The Cooper Foundation.
2.6 cents
The per-gallon increase to New Jersey’s gas tax, starting Jan. 1, 2025.
Breakdown
Proposed legislation introduces grants for small businesses impacted by state construction.
What Happened: Assemblywoman Heather Simmons has introduced Assembly Bill 4971, which is intended to fairly compensate small businesses for profit losses due to state infrastructure repairs that both harm their bottom line and cut them off from their communities.
What It Means: The assembly bill would both create and maintain the Small Business Interruption Grant Program Fund, a program that would be administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. It aims to financially compensate qualifying small businesses in low-income communities that have suffered economic loss when either a state or public-entity infrastructure or construction project’s prolonged progress interferes with their profitability.
What’s Next: Introduced on Oct. 21, the bill needs to pass in both the assembly and senate before it can be signed into law.
On the Move
Inspira Health recently announced that Julie H. Ellis, MBA, SHRM-SCP, has been promoted to senior vice president chief human resource officer, effective Dec. 1. Ellis succeeds Anneliese McMenamin, who has retired after holding the position for the past three years.
Duly Noted
Last month, Cooper University Health Care proudly announced its Armed Forces Persons of the Year 2024. The health system has honored both former Hospital Corpsman Jim Baca and former Petty Officer 2nd Class Samantha Millspaugh, MS, CCC-SLP, for their exemplary contributions to both their military service and their impactful roles within the Cooper community.
Cooper also recently recognized the legacy and contributions of United States Marine Corps veteran Francis Elmer Beach with a dedication ceremony for The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper’s FORTITUDE program.
Karen V. Vincent, a shareholder in the workers’ compensation department at Capehart Scatchard, ran in the New York City Marathon to raise both funds and awareness for brain cancer research. She raised more than $2,500 in support of StacheStrong, a nonprofit funding research for cutting-edge treatment and providing support to patients with brain cancer.
Dolly Marshall—preservation activist, historic preservation specialist for Camden and a trustee of Lawnside’s Mount Peace Cemetery—has recently received the Emerging Leaders in Historic Preservation Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
On Nov. 15, Sal Paolantonio, a Moorestown resident and member of The Cooper Foundation’s board of trustees, was inducted into the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame.
Deborah Heart and Lung Center announced last month that Lem Burnham, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new chair for the health system’s board of trustees.
The team behind the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) at Rutgers University–Camden has been recognized with the Public Good Pinnacle Award by the Committee to Advance Our Common Purposes, an acknowledgement of their dedication to not only South Jersey’s communities but also impactful, community-facing research.
Last month, Inspira Health announced that its Senior Vice President of External Affairs and Chief Philanthropy Officer Robin Walton was named Executive Leader of the Year by the Greater Woodbury Chamber of Commerce.
