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Jim Leonard, legislative lobbyist for the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, calls the council a step toward reversing the state's "redtape reputation." He says the program is similar to others already in place. "In Pennsylvania, one state official has the ability to solve problems and answer questions that companies have," he says. "The same now goes for the New Jersey Action Council. "Instead of a company having to call the Department of Environmental Protection, DOT, the...
The council's mission is to cut red tape and speed up the slow response time for which the Garden State has become notorious. The council includes Rose and the No. 2 person in each of 23 state offices and authorities involved in business development-including the Economic Development Authority the Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of the Treasury.See the full content of this document
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No Longer the Red Tape State?
When Unilever-the British maker of Dove Soap, Lipton Tea and Skippy Peanut Butter-agreed last October to bring 300 to 400 new jobs to New Jersey, the deal was sealed by a new and little-known state group with-in the Corzine administration call...
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