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December 7, 2011, Small Business Roundtable Forum with Esther H. Vassar, SBA National Ombudsman
Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) hosts the U.S Small Business Administration, Office of the National Ombudsman, to discuss regulatory fairness with small businesses. Small Business owners have an opportunity to discuss issues regarding Federal regulatory compliance and enforcement. SBA National Ombudsman Esther H. Vassar will meet with members of the Newark area small business community to hear issues and comments about federal regulatory enforcement and compliance actions.
The National Newark Building, 744 Broad Street, Suite 1110, Newark, New Jersey 07102
11:30AM to 1:00PM
October 17, 2011, Damascus Bakeries Breaks Ground In Newark
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, Assemblyman Albert Coutinho, Department of Economic and Housing Development Acting Director & Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Adam Zipkin and BCDC Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson join with Damascus Bakeries Owners/Principals Edward and David Mafoud for a groundbreaking ceremony to welcome Damascus Bakeries to its new home.
60 McClellan Street, Newark, New Jersey
10:30AM to 11:30AM
October 17, 2011, Acting U.S Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank Visits Newark One-Stop Career Center With Mayor Cory A. Booker
Acting U.S. Commerce Secretary Rebecca Blank joins Newark Mayor Cory A. Booker for a visit to the Newark One-Stop Career Center, the City’s public workforce agency that connects residents to career opportunities and works with employers to match employees to businesses looking to hire.
Newark’s One Stop Center, 990 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
9:00AM to 10:00AM
October 13, 2011, Mayor Booker Launches Third Annual Newark Financial Helpline And First-Ever Newark Financial Planning Day
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Municipal Council Vice President Anibal Ramos, Jr., Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson, Financial Planning Association National Pro Bono Advisory & Chair of the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey Financial Planning Days initiative Omega D. Hartman, and representatives from various financial institutions and local service organizations announced the launch of the third annual Newark Financial Helpline and first-ever Newark Financial Planning Day.
City Hall Rotunda, 920 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey
11:00AM to 11:30AM
August 20, 2011, Bartlett Dairy Donates $25,000 To Newark’s South Ward Community (South Ward African American Street Festival)
Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development & Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, South Ward Council Member Ras Baraka, and BCDC Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson announce that Bartlett Dairy has made a corporate donation of $25,000 to non-profit organizations in Newark’s South Ward.
Bergen Street, Newark, New Jersey
3:00PM to 4:00PM
August 3, 2011, Groundbreaking Ceremony For Construction Of The Distribution Center For Wakefern Corporation
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Council President Donald M. Payne, Jr., East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development & Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, BCDC Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson, Wakefern Food Corporation Chairman and CEO Joseph Colalillo, Newark Farmers Market, LLC President Aron Forem, Hollister Construction Services Chief Executive Officer Christopher Johnson, TD Bank Central NJ Market President Nick Miceli and other dignitaries broke ground on Forem Facility Management's new distribution center for Wakefern Food Corporation.
52-62 Cornelia Street, Newark, New Jersey
10:00AM to 11:00AM
July 27, 2011, Mayor Booker Cuts Ribbon For New U.S. Corporate Headquarters Of Pacific Group Holding, Inc.
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development and Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, President and CEO Carlos A. Aguirre, Berger Organization Owner Miles Berger, Berger Organization Vice-President Brendan Berger and other dignitaries held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new U.S. corporate headquarters of Pacific Group Holdings, Inc., which has relocated to Newark.
The Military Park Building, at 60 Park Place, Newark, New Jersey
11:00AM to NOON
June 20, 2011, 45-57 Edison Place Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For Grand Opening
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Rep. Donald Payne, Sr., Members of the Newark Municipal Council, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development and Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, BCDC Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson, 45-57 Edison Place, LLC Managing Partner Ray Levy, and other dignitaries held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open 45-57 Edison Place, LLC.
45-57 Edison Place, Newark, New Jersey
11:00AM to NOON
June 14, 2011, The Manischewitz Company Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Open New Headquarters And Plant In Newark’s East Ward
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development and Brick City Development Corporation (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, East Ward Council Member Augusto Amador, Manischewitz Company Co-CEOs Alain Bankier and Paul Bensabat, Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger, National Manischewitz Cook-Off Winner Stuart Davis, and BCDC Chief Executive Officer Lyneir Richardson joined with other dignitaries today for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open a new 200,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility for the new Corporate Headquarters and Plant for The Manischewitz Company.
80 Avenue K, Newark, New Jersey
11:00AM to NOON
April 20, 2011, Panasonic Lease Agreement Announcement To Bring Its North America Headquarters To Newark, New Jersey
Mayor Cory A. Booker, Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno, Panasonic Corporation of North America Chairman & CEO Joseph M. Taylor, Deputy Mayor for Economic and Housing Development and Brick City Development (BCDC) Chairman Stefan Pryor, Members of the Newark Municipal Council and other dignitaries announced today that a lease agreement will bring Panasonic Corporation of North America Headquarters to Newark, NJ in 2013 to a new, state-of-the-art, sustainable high-rise office building to be constructed adjacent to Newark’s One Riverfront Center.
Legal Center, 1037 Raymond Boulevard, Newark, New Jersey
10:00AM to 11:00AM
April 7-17, 2011, GoNewark Restaurant Week
The Greater Newark Convention and Visitors Bureau launches GoNewark Restaurant Week 2011. Enjoy the best dining with special offers from over 30 participating restaurants.
At participating restaurants throughout Newark, NJ
Visit www.gonewark.com/restaurant_week.html for more information
March 30, 2011, Courtyard by Marriott at the Prudential Center Groundbreaking
BCDC and Tucker Development Corporation join Mayor Cory Booker and the Newark Municipal Council for a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the addition of the Courtyard by Marriott to the Newark business community -- the first new hotel for the City’s downtown in nearly forty years.
Broad Street and Lafayette Street, Newark, NJ
11:00AM to 1:00PM
February 18, 2011, Standard Chartered Bank Expansion Ribbon Cutting
Mayor Cory A. Booker, BCDC, alongside various City representatives and Standard Chartered Bank CEO, David Stileman, celebrate the international bank's 12,000 square foot expansion in downtown Newark.
Two Gateway Center, Newark, New Jersey
10:30AM to 11:30AM
March 20, 2011, Newark Screens Groundbreaking
BCDC and Mayor Cory Booker join Shaquille O’Neal, state and local officials, and other partners, for a groundbreaking ceremony for the redevelopment and expansion of Newark Screens -- the only movie theater in the city.
1360 Springfield Avenue, Newark, New Jersey
2:00PM to 3:00PM