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Mission notebook: Canadians love ‘Jersey Shore’ (the show, not the place)

Perhaps it was appropriate that the latest unofficial ROI-NJ survey was taken at the Lightbox, a theater complex in Toronto, during the Toronto International Film Festival. After all, the state is spending part of its economic mission to Canada working to bring more TV shows and movies to New Jersey. So, we won’t take offense that, when a dozen or so Canadians were asked, “What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the words, ‘New Jersey, most said the same thing: “Jersey Shore.”

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First lady, Rutgers and Ramapo working on collaboration with SickKids Centre in Toronto

New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, Rutgers University Chief Operating Officer Antonio Calcado and Ramapo College of New Jersey President Cindy Jebb visited the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, a step forward in establishing a collaboration between the universities and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

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Economic development dance: Trying to get business — without stealing businesses

Wes Mathews, the CEO of Choose New Jersey, said there is a certain sensitivity that comes on mission trips — or any discussion with companies. “We don’t hard-sell anybody, that’s not our ethos and never has been,” he said. “We just feel we have a really good product to sell in terms of New Jersey, and pick our partners based on that.” Mathews said the governor’s previous mission trips — to Germany, Ireland, Israel, India, Japan, Korea and Taiwan — prove the point.

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Energy boost: LaRossa thrilled when Canadian company noted it’s staying in N.J. because of reliability

As the longtime chairman of Choose New Jersey, Public Service Enterprise Group Chair and CEO Ralph LaRossa has sat through more speeches on economic development than he can count. He’s just never been the surprising center of attention. That changed Monday afternoon in Toronto at an event that detailed why RxSource decided to stay in New Jersey. Aziz Hirji, the company’s chief financial officer, said the decision was due in part to the reliability of energy service – something vital to their business.

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