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A Message from the Chair ...

Suddenly, it is Spring.

After spending all winter waiting for it to get cold or to snow, as I walked out of the Atlantic 10 basketball championships last month it was time to move the clock ahead and to prune the forsythia. I don’t even have my beach badges yet.

But not everything is coming up roses. Paid Family Leave, the controversial measure which has invigorated the business community’s advocacy efforts not just here but statewide will soon be Law. In a year where the budget is a debacle, where everyone agrees that the only state with a less favorable business climate is Louisiana, and where a recession has either begun, is beginning, or will commence tomorrow…this was no time to add injury (and it will hurt), to insult.

After a great turnout for a great program on Real Estate just last month, the next few weeks will see an economic summit on the 30^th anniversary of the casino industry and a morning roundtable discussion on the business perspective of Bader Field development. The Economic Summit will be at Atlantic Cape Community College on April 25^th and is an all day event, while the conversation on Bader Field will be at the Convention Center on the morning of May 8^th.

Tucker’s in Somers Point was a great success after work on April 8^th .We hope to see you for breakfast at Mays Landing County Club on April 23^rd. At breakfast, our new Assemblyman Vince Polistina will let us know about his first hundred days in Trenton, including his vote against the Paid Family Leave Act in the Assembly.

Remember to renew your membership and invite a friend to join. (Wait until you see what Susan Schneider and her committee are putting together in a members benefit program). We return to Atlantic City Country Club for our golf outing on May 29 and be sure to circle August 20^th, the date of this years’ fabulous air show. Congrats to Jeff Vasser and the ACCVA crew for a great show with the Atlantic 10 and to our own Joe Kelly, honored by the United Way for all that he does for our community.

And wait until you see what the CDC is up to.

Photo by Donna Connor



A Message from the Chair ... Suddenly, it is Spring. After spending all winter waiting for it to get cold or to snow, as I walked out of the Atlantic 10 basketball championships last month it was time to move the clock ahead and to prune the forsythia. I don’t even have my beach badges yet. But not everything is coming up roses. Paid Family Leave, the controversial measure which has invigorated the business community’s advocacy efforts not just here but statewide will soon be Law. In a year where the budget is a debacle, where everyone agrees that the only state with a less favorable business climate is Louisiana, and where a recession has either begun, is beginning, or will commence tomorrow…this was no time to add injury (and it will hurt), to insult. After a great turnout for a great program on Real Estate just last month, the next few weeks will see an economic summit on the 30^th anniversary of the casino industry and a morning roundtable discussion on the business perspective of Bader Field development. The Economic Summit will be at Atlantic Cape Community College on April 25^th and is an all day event, while the conversation on Bader Field will be at the Convention Center on the morning of May 8^th. Tucker’s in Somers Point was a great success after work on April 8^th .We hope to see you for breakfast at Mays Landing County Club on April 23^rd. At breakfast, our new Assemblyman Vince Polistina will let us know about his first hundred days in Trenton, including his vote against the Paid Family Leave Act in the Assembly. Remember to renew your membership and invite a friend to join. (Wait until you see what Susan Schneider and her committee are putting together in a members benefit program). We return to Atlantic City Country Club for our golf outing on May 29 and be sure to circle August 20^th, the date of this years’ fabulous air show. Congrats to Jeff Vasser and the ACCVA crew for a great show with the Atlantic 10 and to our own Joe Kelly, honored by the United Way for all that he does for our community. And wait until you see what the CDC is up to. Photo by Donna Connor
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