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SBN Newsmakers Podcast: NJ Women in Tech Forum, panel discussion about career strategies for women in technology

SBN Newsmakers provides an audio podcast of the panel of three successful women technology entrepreneurs discusing career strategies in the tech industry during the first “NJ Women in Tech” panel hosted by TechUnited:NJ at Bell Works April 20, 2023.


Lung Association: New Jersey improving on ozone smog, but forest fires contributed to a rise in particle pollution

All of New Jersey’s 21 counties improved to their best-ever results for ozone smog, one of the most harmful and widespread types of air pollution, according to The American Lung Association’s 2023 “State of the Air” report. Hear about the key findings of the report in this audio interview SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin conducted with Michael Seilback, National Assistant Vice President, State Policy for the Lung Association.


Facing Court Moratorium on Civil Matters, Attorney Seeks Change of Venue

Civil and divorce trials have been suspended indefinitely in 6 New Jersey counties – Hunterdon, Somerset, Warren, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem – due to a lack of judges. In this audio interview, Attorney Ed Rebenack at NJ-based RAM Law explains why he filed a hallmark motion to move the venue of one of his cases in response to this suspension.


Companies Can Preserve Culture While Offering Virtual Work Options: NJBIA Speaker Rashaad Bajwa

Companies can preserve a “corporate culture” even if most of their workforce is working virtually, rather than in a dedicated office space, says Rashaad Bajwa, CEO of Integris, a business-to-business technology supplier. SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin has more in this audio news report.




New Jersey Cannabis Advocate Named as Consultant to Build No-Cost Cannabis Technical Assistance Program

SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin has an exclusive conversation with Jersey City attorney Jessica Gonzalez, who the New Jersey Business Action Center (NJBAC) has selected as its consultant to develop and launch the NJBAC Cannabis Technical Assistance Program and Training Academy.


Advocacy Groups Call on Murphy to End Budget Raids on Clean Energy Fund

In this audio news report, SBN correspondent Steve Lubetkin speaks with participants in a gathering of New Jersey labor, environmental, health and advocacy groups at the State House Thursday to demand that Governor Phil Murphy keep a years-old commitment to end raids on the Clean Energy Fund to pay for other state budget priorities.


Study: Lifting Children Out of Poverty Losing Momentum

A new study found progress made to reduce child poverty over the past 25 years in the U.S. is at risk of stalling or being reversed. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, a health philanthropy organization, has released a study showing child poverty is on the rise after falling by 59% between 1993 and 2019.