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News Archives (3-Apr-02)
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| 4/3/02 Pharmacia to Buy AT&T's HQ | 4/2/02 New Jersey Lagging in Internet Use | |
| Pharmacia reportedly plans to announce its acquisition of AT&T's former Basking Ridge headquarters for $215 m., according to sources quoted by the Star-Ledger. Pharmacia, the world's eighth-largest drug maker, would sell its current Peapack headquarters, which is unable to accommodate all of the company's 2000+ employees, and has no room for further growth. (Source: NJ Star-Ledger) | The growth of Internet use in New Jersey is failing to keep pace with that in the rest of the country, according to a story in April 2nd's Newark Star-Ledger. Attributed to a survey by Yahoo! Internet Life, the story reports that other regions have jumped past New Jersey in every category from the growth of broadband access to the provision of government services on the net. "The Middlesex-Hunterdon-Somerset region, a standout at No. 10 last year, came in 28th this year," according to the report. The story stressed that it's not that New Jerseyans are using the net less, but that other states are moving forward at a faster rate. Despite the decline in Internet stock valuations, net usage is steadily increasing in every measurable aspect. (Source: NJ Star-Ledger) | |
| 4/3/02 Business Network Site Seeks Stories | ||
| The Somerset Hills Business Network aims to establish its site as a premier source for news and information on central New Jersey business. "Anything affecting our members is of interest," say the Network's founders Jonathan Cloud & Martin Sobin. "Just send your items to news@shbn.net." | ||
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| Our third "Networking Plus" event, sponsored by the Somerset Hills Hotel, featured a brief presentation on the power of networking that brought a lot of laughs and created a warm, friendly atmosphere in the room. "Members Offered $Millions, Maybe Even $Billions" was our original headline, referring to the statements (some humorous) made by representatives of several financial institutions attending the meeting. It would seem they are currently in an aggressive lending mode and rates are still quite low (but may be heading higher if the economy picks up as expected by many financial analysts and economists). It might be a good time to talk to them if you are in need of financing. | ||
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| Below is the listing of the 40 people from 31 different companies who attended the meeting. We had another good turnout (especially considering the competing events going on this morning) including lots of new faces. Continue to invite new people to future meetings and we will grow. Printouts of the members' profile pages from the Web site were prominently displayed and attracted a lot of attention. Again we saw a number of people exchanging leads and heard a lot of positive feedback. Please keep us informed of the new business you are generating from the meetings. Also let us know if you have any suggestions to improve things. Next month we will have handouts listing those who notify us they will be attending the meeting. Meanwhile our goal is to keep asking our members what they want and need, and what resources we can provide. Please send us your feedback. | |
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| 2nd Networking Plus Event Draws a Crowd |
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| Somerset Hills Living Profiles SHBN |
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| HQ Global Workplaces Offers Prestige Business Addresses |
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| Stronger Local Business Relationships Add Security |
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| A Call to Action, Not to Arms |
| I Was There |
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| Personal Stories of the Tragedy |
| Thoughts on Pain |
| How to Help |
| Restoring Calm and Confidence in the Wake of Tragedy and Disaster |
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| Long Distance Plan |
| Satellite Internet Access |
| Telling Your Story Online |
| If you have a story to tell, or one you'd like to see featured, send it to us at hillsbusiness@gotco.com. We'll feature it on the site, and make sure that members know about it, through our monthly e-letter. |
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