View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – June by Ferlanda Fox Nixon, Esq., Chief of Policy & External Affairs for African American Chamber of Commerce of NJ       “For the past 15 years, the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) has sought to economically empower and sustain African-American communities through entrepreneurship and capitalistic activities within the state of New Jersey and via interaction with the National Black Chamber of Commerce, Inc.,” states John E. Harmon, Sr., IOM, the AACCNJ’s Founder, President, and CEO....

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – May by Raj Juttukonda, Right Angle Solutions       It is no small task to measure, track and compare investment requests for programs that are supported by taxpayer’s levy or other grant sources. There are numerous steps required for approvals many of which are validated only at the end of the cycle.    Especially when Counties rely on spreadsheets to manage the process the accuracy of the data and the ability to retrieve information is challenging. Fortunately, technology is now at a mature stage that allows Coun...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – April by Tiffany McClary, Director of Communications, Marketing & Outreach, New Jersey State Library       The New Jersey library community strives to fulfill the information needs of a vast and varied customer group — from pre-Kindergartners on the brink of emergent literacy, to students on the path to graduation and early careers, to disconnected individuals of all ages on the far side of the digital divide. To support our efforts, the Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded the New Jersey State Libr...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – March by Joanne Goodstadt, Marketing Manager for PKA Technologies       Technology underpins much of government’s relationship with its constituents. However, outdated systems make it difficult to deliver essential services efficiently and securely. Many state and local governments spend as much as 80 percent of their technology budgets on operating and maintaining legacy IT systems, some of which are decades old. The cloud is one possible path to increased IT resiliency, scalability, flexibility and speed. In a n...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – February by Linda Heiss, GEA Grants Program Manager for SHI International       The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is not only an investment in our nation’s infrastructure, but also an investment in innovation and technology. The legislation allocates $550 billion in new federal spending, while redirecting other federal funds to improve the nation’s infrastructure. Infrastructure funding includes competitive grant programs and allocations based on factors such as population. How (and ...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2022 – NJAC County Biz – January by Kate Brickman, Director of Communications for Vault Health As we near the two-year anniversary of the first case of COVID in the United States and face an imminent wave of the new Omicron variant, the need for reliable testing infrastructure continues to be paramount. New Jersey residents can be grateful that Governor Murphy and Health Commissioner Persichili have invested in a program to provide easy and reliable access to free COVID testing, whenever they need it. The new at-home testing program launc...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2021 - NJAC County Biz - December by Jake Yockel, US Public Sector Account Executive for SAS “Why do we call them 100-year storms when they seem to happen every year?” You may have heard a citizen ask this question. Storm events are becoming more frequent and severe. As new development occurs upstream or in the vicinity of fragile wetlands, rainwater flows over impervious surfaces, surges into creeks and streams, and overflows onto roads and into buildings. Everyone is talking about building resiliency, but how do we become more resilient ...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2021 – NJAC County Biz – November by Zach O’Grady, Senior Managing Consultant, PFM Asset Management LLC (“PFMAM”). PFMAM serves as Investment Advisor to NJ/ARM The events of this past year have placed an extraordinary strain on counties, businesses, and families. To help address these challenges the federal government provided two separate rounds of federal stimulus funding to governments over the last year. Funds for county governments were included in the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP). These funds are intended to help ...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2021 – NJAC County Biz – October by Heather Simmons, Commissioner, Gloucester County As a leader of innovative public solutions, Gloucester County has always been able to effectively mobilize in a crisis situation to serve and protect our residents and business community. In January 2021, the Gloucester County Board of Commissioners became the first county in New Jersey to embark on proactive economic recovery efforts by convening the Gloucester County Economic Recovery Collaborative. The Collaborative was designed to explore, prioritize, ...

View the entire newsletter for more articles:  2021 – NJAC County Biz – September by Christine Norbut Beyer, MSW, Commissioner for NJ Department of Children and Families The New Jersey Department of Children and Families, in partnership with the 21 County Human Services Advisory Councils, recently released the findings of its 2019-2020 Needs Assessment. The analysis, which is conducted every two years, represents a comprehensive and exhaustive accounting of individual counties’ assets and needs, strengths and opportunities, as we work together, across systems, to support families in b...