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Christine Amalfe, chair of the Employment & Labor Law Department at Gibbons P.C., recently was sworn in as president-elect of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the state’s largest association of judges, lawyers and legal professionals.
Amalfe will become president of the NJSBA in 2025.
In addition to the daily responsibilities of the officers and board of trustees, Amalfe will serve on the judicial and prosecutorial appointments committee and the finance and operations committee.
“I am honored and humbled to continue my service to the members of the NJSBA,” she said. “As president-elect, I will work hard to further the mission of the NJSBA and to advance the well-being and success of its members.”
An NJSBA member for over 30 years, Amalfe has served in various capacities, including as an executive committee member of the labor and employment law section, trustee of the women in the profession section, and member of the higher education, judicial administration, legislative, amicus and pro bono committees, in addition to secretary, treasurer, second vice president and, immediately preceding her current role, first vice president of the association. She also served three two-year terms as an at-large trustee.
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Requires BPU to establish beneficial building electrification program and requires electric public utilities to prepare and implement building electrification plans.
Prohibits food service businesses from providing single-use plastic utensils and condiments to customers, except upon request, and requires certain food service businesses to provide reusable, washable utensils to customers eating on site.
Requires end-of-life recycling of solar and photovoltaic energy generation facilities and structures.
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By JOEL KIRKLAND / Politico/ 06/03/2024 06:46 PM EDT
The nation’s most prolific oil-producing region is now home to bitcoin miners and digital data centers — forcing more electricity demand onto a Texas power grid that is increasingly plagued by blackouts.
Of all places, this technology revolution is happening in the Permian Basin, the West Texas jewel of the U.S. oil and gas industry. Today’s story by Shelby Webb provides an eye-opening account of surging electricity consumption stemming from America’s technology and industrial booms. The reporting also shows just how quickly the oil industry itself is adopting electric power to meet net-zero goals.
Electric fracking rigs can use about as much electricity as a small town.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, also called ERCOT, the state’s main grid operator, estimates electricity demand from industries in the Permian region will more than double by 2030 compared with 2021. Companies will consume almost 24 gigawatts at peak demand times — more power than the entire state of Tennessee generates during similar periods.
“It’s sort of stunning how much is coming online, and not from oil and gas,” said Cyrus Reed, a member of a state committee studying electricity demand and conservation director of the Sierra Club’s Texas chapter. “It’s almost overwhelming.”
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HKS Real Estate Advisors facilitated a $46.5 million commercial mortgage-backed securities loan with Citigroup for Soldier Hill Commons in Paramus.
The New York-based real estate advisory announced the financing with Citigroup May 30. HKS Principal and founding partner John Harrington managed the transaction.
Located at 1-5 Soldier Hill Road, the 35-acre site offers 140 Class A residences. Spread across three buildings, the total footprint is approximately 240,000 square feet.
According to HKS, the units feature spacious layouts, gourmet kitchens and quartz countertops, spa-like bathrooms, stainless steel appliances and private outdoor balconies. The living package is rounded out by amenities, such as a pool and game and conference rooms.
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The Port of Philadelphia is an economic powerhouse, last year processing 743,000 container cargo units holding goods like produce and meats from around the world. Hundreds of millions in state investments have contributed to substantial growth in recent years.
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