New Jersey is home to 120,000 Hispanic and Latino-owned businesses which in turn create thousands of jobs and generate billions of dollars in tax revenues. In 2018, the GDP of Latinos in the Garden State was $97 billion. Despite these numbers, Latinos still struggle to obtain capital to launch their businesses and few Latinos sit on the boards of major corporations. Rhonda Schaffler sits with Carlos Medina the President and CEO of Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey to discuss the state of Latino business in New Jersey.
Thirty volunteers traveled to the Roberto Gilbert Children’s Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador from September 10-17 to provide complex urological surgeries on children probono. The talented team, led by Dr. Richard Schlussel, worked tirelessly to dramatically improve the lives of forty children and their families. “After a two and a half year pause to the Medical Teams Abroad Program due to the pandemic this was an especially uplifting trip,” said Dr. Schlussel. HTCNJ partnered with Saint Peter’s University in Jersey City where faculty and students shot a docuseries of the medical mission.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission is pleased to have the
Makes The World Takes” sign at the Lower Trenton Toll Supported Bridge lit in multi-color in celebration of Hispanic Heritage. Attached are photos taken by a member of Engineering staff, Justin Bowers.
