NJ.Gov Video Podcast NJ Governor Jon Corzine

On Friday August 28th, Governor Corzine signed an Executive Order requiring the 109 state agencies, authorities, commission and colleges include underrepresented minorities in both State and Federal Recovery Efforts. Watch the video to learn more and listen to the Governor's Remarks.

Touting the company's success and continued job growth in the Garden State, Governor Corzine recently visited TerraCycle, a Trenton-based company that makes affordable, eco-friendly products from a wide range of different non-recyclable waste materials.
TerraCycle was supported by the State of New Jersey through the Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program and also belongs to the City of Trenton's Urban Enterprise Zone program. To learn more about how NJ is helping green businesses grow go to www.njeda.com

On August 16, Governor Corzine signed legislation Establishing an Oral History Foundation to catalog and preserve the stories on NJ Veterans. Afterwards he had a chance to speak with Bernard Friedenberg, a veteran of World War II.

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority has helped small businesses in NJ create 13,500 new jobs since October 2008. They've invested $2.2 billion in nearly 300 small business employment projects. Watch the video to learn about three companies that were able to expand with help from the EDA and meet some of their new employees.

Montclair State University Students talk about the housing crunch at the University and how the Governor's stimulus plan is helping to solve the problem and expand other higher education facilities.