NJBIA Statement on Sherrill's NJDEP/NJEDA Leadership Nominations

“NJBIA congratulates both Evan Weiss and Ed Potosnak on their appointments with the new administration. Both positions are extremely important to the business community, and we look forward to working with them both.

“For DEP, we look forward to working toward a good balance of environmental protection, while recognizing the need to not overregulate and or prohibit economic development. As the Gov.-elect campaigned on, we anticipate a more robust and rapid direction in terms of 'getting to yes' on permitting as it relates to building housing and energy infrastructure.

“We also look forward to our continued partnership with NJEDA under Evan Weiss. We will continue to support the office to help drive New Jersey’s economy through job creation, investment and innovation. With New Jersey currently ranked second worst in the nation in unemployment rate, there is some work to be done, and we can’t wait to get started with the new administration.”