SJBiz_Office_Space_0424_Layout 1 4 / 8 / 24 1 : 37 PM Page 2 PRESENTED BY SOUTH JERSEY BIZ OfficeSpace CRUNCHING NUMBERS On the Move $ 7,167,766 Edited by Madeleine Maccar THE RECORD - BREAKING PERCENTAGE OF ITS ANNUAL PUR - THE AMOUNT THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF CHASES THAT ATLANTIC CITY ELECTRIC SPENT ON GOODS AND On April 1 , Samaritan COMMUNITY AFFAIRS CUMULATIVELY SERVICES FROM DIVERSITY - CERTIFIED SUPPLIERS IN 2023 . That announcedchanges 40 % AWARDED TO NONPROFITS HELPING INDI - translates to $ 178 million , the most the utility company has in its leadership team , spent with diverse suppliers in its century - long history . VIDUALS AT RISK OF BECOMING UN - as Dr . Sara Pagliaro HOUSED , including the Burlington County Community Action Partnership , hasbeen promoted ACCORDING TO LAST MONTH’S EXPRESS EMPLOYMENT PROFES - Beloved Project of New Jersey , the SIONALS - HARRIS POLL , THE PERCENTAGE OF HIRING MANAGERS to chief medical offi - NATIONWIDE ANTICIPATING A 2024 RISE IN EMPLOYEE Camden County Council on Economic cer while Dr . TURNOVER , costing the average company an annual $ 36,295 Opportunity and Senior Citizens United PAGLIARO StephenGoldfine 33 % in lost productivity and hiring expenses . Community Services . transitioned to a new role as physician executive . Eighth $ 6,600 2 cents WolfCommercial Real Estate ( WCRE ) an - THE ESTIMATED INCREASE THE WINNING BID FOR A DELAWARE RIVER WHERE THE GARDEN STATE RANKS NATIONALLY nounced last month that Kim Kretowicz PER GALLON THE RECENTLY CRUISE ABOARD THE USS NEW JERSEY . All IN REMOTE WORK . According to web - hosting has joined the team as its executive vice PASSED GAS TAX WILL ADD net proceeds from the auction’s 34 bids provider Hostinger’s analysis of early - 2024 U.S . president - healthcare services . OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS will support the Home Port Alliance for the Census Bureau data , 33.8 % of New Jerseyans STARTING THIS JULY , while USS New Jersey Inc . work from home . Havingbeen with the Rowan - Virtua School EV drivers will pay an ofOsteopathic Medicine for 28 years , annual road maintenance $ RichardJermyn , D.O . , has been appoint - 2 billion Seven fee starting at $ 250 . Both ed as its dean . Dr . Jermyn will assume his WHAT NEW JERSEY’S CANNABIS MARKET HOW MANY COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY THAT are intended to raise new role after overseeing the school’s aca - RECENTLY EXCEEDED IN TOTAL SALES SINCE DATA CURATOR ATTOM RECENTLY REPORTED revenue for NJ’s Trans - THE BEGINNING OF 2018 , with the budding ARE AT AN ELEVATED RISK OF HOUSING - demic , research and clinical affairs for the portation Trust Fund , which market earning more than $ 1.3 billion since MARKET DECLINE , including Camden and supports major state and past year as interim leader . recreational sales began in April 2022 . Gloucester . interstate projects . Two - time Emmy winner and CableACE writing nominee Jon Crowley recently was named executive director for the New BREAKDOWN Jersey Motion Picture and Television Com - mission ( NJMPTVC ) , where he will manage The New Jersey Economic Development Authority ( NJEDA ) recently debuted its New Jer - thecommission and lead the New Jersey sey Global Economic Index . EconomicDevelopment Authority’s devel - opment in the film sector . WHAT HAPPENED : The report indicates that , geographically speaking , the WHAT IT As of March 25 , Ed - state’s strongest economic relationships are with Europe , MEANS : ward D . Wengryn is theAsia Pacific region and North America ; despite the Eu - In an effort to both now serving as New ropean continent laying claim to most top - performing guide and develop New Jersey’s secretary of countries , India ranks first among NJ’s global partners , with Jersey’s international agriculture , following the United Kingdom , Ireland , Germany and the United Arab business relationships , the State Board of Emirates rounding out the top five . The index additionally this first - ever NJEDA re - underscores both the opportunity and potential present port — intended to be - Agriculture’s appoint - within Asia - Pacific countries . come an annual one — WENGRYN ment . showcases , ranks and examines the entities Hospitality veteran Niklas Rytterstrom making foreign direct WHAT’S During the March 22 presentation of the report , NJEDA hasassumed his new role as president and investment ( FDI ) in The NEXT : Chief Executive Officer Tim Sullivan said , “ The NJEDA is COO of Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Garden State . committed to supporting Gov . Murphy’s vision for a stronger , more diverse economy , and the findings in the Earlier this month , Cooper University New Jersey Global Economic Index show the progress we HealthCare announced that family practi - have made fostering international relationships , attracting tioners James J . Runfola , MD , and and quantifying FDI , and maximizing opportunities abroad . Leonard V . Ridilla , MD , not only joined This report will inform us as we move forward with our the health system but also launched Direct goal of creating more jobs , increasing our visibility in for - eign markets , and acting as a global economic leader . ” PrimaryCare ( DPC ) , a membership - based model designed to elevate access and care . Continued on page 8 SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 14 ISSUE 4 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 7