Dec. 20, 2016

ENEWS
A bi-monthly newsletter to keep you informed.

UPCOMING  EVENTS
January Business Meeting
The Cape May County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome Jake Buganski, Acting Execitive Director of NJ Division of Travel and Tourism to be our guest speaker at our January Business Meeting. Buganski will share his vision for tourism in New Jersey.


The Reeds at Shelter Haven
Stone Harbor, NJ
January 19, 2017
Check-in 11:30am | Program begins at 12 Noon
Closed Board Meeting
This meeting is closed to the Board of Directors.

Cape Regional Medical Center
Cape May Court House, NJ
January 31, 2017
8:30 - 10:00am
Save the Date!
Women in Business Conference 2017
The Women in Business Committee is gearing up for the 2017 conference. The conference will again be held at The Flanders Hotel in Ocean City.  Be sure to mark your calendar for March 2, 2017!

Sponsorships are now being accepted. 


CHAMBER  NEWS
Spreading Holiday Cheer
Thank you to all our members who donated canned goods and toys this year.  We collected enough to fill the van twice! 

Chris distributed the toys to Family Promise and CASA for Children. The food items were donated to St. Barnabas Cares Food Pantry in Villas, Lazarus House in Wildwood, and Saint Maximilian Kolbe in Woodbine.

Click the image to the right to see a short video from CASA for Children, including Chris' visit last Friday.
Tens of Thousands of Businesses Call on President Obama to Permanently Protect the Atlantic Coast from Offshore Drilling
PRESS RELEASE
December 13, 2016
Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast

Washington, DC-The Business Alliance for Protecting the Atlantic Coast (BAPAC) delivered a letter today to the Obama administration asking the President to permanently protect the Atlantic seaboard from offshore oil drilling and seismic airgun blasting.

The signatures on the letter represent over 35,000 businesses and 500,000 commercial fishing families.

2017 Calendar of Events
The Chamber is excited to announce that the 2017 Calendar of Events brochure is under production and limited advertising space is now available!  This high quality, four color, glossy calendar promotes Cape May County events, concerts and activities, with a distribution of 40,000.  With affordable rates, this very popular calendar is a great way to promote your business to visitors and locals!

Contact John Kelly today to advertise.
IN  OTHER  NEWS
Minimum Wage Increase Beginning Jan. 1, 2017
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has announced, effective January 1, 2017, the minimum wage will increase from $8.38 to $8.44. 

Minimum wage has increased by $1.19 since the November 2013 referendum passed,   modifying the New Jersey Constitution and requiring the NJDOL to review the minimum wage annually and announce any increase for the following calendar year by September 30th. Undeterred by this referendum, both the Senate and Assembly passed a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2021. Governor Chris Christie vetoed the bill in August but supporters of the bill are seeking to place the measure on the ballot for voter approval in the fall of 2017.

Employers should continue to follow the issue and in the mean time, be sure to pay all employees at least the minimum wage of $8.44 beginning January 1, 2017.