BLET walked off the job late Thursday nightThe Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineering & Trainmen (BLET) walked away from the negotiating table on Thursday night and its 450 members went on strike at 12:01am Friday. The strike brought to a halt all trains across New Jersey, a move that immediately affects the rail riders who account for a third of NJ …
TrueNorth – Spring 2025 Edition
This edition of TrueNorth covers recent action by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities in support of Attentive Energy’s offshore wind project. We spotlight the annual Thunder Road golf outing. We update you on contract negotiations between NJ TRANSIT and the BLET. And we plug recent wins by NorthStar’s Public & Community Outreach practice. TrueNorth is a publication of NorthStar Strategies.
Fiordaliso statement on Kolluri resignation
(TRENTON) NorthStar Strategies co-founder and CEO Joe Fiordaliso released the following statement in response to the resignation of Gateway Development Commission (GDC) CEO Kris Kolluri: “Kris Kolluri has served as CEO of the GDC for exactly two years. In that short period of time he has not only built out the organization from scratch, he has taken all the necessary steps …
TrueNorth Midsummer Classic Edition
In a nod to Major League Baseball’s All-Star game, to be played tonight in Arlington, Texas, NorthStar Strategies brings you our own Midsummer Classic edition of TrueNorth.
We’ll cover the historic and unprecedented full funding grant agreement signed between the Gateway Development Commission and Federal Transit Administration to support the most consequential infrastructure program in the United States.
We’ll also take a look at the submission by Attentive Energy in response to New Jersey’s 4th Offshore Wind solicitation and how this project will create jobs, economic benefit and a clean energy future.
ICYMI, we’ll recap the news that New Jersye Governor Phil Murphy’s Chief of Staff is departing her position.
And finally we’ll engage in some shameless bragging about our own Jody Herkloz and Manny Olaya.
Gateway on track; Murphy helms NGA; Solar milestone; Fiordaliso gets national post; Peck joins NorthStar
TrueNorth is back in your inbox with timely updates on the Gateway Program; New Jersey’s latest milestone on the path to 100% clean energy; Governor Phil Murphy’s election as Chair of the National Governors Association; our own CEO’s appointment to a national post; and NorthStar’s latest staff addition. There’s alot to catch up on, so be sure to keep reading!
New Poll in NJ Gov Race; Facebook committed to platform integrity; NJ Wind Port; Engineers Fall Conference; TJ Mann joins NorthStar
A new Monmouth University poll shows Phil Murphy up by double digits over Jack Ciattarelli. Facebook discusses its progress in protecting privacy, tackling illicit content, and combatting election interference. Officials and stakeholders break ground for the New Jersey Wind Port. The business trade association for New Jersey’s engineering profession holds a successful in-person fall conference. Clifton Chief of Staff TJ Mann joins NorthStar Strategies as Director of Government Affairs.