CONTENTS
COVER STORY
Jersey Mike ’ s Founder and CEO Peter Cancro ................................. 10
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
Rita Ribeiro is the First Latina to Lead the UWGMC ............................ 16
PHARMACEUTICAL
High-Dose Buprenorphine for Opioid Withdrawal ............................ 18 Boosting Results of Cancer Immunotherapy Drugs ............................ 20
HEALTHCARE
NJ Hospitals Turn the Tables on Breast Cancer ................................ 22 $ 10M for Pediatric Cancer to Advance Treatment ............................. 30 AHS , NY Langone Health Partner on Transplants .............................. 34
HIGHER EDUCATION
Rowan ’ s School of Nursing & Health Professions .............................. 36 NJ ’ s Pay It Forward Program : A Jobs Initiative ................................. 38
ENVIRONMENTAL , ENGINEERING
AECOM ’ s Kim Vierheilig : Building Better for the Future ........................ 42
TRANSPORTATION
Nine GSP Service Areas Renamed After NJ Icons .............................. 46
NJEDA UPDATE
NJEDA , PSEG Sign 78-Year Lease for NJ Wind Port ............................. 50
SMALL BUSINESS
FDU ’ s NJ Family Business of the Year Awards ................................. 56
COLUMNS
Advertisers ’ Directory ...................................................... 2 CIANJ Officers & Board of Directors .......................................... 4 President ’ s View .......................................................... 6 Business & Lifestyle ....................................................... 58
■ Advertisers ’ Directory
AmeriHealth New Jersey .............. IFC Amy Delman
Public Relations LLC .................. 24 Bank of America ........................... 39 CATSHOT Group .......................... 41 Caucus New Jersey ...................... IBC CIANJ ............................................. 7 Clean Vapor ................................. 43 Clear Tunnels ................................ 49 Columbia Bank ............................... 5 Concrete Washout Systems .......... 47 Connell Foley LLP .......................... 43 EAI , Inc ......................................... 45 Englewood Health ........................ 23 FEMA ........................................... 26 Goldstein Lieberman
& Company , LLC ......................... 2 GZA .............................................. 48 Hackensack Meridian Health ........ 25 Holy Name Medical Center ........... 27 Horizon BCBSNJ ........................... 17 IBS ................................................ 54 JD Companies .............................. 57 KEV Security ................................. 21 Lakeland Bank ................................ 1
Lessons in Leadership ................... 58 Liberty Realty ................................ 14 Lightbridge Academy ................... 15 Monmouth University ................... 14 Nanina ’ s in the Park ........................ 9 Never Fly Solo ............................... 53 Norris McLaughlin , P . A .................... 3 NPZ Law Group , P . C ..................... 51 Orbis ............................................ 31 PKF O ’ Connor Davies LLP ............. 13 ProCure Proton
Therapy Center ......................... BC PSEG ............................................ 19 RWJBarnabas Health .................... 29 Sadat Associates , Inc .................... 44 Saint Peter ’ s
University Hospital .................... 37 SobelCo , LLC ................................ 57 Spencer Savings Bank ................... 35 Stand and Deliver ......................... 28 TD Bank ....................................... 11 Triangle Manufacturing ................ 55 Valley Health System .................... 33 Withum ........................................ 52
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