﻿<?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>Transportation Awards Breakfast (sold out) 5/12/2025 8:30 AM - 5/12/2025 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This program is sold out and online registration is now closed. Please join us for a future program.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;This year&amp;#39;s keynote speaker will be &lt;strong&gt;Thomas F. Prendergast&lt;/strong&gt;, CEO, Gateway Development Commission&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: italic;"&gt;This year&amp;#39;s honorees are:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(55, 124, 89); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Career Achievement for Transportation Advocacy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Henry Meyers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;, Past President, Anselmi &amp;amp; DeCicco Inc. (retired)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(55, 124, 89); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Career Achievement Award&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Charles R. Everett Jr.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;, Director of Aviation, PANYNJ (retired)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(55, 124, 89); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Transportation Advocate of the Year Award&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Asm. Clinton Calabrese&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Chair, Transportation and Independent Authorities Committee&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="center" style="text-align: center; margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(55, 124, 89); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Transportation Leadership Awards&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;NJ Department of Transportation&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Alex Borovskis&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Director, Construction and Materials&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Nart Appesh&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Regional Construction Engineer, Construction &amp;amp; Materials North&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;NJ Turnpike Authority&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Daniel L. Hesslein, P.E., &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Chief Engineer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ian Cooper&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Project Engineer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Amtrak&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Derick Hallahan, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;AVP, Major Programs, Tunnels &amp;amp; Systems&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Leroy Antoine, P.E.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Senior Manager, Capital Construction&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;Port Authority of New York and New Jersey&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Joann Spirito&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt; Deputy Director Procurement Department&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Virginia Cash&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;, Principal Buyer, Procurement Operations and Outreach&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt;NJ Transit&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"&gt;Anthony M. Grieco&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"&gt; Senior Vice President, Communications &amp;amp; Customer Experience&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;Carolyn Mack&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;, Director of Social Media and Events&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sponsorship Opportunity&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;To reserve a sponsorship, or for questions, contact Kirsten Giardi - kgiardi@newarkrbp.org&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Event sponsorship is $4,500 and includes the following benefits:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Reserved table of 10 attendees&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Display table space for marketing/company materials, including tabletop display&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Listing &amp;amp; logo on event signage and all promotional materials, including emails &amp;amp; social media&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Copy of the attendees list (names/companies)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Participation in presenting an award&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&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 8.&lt;/span&gt;&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 at/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=5804</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 22:13:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>NRBP Engage &amp; Exchange: CEO Updates &amp; Members-Only Forum featuring Joshua Berman, Regional Plan Association 5/29/2025 10:00 AM - 5/29/2025 11:00 AM</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;Join us for&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&amp;quot;NRBP Engage &amp;amp; Exchange: CEO Updates and Member Forum,&amp;quot;&lt;/b&gt;&amp;nbsp;a monthly virtual gathering designed to foster communication and collaboration among NRBP members. This event will take place on the&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;last Thursday of each month &lt;/b&gt;(unless otherwise indicated).&lt;/span&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;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;During this one-hour session, our President and CEO will share important updates about NRBP initiatives, upcoming events, and opportunities for member engagement. Members are encouraged to bring their questions and insights to the forum, creating an interactive environment where everyone can contribute to the conversation.&lt;/span&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;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This month&amp;#39;s guest presenter is &lt;strong&gt;Joshua Berman&lt;/strong&gt;, Campaigns Manager, Regional Plan Association. Joshua will provide updates on the &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://rpa.org/work/campaigns/build-gateway"&gt;Gateway Program&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and share information that will be of interest to business owners and residents.&lt;/span&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;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;We look forward to your participation in this exciting opportunity to connect with fellow members and leadership. &lt;/span&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;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Let&amp;rsquo;s engage, exchange ideas, and enhance our partnership!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/gNASsPb2ShG3gQlIFRLwrg#/registration"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#e74c3c;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Click here to register now!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="https://web.newarkrbp.org/External/WCPages/WCWebContent/webcontentpage.aspx?ContentID=9273" style="width: 500px; height: 500px;" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;Please note:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ol&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This is a virtual program that will be held on Zoom. Attendees will receive meeting access information within 48hrs of registering.&amp;nbsp; For questions, please contact Maya Curry, mcurry@newarkrbp.org.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;This is a&lt;strong&gt; members only&lt;/strong&gt; event. If you are not a member, please contact Kirsten Giardi. kgiardi@newarkrbp.org, to learn more about NRBP and the benefits of membership.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
</description><link>https://web.newarkrbp.org/events/eventdetail.aspx?EventID=5814</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:36:08 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>