﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Newark Regional Business Partnership Events Newswire</title><link>http://www.newarkrbp.org</link><description>News related to Newark Regional Business Partnership</description><copyright>(c) 2026, Newark Regional Business Partnership All Rights Reserved.</copyright><ttl>5</ttl><item><title>Verizon Small Business Digital Inclusion Webinar Series 5/1/2024 12:00 Noon - 6/26/2024 1:00 PM</title><description>&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;img alt="" height="234" src="https://web.newarkrbp.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=7232" width="678" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;NRBP is part of a multi-business association programming series focused on small business owners. This series was initiated by Verizon and includes 8 virtual programs that will run between May 1 and June 26. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.canva.com/design/DAGCrsn0DBc/MU1jlBostZsqTJZ6xqKxog/view?utm_content=DAGCrsn0DBc&amp;amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;amp;utm_medium=link&amp;amp;utm_source=editor"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;Click here&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;for the flyer or view and register for each program below. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;All sessions are held 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ustechfuture.org/small-business-digital-ready-webinar-intro-to-digital-inclusion/" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;May 1 - Intro to Digital Inclusion&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by Verizon&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KFVHBe9sRYmintTTb5BHcg" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;May 8 - Finance and Accounting for Small Business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by NRBP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-business-digital-inclusion-cyber-security-for-small-business-tickets-886295432497?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;May 15 - Cybersecurity for Small Business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NexL4IczSb6_mnEJdmFrEw#/registration"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;May 22 - E-Commerce &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ev2j3SELS_OH2cjC7FvaLQ"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;May 29 - Legal Overview for Small Business&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrc-CvqTsvGtEtUPhDv9yjg8IMMumVYgaQ" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;June 5 - Marketing &amp;amp; Branding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by Camden Business Association&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://business.acchamber.com/events/details/small-business-digital-inclusion-series-supported-by-verizon-digital-presence-5308" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;June 12 - Digital Presence&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by Greater Atlantic City Chamber&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iaqp-7ZqTdyZHmPkzPovbA" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#377c59;"&gt;June 26 - Technology &amp;amp; AI&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Coordinated by NRBP&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=4790</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 11:52:28 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Transportation Awards Breakfast (sold out) 5/13/2024 8:00 AM - 5/13/2024 10:30 AM</title><description>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Online registration for this program is closed. This event has reached capacity and we will not accept registrations at the door. Join us for a future program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Please note, due to a conflict with the Portal North Bridge event, which is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m., the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;"&gt;Transportation Awards Breakfast will start an hour earlier (8:00 a.m.)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt; to accommodate our guests who need to attend that event.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Annually, NRBP honors leaders in the transportation industry in recognition of the unique transportation assets that make Newark an outstanding business location. NRBP&amp;rsquo;s Transportation Council, which is comprised of professionals representing a range of organizations and firms specializing in the transportation industry, selects the awardees.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;This year&amp;#39;s keynote speaker will be &lt;strong&gt;Francis K. O&amp;#39;Connor&lt;/strong&gt;, Acting Commissioner, NJDOT.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Join us in honoring our region&amp;#39;s transportation industry leaders. This year&amp;#39;s program will continue our tradition of honoring frontline workers alongside the transportation leaders.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This year&amp;#39;s awardees are:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Robert A. Briant, Jr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, CEO, UTCANJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Dan Neville&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Director of Safety &amp;amp; Labor Management, UTCANJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Terminal A, Newark Libery International Airport/Port Authority NY NJ, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;accepted by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Rick Cotton, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Executive Director, PANYNJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Sanchita Banerjee-Jimenez&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;,PATH Deputy Director - Operations &amp;amp; Customer Experience Delivery, PANYNJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Addison Lovell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Assistant Station Supervisor, PANYNJ&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Carl F. Kneidinger&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Sr. Executive Services, Regional Construction Engineer, Region Central, NJDOT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Jay E. Boxwell&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Construction &amp;amp; Maintenance Technician 3, NJDOT&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Dionna Sumner&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Chief Customer Service Officer, NJTransit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Jerry McMillian&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Regional Supervisor - Service Supervision Dept., NJTransit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Diana E. Fainberg&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, President, Diana E. Fainberg Associates, LLC&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Julio Rodriguez&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Maintenance Coordinator &amp;amp; Dispatcher, EZ Ride&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Jaidev Sankar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;P.E.&lt;/strong&gt;, VP - Infrastructure Project Delivery - Capital Delivery Group, Amtrak&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li style="font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Leonard Patton&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Sr. Manager, Capital Construction - Portal North Bridge, Amtrak&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;For sponsorship, please contact &lt;strong&gt;Chip Hallock &lt;/strong&gt;at &lt;strong&gt;challock@newarkrbp.org&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Note: &lt;/strong&gt;Table reservations include 10 attendees and receive acknolwedgement in the event program. Individual registration increases by $10 as of May 9.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo/Video Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp; Your attendance of/participation in any Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) program, event or webinar constitutes consent to be photographed, filmed, or otherwise recorded and you hereby give the NRBP the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo, without compensation, for broadcast or exhibition in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3788</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:57:53 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Networking at 55 Union 5/22/2024 4:30 PM - 5/22/2024 6:30 PM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Online registration is closed for this event. Please join us for a future program.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Meet us in the Ironbound at one of Newark&amp;#39;s newest residential properties! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.55unionnewark.com/"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;55 Union&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;is conveniently located just minutes away from Newark Penn Station. We&amp;#39;ll gather in one of the building&amp;#39;s beautifully designed outdoor spaces (weather permitting) for an evening of networking. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Light bites and sangria to be provided by the popular Don Pepe Restaurant.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;This event will be held rain or shine and will move indoors in the event of inclement weather. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Please note: registration increases by $10 as of May 20.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photo/Video Disclaimer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Your attendance of/participation in any Newark Regional Business Partnership (NRBP) program, event or webinar constitutes consent to be photographed, filmed, or videotaped and you hereby give the NRBP the unqualified right to take pictures and/or recordings of you and grant the perpetual right to use your likeness, image, photo, without compensation, for broadcast or exhibition in any medium and to put the finished pictures/recordings to any legitimate use without limitation or reservation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=3782</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 16:21:35 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>