SJBiz_Office Space_0125 - Evergreen_Profile 1 / 13 / 25 1 : 46 PM Page 2 SOUTH JERSEY BIZ OfficeSpace OntheMove CRUNCHING NUMBERS Edited by Madeleine Maccar THEPROPOSED SQUARE FOOTAGE OF NETFLIX’S FORT MONMOUTH 200,000 CAMPUS — PLANNEDAS ITS EAST COAST HUB — which recently took Effective Jan . 31 , President and CEO of the a step toward actualization with a $ 387 million tax credit award THENUMBER OF ELECTRIC Campbell’sCompany Mark Clouse will offi - 1.1 mil ion underNew Jersey’s Aspire program . VEHICLE ( EV ) REGISTRATIONS cially retire from the leadership role he’s held THESTATE RECENTLY SURPASSED , since 2019 to become president of the NFL’s HOWMANY YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS whichis more than twice the WashingtonCommanders . The Campbell’s PITCHED THEIR SMALL BUSINESSES IN numberof EVs registered in New 36 board of directors elected Mick THE2024 HOPEWORKS FALL PITCH Jerseytwo years ago . Beekhuizen — currently president , meals COMPETITIONLAST MONTH , marking the cents andbeverages — to both succeed Clouse as SIX nonprofit’s biggest competition yet . 300000 , ON JAN . 1 , WHAT THE MINIMUM thecompany’s 15th CEO and serve as a di - THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF MEALS WAGEFOR NEW JERSEY rector , as of Feb . 1 . PROVIDED THROUGH SJI’S RECENT WORKERSINCREASED BY , 9 , $ 61 425 DONATIONS TO THE COMMUNITY bringingmost hourly pay rates It was announced last month that Kris FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY , which to $ 15.49 . WHATBURLINGTON COUNTY’S FARMS STAND TO LOSE Kolluri has been named the new president included a recent $ 81,760 check ANNUALLYOVER NATURAL HAZARDS — especially hurricanes , and CEO of NJ TRANSIT . Kolluri — previous - from its annual employee giving whichcan damage crops and infrastructure — according to ly the president and CEO of Camden Com - campaign . anewstudy from Trace One . munity Partnership , Inc . — replaces Kevin 51 % Corbett , who was the transportation ser - HOWMUCH THE STATE’S CANNABIS SALES INCREASED FROM 2023 TO 2024 . THE PERCENTAGE OF U.S . vice’s third - longest - serving leader . Last year , combined medical and recreational cannabis sales was EMPLOYEESWHO ARE 25 % $ 800,279,300 ; on Dec . 21 , it ended the day at sales totaling $ 1,004,826,946 . CURRENTLYLOOKING FOR NEW The Camden - based American Water an - WORKOPPORTUNITIES , nounced a handful of leadership changes ACCORDINGTO LAST MONTH’S 2024 ECONOMIC REPORT RELEASED BY accordingto a recent Gallup poll last month : Lynnae Wilson will join the $ 31.4 THENEWJERSEY HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION , the total economic benefits of thatnotes this is the highest utility in the newly created role of senior statehospitals ’ essential work . The report also noted that those hospi - rateof nationwide worker billion talssupport both state and local economies with nearly 160,000 jobs . vice president , customer strategy , while dissatisfactionsince 2015 . Matt Prine and Deb Degillio have been named as chief customer officer and chief technology and information officer , BREAKDOWN respectively . The New Jersey State Development and Redevelopment Plan is poised for its first full The Cooper Founda - update in almost 24 years . tion announced that it has appointed Sofia Lomaxas the new The updated draft adds a new focus on environmental WHAT IT WHAT HAPPENED : justice and builds upon NJ’s ongoing initiatives to MEANS : gift officer for the Last month , it was an - address areas like economic development , housing , in - CapeMay region . nounced that the New frastructure , revitalization and recentering , climate Jersey State Planning change , natural and water resources , pollution and envi - LOMAX Commission has approved ronmental clean - up , historic and scenic resources , equity the publication of the and comprehensive planning . It also encourages develop - plan’s preliminary draft . ment and redevelopment while focusing on preserving Duly Noted Developed through collab - and protecting the state’s natural resources , and builds oration across all levels of on previous comprehensive planning efforts , like 2018 ’ s TheChamber of Commerce Southern New government statewide , The State of Innovation : Building a Stronger and Fairer Jersey elected the 2025 - 2026 board officers the plan informs the pub - Economy in New Jersey , which highlighted investments lic while encouraging in people , communities and innovation . and directors during its Dec . 12 annual state agencies , counties meeting . Robin A . Walton , Inspira Health’s and municipalities to align senior vice president of external affairs and their land - use policies WHAT’S Starting Feb . 12 , an intensive two - month public comment chief philanthropy officer , was named chair with its vision for promot - NEXT : period will feature meetings in every county through of the board , and is the first Black woman ing a balanced , inclusive April 16 . These hearings will initiate a cross - acceptance to serve in the role . strategy for both manag - process , comparing municipal , county and state agencies ’ Vice chair of the board is Anthony Di - ing and guiding growth land - use plans with the state plan in an effort to achieve across New Jersey . maximum consistency across all levels of government . Continued on page 6 SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 15 ISSUE 1 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 5