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This article by Kathleen McGinn Spring was prepared for the August 28, 2002 edition of U.S. 1 Newspaper. All rights reserved.
Chamber Trade Fair Kicks Off The New Business Season
The Princeton Chamber is holding its annual business
trade fair in a new location this year. “It’s a spectacular venue,”
Kristin Appelget, president of the chamber, says of the Merrill
Lynch Conference Center, where the all-day trade fair takes place
on Wednesday, September 4, concurrent with the U.S. 1 technology showcase,
from 11a.m. to 5 p.m.
Part of the Merrill Lynch compound on Scudder Mills Road, the conference
center had been used almost exclusively for the financial services
company’s own training and events. With the downturn in the economy,
Merrill has started to invite other organizations to rent the space.
“It’s very airy, very green and open,” says Appelget, inviting
those who have not yet seen the conference center to drop by on September
4. The center uses a wide bridge to connect two buildings. The bridge’s
glass walls look out on gardens and ponds. During the trade fair,
exhibits will flow from a recreation area through the bridge and into
the space on the other side.
This year, between the U.S. 1 contingent and the Chamber, there will
be more than 90 exhibitors. “We’re sold out,” says Appelget.
Every exhibition space has been snapped up. Appleget, who has been
at her job for just a month, guesses that enthusiasm for the event
arises from a renewed appreciation of the importance of networking
in a still sagging economy.
Appleget says the date of the trade fair, just two days after Labor
Day, is a plus. It’s a chance to ease into the new business year after
the long week-end. “It gives people a great opportunity to have
another day not sitting in the office,” she says. “It’s a
way to get back to business in a refreshing way.”
Again this year, Renee Martin, owner of Forgery Forensics, is
on hand to analyze attendees’ handwriting. A popular draw, Martin
had nary a second to pause last year as those curious to find out
what their scrawls revealed about them flocked to her table. Another
popular feature of the annual event, the International Coffee, kicks
off the day. This year, John Bennett, managing director of Berlitz
International, speaks on “The International Language of Business.”
A buffet luncheon runs from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Cost: $33). The
keynote talk begins at 1 p.m., and this year is held in a room apart
from the dining room. The keynote speaker is Maxine Ballen,
president of the New Jersey Technology Council. She speaks on “New
Jersey Technology and You…Perfect Together.”
At 3 p.m., the U.S. 1 Newspaper Technology Showcase offers its free
panel discussion: Lisa Drakeman, CEO of Genmab, and Sidney
Pestka, founder of PBL Biomedical Laboratories, speak on “The
Quest for Cancer Cures.”
Throughout the day, in addition to the exhibits and panels, there
will be food tastings. Participating chefs and eateries include Panera,
Chevy’s, and the chef from Acorn Glen.
Exhibits open at 11 a.m., and there is no charge for the exhibits
or the talks. For information call 609-452-7000 or 609-520-1776.
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Kitchen Magic Inc., Box 737, Bloomsbury 08804.908-995-7784Interior Plants Inc., 4 Wendover Way, HamiltonSquare 08690. Alan Brody. 609-890-9304; Interior plant design andmaintenance for offices and businesses.Vector Security, 11 K Princess Road, Lawrenceville08648-2319. Jim Steining, vice president. 800-734-1553; fax, 888-228-8472.Home page: www.vectorsecurity.com. Sales, installation, andservice of commercial and residential security systems.Culligan, 305 Clearview Road, Edison 08837. 800-649-6741.Water systems.Princeton Fuel Oil, 125 Hovey Avenue, Trenton 08650.Ed Griffin, general manager. 609-924-1100; fax, 609-890-7570. E-mail:egriffin@princetonfuel.comPrinceton Air Conditioning, 39 Everett Drive, BuildingD, Princeton Junction 08550. J. Scott Needham, president. 609-799-3434;fax, 609-799-7036. E-mail: scottn@princetonair.comHome page:www.princetonair.com. High efficiency heating and air conditioningsystems for houses and light commercial.Top Of PageMarketing and CommunicationsAlan Brooks Design Inc., 20 Nassau Street, Suite125, Princeton 08542. Alan Brooks, president and creative director.609-924-3838; fax, 609-924-0088. E-mail: alan@alanbrooks.comHomepage: www.alanbrooks.com. Design firm — corporate identity,marketing/sales materials, website design.Spiral Binding Co. Inc., Box 286, Totowa 07511.973-256-0666.FastSigns, 2901 Brunswick Pike, Route One Plaza,Lawrenceville 08648. Bill and Joan Belmont, owners. 609-912-0500;fax, 609-912-0554. E-mail: bill.belmont@fastsigns.comHome page:www.fastsigns.com/346. One-day signs — custom signs, banners,full color graphics, based in Dallas.Signs Etc., 3490 Route 1, Building 19, PrincetonService Center, Princeton 08540. Don Everman, owner. 609-243-9650;fax, 609-243-0223. E-mail: sales@signsetc.comHome page: www.signsetc.com.Large format digital imaging, architectural, electrical, commercial,trade shows, fabricated logos/letters, vehicle, banners, and windows.Brown Dog Marketing, 57 Kinglet Drive, Cranbury08512. Jim D’Ovidio, president. 609-799-5814; fax, 609-799-4921. E-mail:info@browndogmarketing.comHome page: www.browndogmarketing.com.Promotional products, graphic design, printing and packaging, webdevelopment, video production, and strategic positioning and planning.Delia Associates, Box 338, Whitehorse 08888.Top Of PageMediaNassau Broadcasting Partners LP, 619 AlexanderRoad, Box 1350, Princeton 08540. Louis F. Mercatanti Jr., CEO. 609-419-0300;fax, 609-419-0143. E-mail: pstmail@aol.comHome page: www.nbplp.com.Owner of 21 radio stations, including WHWH-AM, WPST-FM, and WNJO-FM.The Princeton Packet Inc., 300 Witherspoon Street,Box 350, Princeton 08542. James B. Kilgore, president. 609-924-3244;fax, 609-921-2714. Home page: www.packetonline.com. Communitynewspaper group.The Times of Trenton, 500 Perry Street, Box 847,Trenton 08605. Richard Bilotti, publisher. 609-989-5454; fax, 609-394-2819.E-mail: . Home page: www.nj.com/news/times daily newspaperTop Of PagePhotographyLeigh Photo and Imaging, 45 Everett Drive, BuildingC, Box 269, Princeton 08542-0269. Peter J. Dawson, president. 609-799-8880;fax, 609-799-8673. E-mail: mail@leighimaging.comHome page: www.leighimaging.com.Complete photographic service with staff photographers, custom laboratoryand digital imaging, 1-800-354-3839.Papier Photographic Studios, 136 Riverside Drive,Princeton 08540. Paul B. Papier, president. 609-924-0560; fax, 609-688-9316.Home page: www.papierphoto.com. Commercial and event photography,color lab.Top Of PagePublishingAtlantic Communications Group, 18 East Mill Road,Flourtown 19031.Celebrations Magazine, Box 1034, East Windsor 08520-1034.Arthur Daks, marketing director. 609-426-4475; fax, 609-426-4512.E-mail: aadcelebrations@comcast.comHome page: www.Celebrationsmag.com.Central Jersey information for weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, and othermilestone personal social events.Top Of PageInternetWSI Internet. 609-799-3100.Data Network Solutions, 162 East Newman SpringsRoad, Red Bank 07701. 800-649-6741.Top Of PageCorporate GiftsArtcraft & Foremost, 215 Executive Drive, Moorestown08057. 856-727-3330; Personalized pens and giveaways.Hamilton Jewelers, 92 Nassau Street, Princeton08542. Mike Hopper, general manager. 609-683-4200; fax, 609-683-4841.E-mail: mikehopper@hamiltonjewelers.comHome page: www.hamiltonjewelers.com.Lines carried include Rolex, Hoya, Roberto Coin, Potek Philippe, Mikimoto,David Yurman, Lalique, Christofle, Cartier, antique silver, and completerepair services.Personal Shopper, 218 Crosswicks-Ellisdale Road,Allentown 08501. Dawn Lee Platz, president. 609-208-0555; fax, 609-208-1520.E-mail: dawnp@voicenet.comWww.thepersonalshopper.net Corporategifts, custom gift baskets, and advertising specialties.Top Of PageEntertainmentMcCarter Theater Center, 91 University Place, Princeton08540. Emily Mann, artistic director. 609-258-6500; fax, 609-497-0369.Home page: www.McCarter.orgTrenton Titans Hockey Club, 650 South Broad Street,Trenton 08611. Geoffrey Berman, CEO. 609-599-9500; fax, 609-599-3600.Home page: www.trentontitans.com. Member of the East Coast HockeyLeague.Top Of PageFinanceAmper, Politziner & Mattia CPAs, 731 AlexanderRoad, Suite 200, Box 7287, Princeton 08543-7287. Gerard Abbattista,officer-in-charge. 609-897-0200; fax, 609-897-0999. E-mail: apm@amper.comWww.amper.com. Accounting, auditing, tax and consulting services.1st Constitution Bank, 2650 Route 130 North, ConstitutionCenter, Box 634, Cranbury 08512-0634. Robert F. Mangano, presidentand CEO. 609-655-4500; fax, 609-655-5653. Home page: www.1stconstitution.com.Affinity Federal Credit Union, 1860 Route 35 South,Middletown 07748. Maria Keegan, development officer. 800-325-0808;fax, 732-275-6291.Amboy National Bank, 86 East Broad Street, Hopewell08525. 609-466-2100; fax, 609-466-1342.First Union National Bank, 194 Nassau Street, Princeton08540. 609-497-2749; fax, 609-921-1813.PNC Bank, 76 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542-0311.609-497-6700; fax, 609-497-6740. Home page: www.pncbank.com.Sovereign Bank, 188 Nassau Street, Princeton 08542.609-924-4498; fax, 609-279-6038. A division of Sovereign Bancorp.Third Federal Bank. 215-579-4600.MacLean Agency/Prudential Securities, 138 NassauStreet, Princeton 08542. Jerry R. MacLean, agent. 609-683-9300; fax,609-683-9232. Life insurance, homeowners, and auto.Signator Financial, 10 Headquarters Plaza, Morristown07960. 609-256-0666.Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., 800 Scudders Mill Road,Box 9000, Princeton 08543-9000. 609-282-1212; fax, 609-282-2807. E-mail:askml@ml.comHome page: www.merrill-lynch.ml.com/.Headquarters campus.UBS PaineWebber Inc., 100 Overlook Center, Suite400, Box 621, Princeton 08543-0621. 609-452-8188; fax, 609-452-1891.Stock brokerage.Wachovia Securities. 609-896-4606.Top Of PageFood ServicesKarsay Coffee, 1050 Hamilton Street, Somerset 08875.Richard Karsay, owner. 732-545-5730; fax, 732-545-8015. Coffee servicefor offices, restaurants, and delis.Top Of PageGovernmentMercer County Division of Economic Development,640 South Broad Street, Room 423, Box 8068, Trenton 08650-8068. HerbertK. Ames, director. 609-989-6555; fax, 609-695-4943. Home page:www.mercercounty.orgU.S. Small Business Administration, New Jersey DistrictOffice, 2 Gateway Center, 15th Floor, Newark 07102-5553. 973-645-2434;fax, 973-645-6265. E-mail: harry.menta@sba.gov. Home page: www.sba.govAlso Service Corps of Retired Executives.Corporate Health Services & The Confidential AdvisoryProgram, 253 Witherspoon Street, The Medical Center at Princeton,Princeton 08540. 609-497-4206; fax, 609-497-4990. Home page: www.mcp.orgDrug and alcohol testing, travel medicine, pre-employment and executivephysicals, workers compensation and short term disability evaluations,customized employee assistance programs, 24 hour crisis intervention,short-term counseling, and referral.Top Of PageHotels and Conference CentersComfort Suites, 2880 Route 1 North, North Brunswick08902. 732-297-7400.Hyatt Regency Princeton, 102 Carnegie Center, Princeton08540-6293. 609-987-1234; fax, 609-987-2584. Luxury hotel with 348rooms, 14 suites and 20 meeting rooms, plus athletic facilities, CrystalGarden restaurant, and Catch a Rising Star comedy club.Nassau Inn, 10 Palmer Square, Princeton 08542-3712.609-921-7500; fax, 609-921-9385. Home page: www.nassauinn.com.Hotel with Yankee Doodle Tap Room restaurant, 215 rooms.Conference Center at NJHA, 760 Alexander Road,Princeton 08543-0001. Steve Krebs, director of conferences and facilities.609-275-4140; fax, 609-275-4094. E-mail: jjames@njha.comWww.conferencecenternj.com.Conference center with catering services.Merrill Lynch Conference Center, 900 Scudders MillRoad, Plainsboro 08536. 609-282-1000; fax, 609-282-2126. E-mail: mcannon@na2.us.ml.comHome page: Conference and training center open to outside organizations,run by Harrison Conference Services based in Glen Cove, New York.Top Of PageLegal SupportForgery Forensics, 3490 Route 1 North, Suite 3B,Princeton 08540. Renee C. Martin, chief executive officer. 609-452-7030;fax, 609-452-7003. E-mail: forgerynet@aol.comHome page: www.forgerynet.com.Forensic document examiner.Top Of PageHuman Resources ConsultingCaliper, 741 Mount Lucas Road, Box 2050, Princeton08543-2050. Herbert M. Greenberg, CEO. 609-924-3800; fax, 609-683-8560.E-mail: writeus@caliperonline.comHome page: www.caliperonline.com.Psychological testing, team building, training, HR consulting.Resource Solution Link, 684 Whitehead Road, Lawrenceville08648. Michael Kenyon, president. 609-695-6668; fax, 609-695-5558.E-mail: afe@RSL95.comHome page: www.RSL95.comCorporate and employee planning — benefits, compensation, insurance,training, HR operations and information systems, employee relations.Top Of PageManagement TrainingDale Carnegie Training, 3086 Route 27, CongressionalComplex Suite 7, Kendall Park 08824-1658. Anita Zinsmeister. 732-422-0500;fax, 732-422-0921. Home page: www.dalecarnegie.com. Trainingin leadership, communications, sales, management, presentation skills,and customer service.Kivler Communications, 8 Hart Court, Titusville08560. Carol Kivler, principal. 609-737-8157; fax, 609-737-8812. E-mail:kivlercom@worldnet.att.net. Www.kivlercom.com Executivecoaching, organizational development assistance, customized training,and keynote speaking.Leadership Alignment Spa, 83 South Street, Freehold07728.Sandler Sales Institute, 116 Village Boulevard,Suite 200, Princeton 08540. Jeff Callahan, president. 800-814-5333.Top Of PageBusiness AttireTom James of Princeton, 215-295-1940. Custom clothier.Top Of PageOffice SuppliesExecutive Business Solutions, 1350 Southwest Boulevard,Vineland 08360. 856-696-1313.Top Of PagePersonnel AgenciesCareers USA, 3371 Route 1, Lawrence Commons, Suite214, Lawrenceville 08648. Melissa Tenzer, president. 609-919-9100;fax, 609-919-9101. E-mail: mtenzer@careersusa.comWww.careersusa.com.Temporary and permanent staffing services.J&J Professional Solutions, 1763 East Route 70,Suite 228, Cherry Hill 08003. 856-761-0544.J&J Staffing Resources, 103 Carnegie Center, Suite107, Princeton 08540. Terry Coppola, regional manager. 609-452-2030;fax, 609-520-8285. Employment — clerical office support, lightindustrial, and technical temporary.Top Of PagePrinting ServicesHarwill-Express Press, 375 Route 130, Suite 6,Hightstown 08520. Steven Portrude, president. 609-443-5900; fax, 609-443-4601.E-mail: HEP@Harwillexpresspress.comHome page: www.harwillexpresspress.com.Service bureau for graphics design, prepress production, and one tofour-color printing and copying, plus bindery.Top Of PageEducation and NetworkingPrinceton University Department of Athletics, Box71, Princeton 08544. Gary Walters, athletic director. 609-258-3534;fax, 609-258-4477. E-mail: sports@princeton.edu. Home page:www.goprincetontigers.com. Administration of all athletic programs.Eden W.E.R.C.s (Works, Education & Resource Centers),89 Washington Road, Princeton 08540. Noreen Koval, director, employmentservices. 609-987-0099; fax, 609-987-0243. E-mail: info@edenservices.org.Home page: www.edenservices.org Employment service and trainingoffice for the Eden Family of Services.Chamber of Commerce of the Princeton Area, 216Rockingham Row, Princeton Forrestal Village, Princeton 08542. KristinAppelget, president. 609-520-1776; fax, 609-520-9107. E-mail: ccpa@ix.netcom.comHome page: www.princetonchamber.org Regional chamber of commerceprimarily serving Mercer, Middlesex, & Somerset counties — monthlymembership luncheon on first Thursday, Small Business Council breakfaston the third Wednesday of each month.Le Tip of Princeton, Box 244, Princeton Junction08550. Judith Arnold. 609-448-6644; fax, 609-448-6642. Home page:www.leTip.com. Meets Tuesdays, 7:01-8:30 a.m. at the New New YorkDeli, Route 1, Lawrenceville.Top Of PageTransportation and TravelShuttle America, Trenton Mercer Airport, West Trenton08628. Dave Greso, station supervisor. 888-999-3273; fax, 609-452-7978.Home page: www.shuttleamerica.com. Based in Connecticut.A-1 Limousine, 2 Emmons Drive, Princeton 08540-9923.Michael Starr, president and CEO. 609-951-0070; fax, 609-951-9330.Home page: www.a1limo.com. Sedans, limousines, and buses, 800-367-0070,also located in South Bound Brook, Allentown, PAIT Travel of Princeton/National Senior Golf Association,1 Airport Place, Princeton 08540. Marie Gallagher, president. 609-921-6300;fax, 609-921-2707. E-mail: ittravel@sprintmail.comHome page:www.nsgatour.com. Travel agency, corporate/vacation.Top Of PageOtherDeitch Family Chiropractic and Wellness Center,50 Princeton-Hightstown Road, Princeton Junction 08550. Mark and MimiDeitch. 609-897-1200; fax, 609-897-0900.Pine Creek Miniature Golf, 394 Route 31, West Amwell08551. Terry Lynam, president. 609-466-3803; fax, 609-466-3800. Homepage: www.pinecreekgolf.com. Two large 18-hole courses, countryclubhouse.Spa Therapia, 932 State Road, Route 206, Princeton08540. Maria Romera, spa director. 609-921-8854; fax, 609-921-9510.Home page: www.spatherapia.com. 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