SJBiz_Office Space_1225_Profile 12 / 5 / 25 3 : 48 PM Page 2 SOUTH JERSEY BIZ OfficeSpace OntheMove Edited by Peter Proko CRUNCHING NUMBERS Early last month , it was announced that WHATNEW JERSEY’S COLLEGE ENROLLMENT INCREASED BY FROM Fifth 2014 - 2018 TO 2018 - 2022 — PUTTING THE STATE AT NO . 5 NATIONWIDE Valley National Bancorp appointed THERECENT ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED 4 % forlargestenrollment increases — according to a recently released Matthew Verney as the chief banking of - BYBUSINESS.NJ.GOV , WHICH ACCOUNTS analysisusing data from the National Center for Education Statistics . ficer for Valley Bank’s Philadelphia and FORABOUT 15 % OF THE STATE’S ANNUAL South Jersey market . BUSINESS FORMATIONS and has helped launch more than 65,000 companies . One million Last year alone , it directed roughly $ 168 Atlantic City Electric announced on Nov . 10 THENUMBER OF MEALS THAT THE NEW JERSEY BANKERS million into New Jersey’s economy . that Andrew Hendry is its new vice presi - Nine ASSOCIATION’SMULTI - YEARCAMPAIGN was able to provide dent of governmental and external affairs and tostatewide residents facing food insecurity — two years HOWMANY CONSECUTIVE region president , succeeding Phil Vavala , ahead of the initiative’s original schedule . YEARS TD BANK HAS who recently retired after 30 years with the RANKED NO . 1 in total Exelon family of companies . 1,300 numberof approved U.S . $ 8.9 million Small Business HOWMANY FAMILIES FOR WHOM THE Carol Ash , DO , MBA , MHCDS , FACHE , has Administration ( SBA ) SINCEFISCAL YEAR 2024 , WHAT THE NJ DEPARTMENT OF LABOR HAS SALVATIONARMY CAMDEN KROC CENTER recently joined the staff at Deborah Heart and loansin its Maine - to - AWARDEDIN NEW JERSEY BUILDER’S UTILIZATION INITIATIVE FOR provided full Thanksgiving meals during Floridafootprint . Lung Center . She brings more than 25 years LABORDIVERSITY funding to 19 organizations to support training its Nov . 22 food - distribution event . of experience as a clinician and physician ex - morethan 800 women and minorities in the construction trades . ecutive to the health care system , where she practices as a pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist . On Nov . 13 , Nemours Children’s Health an - nounced that Harry McCloskey , Ph.D . , has been appointed as senior vice president , oper - ations for the Delaware Valley . In this role , Dr . McCloskey is tasked with improving opera - tional effectiveness , integrating new technolo - gies to achieve efficiencies , and driving both strategic planning and execution . Duly Noted Ronald C . Kerins , Jr . , CCM , FCMAA , LEED AP , the CEO and chairman of Mount Laurel - based GREYHAWK was recently inducted into the Construction Management Association of America College of Fellows , one of the associ - ation’s highest honors that recognizes mem - bers who have made significant contributions to the construction management profession , industry and association . During Cooper University Health Care’s Nov . 10 and 11 Veterans Day celebrations , the hos - pital system recognized its 2025 Armed Forces Persons of the Year honorees , the colleague - nominated , Cooper team members whose military and civilian service exemplify dedica - tion , integrity and compassion : Dana O’Don - nell from Cooper University Hospital Cape Regional , and co - honorees Dennis Perez and Erasmo “ Rico ” Rivera from Cooper University Hospital in Camden . Continued on page 8 SouthJerseyBiz.net | VOLUME 15 ISSUE 12 | SOUTH JERSEY BIZ | 7