NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—All five declared candidates for the New Jersey governor's seat spoke before about 200 members of NAIOP New Jersey at the Hotel Heldrich Mar. 3, describing in individual presentations their vision for improving the business and economic climate in the Garden State, which several of the candidates described as having high taxes and a high cost of living that can discourage businesses and workers from locating here.
The declared candidates who appeared were: Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, seeking the Republican nomination, and State Sen. Raymond Lesniak, Assemblyman John Wisniewski, and former US Ambassador Phil Murphy, all seeking the Democratic nod. You can watch complete videos of their presentations produced by our content partner, StateBroadcastNews.com, in the players embedded in this story.
Guadagno reminded the audience of her efforts under the Christie Administration to cut red tape for businesses and the state's inherent advantages in terms of workforce and geography.
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Steve Lubetkin
Steve Lubetkin is the New Jersey and Philadelphia editor for GlobeSt.com. He is currently filling in covering Chicago and Midwest markets until a new permanent editor is named. He previously filled in covering Atlanta. Steve’s journalism background includes print and broadcast reporting for NJ news organizations. His audio and video work for GlobeSt.com has been honored by the Garden State Journalists Association, and he has also been recognized for video by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He has produced audio podcasts on CRE topics for the NAR Commercial Division and the CCIM Institute. Steve has also served (from August 2017 to March 2018) as national broadcast news correspondent for CEOReport.com, a news website focused on practical advice for senior executives in small- and medium-sized companies. Steve also reports on-camera and covers conferences for NJSpotlight.com, a public policy news coverage website focused on New Jersey government and industry; and for clients of StateBroadcastNews.com, a division of The Lubetkin Media Companies LLC. Steve has been the computer columnist for the Jewish Community Voice of Southern New Jersey, since 1996. Steve is co-author, with Toronto-based podcasting pioneer Donna Papacosta, of the book, The Business of Podcasting: How to Take Your Podcasting Passion from the Personal to the Professional. You can email Steve at [email protected].
