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Top Of PageAmper, Politziner & Mattia
Most people and many businesses only think of their
accounting firm once or twice a year and then, only to run the numbers
for how they might impact taxes or the business itself. But clients
of Amper, Politziner & Mattia (AP&M) know that their accounting firm
goes beyond the traditional image that the industry has borne since
its inception. In fact, AP&M raises the bar on what an accounting
firm can and should be.
Founded in 1965, AP&M is the 33rd largest accounting and consulting
firm in the United States, with offices in New Jersey in Edison,
Princeton,
Flemington, and Wall Township. Originally founded as an accounting
& consulting firm for small to mid-size businesses, the tremendous
growth of AP&M directly reflects the growth of New Jersey businesses
today, particularly with the boon in technology business and, the
changes in the healthcare and service industry sectors, notes Philip
Politziner, President of Amper, Politziner, & Mattia.
“At AP&M, we have industry consultants and accountants dedicated
to assisting businesses with their specific technology needs, from
hardware and software to e-commerce strategies and security. We have
added a service group that meets the specialized needs of growing
technology companies, to go along with existing specialty groups in
manufacturing and distribution, healthcare, and emerging
business.”
Politziner says. AP&M offers accounting and auditing, tax (state,
multi-state, federal, and international), and litigation support
services,
as well as management consulting, and business services consulting
to a broad range of industries.
“At AP&M,” Politziner says, “we maintain a regional firm
atmosphere without the levels of bureaucracy which widen the gap
between
client and advisor. With a staff of 200, we are large enough to have
the resources and personnel to resolve the most complicated tax or
sophisticated auditing/accounting issue, but through our regional
offices, small enough to give clients the personal attention they
deserve.
“Though we’re an accounting firm, we’re about more than just
taxes.
We work with clients on all the issues affecting their businesses
to help them succeed. Contradictory to the image of traditional
accounting,
our philosophy is based on being able to see beyond the numbers,”
concludes Politziner.
Amper, Politziner & Mattia, 2015 Lincoln Highway, Edison,732-287-1000. Fax: 732-287-3200. Http://www.amper.com. Seead, page 21.AP&M is also at 731 Alexander Road, Princeton, 609-404-3500Fax: 609-404-3505; 3 Minneakoning Road, Flemington, 908-782-3021 Fax:908-788-9656; and 430 Highway 34, Building A, Suite 10, Wall Township,732-223-8894 Fax: 732-223-0823.Top Of PageArcher & GreinerRanked in the Top 20 law firms in the state, Archer& Greiner has become one of the largest law firms in the state withover 108 attorneys. “But,” notes Richard M. Conley, ManagingPartner of the Princeton office, “We’re still growing.”Witnessthe firm’s recent staff additions. “Our Princeton office hasquadrupledits staff with the recent addition of attorneys Katharine Beneschand Robert Fogg, specialists in the area of health care law, and stateand local Tax Specialist Jeffrey D. Gordon, formerly with McCarterand English in Newark. Flemington has also added two more attorneys,with more staff additions pending.”The firm’s strategic plan for growth complements its businessphilosophyof offering clients a single resource for expert legal guidance acrossdistinct areas of concentration. But it takes more than success inthe field to join the staff at Archer & Greiner. First and foremost,it takes a commitment to serving the client and a desire forunparalleledsuccess for the client, which inevitably translates into success forthe attorney and for the firm as a whole.Recent successes for the firm include settling a tax case regardingthe Merrill Lynch headquarters complex in Plainsboro Township, an$850,000 plus verdict from a Monmouth County jury, a precedent-settingdecision involving cloning of cellular telephones, and a $5.5 millionsettlement of an action involving a fatal automobile accidentoccurringon Route 1 in Princeton. In addition, the firm’s success has garneredindustry recognition. Last year, Archer & Greiner attorneys werelistedin The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2000. In addition, New JerseyMonthly noted attorneys Pete Driscoll, Steve Suflas, Lee Hymerling,and Gary Lesneski as the top lawyers in NJ.Says Conley, “Our attorneys are among the leaders in the legalprofession in our region.” Past and present members include aJudge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit,a former Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, a formerPresidentof the New Jersey State Bar Association and Chairman of the New JerseyCasino Control Commission, presidents of the Camden, Hunterdon andPrinceton Bar Associations, as well as numerous shareholders andassociateswho serve on various Supreme Court committees as well as the NewJerseyand American Bar Associations.Conley notes that the firm takes great pride in “a job well done.Our win-loss record is only one indication of a quality workingrelationship.Clients have access to their attorneys and always receive prompt,courteous responses to their questions and needs. And,” adds Conley,”our ratio of one partner per associate assures our clients thatwhen they hire a lawyer, they work with that lawyer and a well-trainedassociate, not a team of recent law school graduates. We take pridethat our work is hands-on, not passed down.”Archer & Greiner has offices in Lawrenceville, Princeton,Haddonfield,and Flemington. The firm provides legal counseling in the areas ofcorporate law, estates and trusts, labor law, litigation, matrimoniallaw, real estate, with practice groups in the fields of banking,bankruptcyand creditors rights, computer and high technology, education,environmentallaw, health law, immigration, insurance, intellectual property, landuse and environmental permitting, media and communications, personalinjury litigation, public finance, real estate tax appeals, smalland family business, tax, and transactional real estate.Archer & Greiner, Princeton Office, Princeton Pike CorporateCenter, 993 Lenox Drive, Building 2 CN 5349, Princeton, 609-896-0011,Fax: 609-895-0055. Web Site: https://www.archerlaw.com Seead, page 20.Top Of PageChurchill Corporate ServicesIn today’s housing market, properties sell very quickly.So quickly, in fact, that unexpected complications may arise. Imaginewhat you might do if you sold your property and found that your newhome was not yet ready to move into.Fortunately, there is a unique business called Churchill CorporateServices that would be able to help you out of your dilemma. Locatedin Princeton, Churchill has over 20 years in the home and officefurniturerental business. In 1996 Churchill recognized the need to provideshort term housing in a very tight rental market. Churchill CorporateServices is the leading provider of furnished housing and furniturerental in the tri-state area.Arlene Goldberg, Corporate Account Executive at Churchill, workstogetherwith her associate Dolores DeLorenzo to accommodate the many needsof their clients. “It’s amazing,” says Goldberg, “oneday we might be helping to relocate an international employee of alocal business, the next day we could be furnishing a model home fora construction company.”On average, most properties are leased for a minimum of three monthsand a maximum of two years. “We are even able to produce thatrarity — a rental for only one month,” says Goldberg. “Thesites come fully equipped, all the way from furniture, to linens,to kitchenware. We have six office/showrooms in the tri-state areaand are especially excited about the Princeton showroom that we openedin June of last year. The showroom is a fine example of what weactuallyprovide in our rental units; some even describe the showroom as ona par with a Bloomingdale’s display!”Churchill Corporate Services can provide accommodations at 40% lessthan hotel or suite expenditures, and all furniture collections areavailable with the option to buy.Churchill Corporate Services, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite A-50,Princeton, Toll Free: 877-314-1514. Fax: 609-514-1614Http://www.churchillcorp.comSee ad, page 5.Top Of PageEmployers Association of New Jersey:The workplace is changing rapidly. Changing technology,global competition, new management processes, downsizing andoutsourcingconsiderations all require continuous improvement of human resourcepractices and procedures. Moreover, state and federal employment lawshave transformed the workplace so that every employment decision hasbecome complex and risky. Established in 1916, the EmployersAssociationof New Jersey (EANJ) is a nonprofit organization providing directand immediate assistance, information and advice to New Jerseyemployers.Over 1,000 employers, many of which have grown rapidly over the lastseveral years, enjoy the benefits of EANJ membership, representingvirtually every type of employer in every region of the state, fromthe small, family-owned business to the multinational corporation.EANJ’s professional staff helps its members solve their employeerelationsproblems with a healthy dose of common sense, business savvy and legalexperience.Regardless of the amount of time spent on addressing a specificemployeerelations issue or problem, each member receives prompt informationand guidance on personnel policies, benefits administration and humanresource practices from professionally staffed HelpLine. In 1999 theEANJ HelpLine fielded over 6,000 telephone calls from members,representinginquiries on dozens of different topics. In each and every case,membersreceived the collective experience of the entire EANJ membership toguide them.Members also receive a comprehensive Labor Law Compliance Manual thatis updated throughout the year. This $600 value is free withmembership.Further, upon enrolling, members receive a free copy of EANJ’s latestemployment law publication, a 200-page book explaining the employmentlaw basics to managers and supervisors.Remaining competitive means understanding the job market and settingsalaries and wages carefully. EANJ staff frequently collects wageand salary data from its members. This data is organized andsupplemented,resulting in a highly accurate source of wage and salary information.This information is published free for members that participate inthe survey. For specific jobs, EANJ staff professionals conductspecialresearch and benchmark surveys.Also EANJ’s library contains hundreds of model human resource policiesthat are customized to meet member needs. Each member also receivesresearch reports on a wide range of information related to humanresourcepractices and benefits. Reports also summarize labor agreements frommember companies.To help employers adapt and meet the needs of a rapidly changingworkplace,monthly seminars are conducted on critical human resource andemploymentlaw issues. Expert trainers and educators are available to meetspecificmanagement and training needs by offering customized, on-siteprograms.Ongoing television broadcasts, conferences and publications examinethe employer-employee relationship in the contemporary workplace andhelp employers forge a realistic partnership with their employeesbased on mutual commitment and shared responsibility. Meetings allowmembers to network and share “best practices” advice withother employers.EANJ members pay standard annual membership dues. Thereafter, duesare calculated according to the size of the member company, basedon the total number of all hourly and salaries employees working atevery facility in New Jersey. For federal income tax purposes,membershipdies paid to an employers’ association are deductible as a businessexpense.Enroll now and receive free the Rates of Pay Report, surveys of morethan 200 jobs in manufacturing and service industries in New Jersey;the Employee Relations Practices Report, which provides employeerelationsbenchmark data, including alcohol and drug testing, overtime pay,insurance practices and leave pay; and the Personnel Policy Guide,which provides model policies on a wide variety of areas, includingmedical and family leave, salary and benefits continuation andemploymentat will.To enroll call the EANJ during regular business hours at973-239-8600 or 609-393-7100, or write to EANJ, 799 Bloomfield Avenue,Verona 07044-1399, or enroll at www.EANJ.org. See ad, page25.Top Of PageKing Interests:Landmark ProjectsWith an affinity for long-term, ongoing real estatepartnerships, a commitment to exceeding the expectations of theirclients, and an uncompromising dedication to the highest quality inworkmanship and materials, the professionals at King Interests havebeen quietly carving a niche in the Princeton area as a full-servicereal estate firm for a discriminating and demanding clientele.The company’s range of turnkey real estate services — development,construction, leasing, management, and financing — are appropriateboth for fast-growing companies with expanding real estaterequirementsand for those simply seeking the highest level of personalizedattentionand professionalism for any real estate matter.For King, longstanding client relationships are a natural result ofthe company’s service-oriented philosophy. “We believe that byserving the interests of our clients first, the success of our ownfirm will follow,” says William F. King III, President and ChiefExecutive Officer.Reflecting King’s own high standards of achievement, the company’sroster of influential clients and landmark projects showcase a visionthat ventures beyond commercial real estate’s conventional parameters.King acts as the real estate arm for two of Princeton’sfastest-growingtechnology-based companies, RCN Corporation and PharmaNet, Inc. And,in a relationship built on an unusually high level of trust, Kingrepresents the real estate interests of Topton, PA-based LutheranServices Northeast, a major church sponsored services organization.One of King’s most challenging and intriguing projects was leadingthe development and construction of a new headquarters for theprestigiousAtlantic Foundation, headed by J. Seward Johnson. Recently completedand sited on Hamilton’s Grounds for Sculpture, the facility replicatesan 18th-century Belgian village. The project also includedconstructionof a new world-class restaurant, called “Rats.”Bill King, trained as an architectural engineer, has more than twentyyears of commercial real estate experience, starting with his firstjob heading the construction team of the famed Jasna Polana estateand leading up to positions such as partner in charge of constructionfor the award-winning Carnegie Center business park. Mr. King wasalso development partner for East Brunswick’s Tower Center, ahigh-profileoffice and hotel complex.King Interest’s current ventures include two key projects that liein RCN’s future. King has been conducting the site selection processfor a new one million square-foot headquarters for the fast-growingcompany. King Interests has likewise led the search for severalhundredacres that will be home to a new $12 million training facility forRCN.For Pharmanet, the company is leasing office space throughout thecountry as that firm expands its operations. And finally, King hasbegun laying the groundwork for several innovative, large scaledevelopmentprojects for its own investment portfolio.King Interests, headquartered in Princeton, is a full-service realestate company that purchases, designs, constructs, manages and leasesproperties for clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. With morethan 25 years of experience, King Interests has been associated withpremier and award-winning commercial projects throughout its marketarea.King Interests, 506 Carnegie Center, Princeton.609-951-6900.Fax: 609-951-6935.Top Of PageNew Horizons:Computer TrainingYou spent unprecedented amounts of money to make surethat your existing computers were up and running on January 1st. Maybeyou even ended up purchasing completely new computer networks inpreparationfor the event. In any case, you survived the Y2K scare, andcongratulationsare in order. It is now up to you to make sure that those technologydollars were not spent in vain. Here are the facts that face theaverageIT manager today: According to a Gartner group study, over 80% oftoday’s jobs are computer related, and this number grows every year.In addition to that, the shortage of the qualified computer employeesin America is in the millions. Even if companies are lucky enoughto have the people they need, the knowledge simply isn’t there. Ithas been estimated that the average employee utilizes only 25% oftheir computer’s capabilities.It may seem like a depressing situation, but there is a solution tothis problem. New Horizons Computer Learning Center has been operatingin their Princeton location since January 4, 1999. Since that openingday, it has been their goal to make sure businesses get the biggestreturn on their computer investment dollar through the latest ininnovativetraining solutions. The lure of E-commerce is very strong. Manycompaniesalready do business on the internet, and more hope to follow suit.Now more than ever there is a need for qualified people to make thattransition.To fill that need, New Horizons offers the Certified InternetWebmaster(CIW) accreditation. It allows individuals to learn the skillsnecessaryto deploy E-business solutions and provides area employers with astandard for judging expertise in a broad range of Internettechnologies.Many local businesses are using Microsoft products to fulfill theirnetworking, database, and programming needs. The products are changingrapidly, and it will be necessary to keep the engineers, techniciansand programmers up to date on the latest product updates. New Horizonsis the area’s premier Microsoft Certified Technical Education Center(CTEC.) As a Microsoft authorized center, customers can be assuredthat certified instructors are teaching from the latest authorizedmaterials that meet stringent Microsoft requirements.New Horizons is already qualified to offer training on the latestcertifications in Windows 2000 as well as NT 4.0, Visual Basic, SQLServer, and others. For those IT managers who understand the needto train their people, but can’t afford to let their people takevaluabletime away to do it, there is an answer.The latest training trend for this scenario is Web-Based Training(WBT), which complements the more traditional Instructor-Led Trainingwith a learning option that makes the boundaries of time and locationirrelevant. Students will be able to learn the latest technologiesat their own pace without giving up the personalized service foundin an instructor led course. For the managers, a comprehensive studenttracking system enables tracking their employees’ progress in theprogram. In a time-crunched computer industry such as this, WBTrepresentsan emerging trend in computer training. For more information, call609-452-9770 or see the company’s website at www.nhprinceton.com.New Horizons Computer Learning Center, 100 Canal Pointe Blvd.Suite 118, Princeton 08540. 609-452-9770. Fax: 609-452-9773. Seead, page 23.Top Of PageNew Media PartnersWith the proliferation of MicroSoft products in today’sbusiness environment, it’s no secret that PowerPoint has become theapplication of choice for designing a multi-media presentation.”Mostpeople are comfortable with basic PowerPoint procedures, but run intodifficulty when they attempt more complicated techniques,” notesGary LaSasso, president and co-founder of New Media Partners.”New Media Partners helps clients take their presentations tothe next level by adding the pizzazz of such things as 3D animatedlogos, videos, and interactivity,” says Mike Gallagher, VicePresidentand co-founder. “With New Media Partners, businesses get featuresout of PowerPoint that most people don’t know even exists.” It’shard for people to visualize what they cannot see, but with over 10years experience in the industry helping small to large businessestake the stress out of dealing with these often pivotal and criticalpresentations, LaSasso, Gallagher and their experienced staff canhelp clients create a unique and high impact presentation.Throughout a project, New Media Partners’ staff meets with the clientfor original input meetings and project reviews. And today’stechnologyof E-Mail, the Internet, and PDF files, make the relationship andservice expedient with the information available to the client atthe click of a mouse. It doesn’t end there. New Media Partners doesn’tleave clients on their own with the finished presentation. From salesmeetings to product launches and special events, New Media Partnershelp clients take the show on the road by setting up all audio/visualrequirements, as well as presenting any printed collateral materials(such as high-quality color prints, overheads, and 35MM slides)associatedwith the presentation through New Media Partners’ exclusive digitalservice bureau.An example of the benefit of such a client arrangement is apharmaceuticalclient. This past November, New Media Partners went to Copenhagento assist the client with its presentations for a conference onasthma.New Media Partners set up an audience response system so that aftereach one of the 10 presentations, the presenter was able to have aninteractive poll with the audience. Using a wireless system with akeypad at each seat, the audience was able to give an immediateon-screenresponse.Another innovation used by New Media Partners is a PowerPoint databaselibrary. The Web-based application allows clients to downloadpresentationsand updates from the comfort of their own desk. The application alsoallows the client to customize a new presentation by mixing andmatchingfrom various presentations, thereby customizing to fit the varioussituations.For a stress free, flawless on-site presentation, give New MediaPartnersa call.New Media Partners, 666 Plainsboro Road, Suite 1375,Plainsboro,609-799-8700. Fax: 609-799-8840. Web site: https://www.nmpartners.netSee ad, page 18.Previous StoryNext StoryCorrections or additions?This page is published by PrincetonInfo.com— the web site for U.S. 1 Newspaper in Princeton, New Jersey.
