Crunching Numbers
No. 1
Where the J.D. Power 2025 U.S. Auto Insurance Study recently ranked NJM Insurance Group in the Mid-Atlantic region, using customer-satisfaction metrics based on seven core areas.
$57,600
The total in scholarships that South Jersey Industries’ South Jersey Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy awarded last month to undergrad students passionate about pursuing STEM studies.
4%
The increase in New Jersey college students between 2014 and 2022, according to a new study by TuitionHero. The student-financial resource ranks The Garden State as fifth in the nation for enrollment increases.
Fifteen
The number of New Jersey businesses included in last month’s Fortune 500 list of the country’s largest revenue companies, including Burlington Stores ($10.63 billion) and Campbell’s ($9.63 billion).
Four
How many consecutive years Deborah Heart and Lung Center has earned the Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award in recognition of its commitment to outstanding patient experiences.
1,882nd
Rowan University’s ranking in the recent U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Global Universities list, which assessed more than 2,250 institutions and included six other New Jersey colleges.
100,000
How many rides the Camden Loop on-demand public transportation has provided in the past two years, with a 52% increase in usage from 2024 to 2025, according to the Camden Community Partnership.
35
How many Camden residents representing the Camden/Cooper Trades Gateway Pre-Apprenticeship Program’s inaugural cohort were honored during the May 28 “Draft Day” celebrating their acceptance into building trades unions.
$3 million
New Jersey Community Capital’s recent investment in PeopleShores’ digital skills training, which will also help expand the national entity’s service hub network to bolster both job creation and economic growth.
Breakdown
State unemployment insurance (UI) contributions have surpassed initial projections, a development anticipated to result in lower employer costs.
What Happened: Last month, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) announced that the UI tax rate paid by businesses will be reduced as of July 1, the new fiscal year. Employer contribution rates to the UI Trust Fund depend on two factors: the overall health of the fund, which determines the UI tax-table column that applies to employers statewide, while each employer’s unemployment claims history sets the rate within that column. The tax tables are set in statute by the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law and automatically update each fiscal year based on the fund’s status so rates reflect both collective and individual circumstances.
What It Means: According to Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo, “This is significant news for both the state and its employers, and highlights the strength and resilience of New Jersey’s economy. … The reduction in employer contribution rates underscores our state’s forward momentum and commitment to fostering job creation and economic growth.” Additionally, businesses’ lower UI contribution rate indicates a significant recovery for the fund after the pandemic’s claims surge, when the NJDOL delivered nearly $40 billion in benefits to 1.6 million workers over the course of 21 months.
What’s Next: Specifically, employers’ UI contribution will transition to “Column C,” with a range of 0.5% to 5.8%, from the current “Column D” rate, ranging from 0.6% to 6.4%. The shift is expected to generate substantial savings for employers, totaling an estimated $300 million in the coming fiscal year.
On the Move
Patrick Heisler has recently joined the New Road Construction Management team, bringing more than a decade of extensive construction and commercial development experience to his role as a project manager.
Deborah Heart and Lung Center welcomed two new individuals in leadership roles, both of whom began their duties last month: Michael Lieb, FACHE, has been appointed as the health system’s chief operating officer, while Geurys Rojas-Marte, MD, has been appointed medical director of Advanced Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Patrick Farley, P.P., AICP, is the new executive director for Cross County Connection TMA, a transportation nonprofit that serves South Jersey, including Burlington, Camden and Gloucester counties.
Duly Noted
Last month, Cooper Levenson partner and co-chair of the firm’s gaming law practice group Lynne Levin Kaufman was a featured speaker at the International Association of Gaming’s June 11 session called “The Next Horizon: Emerging and Changing Markets Roundtable.”
Parker McCay recently announced that the law firm’s shareholder and public finance co-chair Jeffrey Winitsky received top rankings in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA, an annual ranking of the country’s top attorneys and practices. Winitsky was designated as Band 1—the highest ranking—indicating both clients’ and industry peers’ regard.
Courtney Dolaway, J.D., LL.M., a Flaster Greenberg shareholder, has been named a member of Samaritan's Planned Giving Committee, where her expertise will help advocate for the importance of estate planning while advancing the organization’s charitable mission.
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation recently announced the recipients of its 2025 Medal of Honor Award, one of whom was Camden County Bar Association (CCBA) member Justice Lee A. Solomon (Ret.). The CCBA also installed Thomas A. Hagner as its president on June 12, while Steven Salinger was named president of the Camden County Bar Foundation.
Last month, Cooper University Health Care hosted the graduation of Senior Airmen Tristan Six and Jack Bredar, who earned their state paramedic licenses hands-on training with Camden’s Cooper EMS. They are the first two U.S. Air Force paramedics to complete the new Paramedic Currency Platform, a military medical readiness initiative developed in partnership with the 87th Medical Group at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Capehart Scatchard has announced that two of its associate attorneys were installed in leadership roles with the Burlington County Bar Association (BCBA) on June 4: Stacey R. Gorin, Esq., was inducted as BCBA’s president-elect for 2025-2026 while Ryan R. Slocum, Esq., was reappointed to his second term as a trustee for 2025-2027.
Accounting and management consultants Bowman & Company LLP recently announced that Jie Yang was elected to partner of the firm, which became effective July 1.
Mount Laurel-based professional services firm Dewberry has announced that its associate vice president and manager of strategic client engagement Lisa Peterson, PE, PLS, CME, has been voted as president of the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
