CONTENTS
HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM
New Jersey ’ s Hospitality Industry is Open for Business and Summer Fun ......... 8
New Jersey Tourism is on the Rebound , Expected to Increase $ 7 Billion in 2021 ................................ 10
The Jersey Shore is Hot : Property Values Like the Sea Level , Continue to Rise ................................... 14
ACCOUNTING
Is Your Business Prepared for New Federal and State Tax Policies ? ............ 20
LAW
Cannabis : A Growing Business Sector in the Garden State ?. ................. 26
HEALTHCARE
Bariatric Surgery : An Option That Changes and Saves Lives .................. 34
MANUFACTURING
A Smart Factories ™ IoT Solution Connects Machinery & Workers .............. 42
REAL ESTATE
BAW Development Gets $ 94 Million for Hinchliffe Stadium Project ........... 44
NJDEP UPDATE
$ 20.7 Million in Clean Communities Grants to Prevent Litter Statewide ........ 48 NJDEP Awards $ 7.3 Million to Enhance NW , NJ Ecosystems , Water Quality ..... 52
LSRP REPORT
Clean & Quarry Fill Materials and Source Site Review in New Jersey ........... 52 New Resources Turn New Jersey ’ s Brownfields into Opportunities ............ 54
INSURANCE
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Impact Business Insurance Decisions ....... 56
COLUMNS
Advertisers ’ Directory .................................................. 2 CIANJ Officers & Board of Directors ...................................... 4 President ’ s View ...................................................... 6 Business & Lifestyle ................................................... 56
■ Advertisers ’ Directory
200 Club of Bergen County ...... 29 Amy Delman
Public Relations LLC ............... 15 Atlantic Health System .............. 35 Bayshore Family of Companies ........................ 49 Bergen New Bridge
Medical Center ...................... 40 Capehart Scatchard ................... 27 CATSHOT Group ....................... 31 Caucus New Jersey .................... 19 Concrete Washout Systems ....... 51 Delta Dental ................................ 5 EAI , Inc ..................................... BC FEMA ....................................... IBC Garden State Wine
Growers Association .............. 13 Goldstein Lieberman
& Company LLC ....................... 2 Grassi ........................................ 27 GZA ........................................... 50 HBC ........................................... 45 ICA Risk Management
Consultants ........................... 25 Integrated Business Systems ...... 45 JD Companies ........................... 15
KEV Security .............................. 17 Klatzkin ..................................... 21 Lessons in Leadership ............... IBC Levine Jacobs & Co ., LLC ........... 23 LSRPA ........................................ 53 Nanina ’ s in the Park .................. IFC NJCPA ....................................... 21 NJMEP ....................................... 43 Norris McLaughlin , P . A ................. 3 NPZ Law Group P . C ................... 11 Orbis ......................................... 33 PennJersey
Environmental Consulting ...... 53 PKF O ’ Connor Davies LLP ............ 9 Riker Danzig .............................. 55 RWJBarnabas Health ................. 37 Spencer Savings Bank .................. 1 St . Joseph ’ s Health ..................... 39 Stand and Deliver ...................... 13 Triangle Manufacturing ............. 47 Trinitas Regional
Medical Center ........................ 7 UnitedHealthcare Children ’ s
Foundation 23 Valley Health System ................. 41 WilkinGuttenplan ...................... 24
Cover : The fishing pier at sunrise in Ventnor City , New Jersey . Photo : Getty Images / iStock
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