Caren Franzini, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, has learned many lessons from her father, Murray Raphel, which she's used to help her succeed in her career. NJBIZ reporter Jared Kaltwasser and I conducted the interview at her parent's home in Atlantic City, where Franzini grew up. In the video below Franzini discusses why her parents decided to keep their clothing store, Gordon's, in Atlantic City even when there was pressure from developers to move to the suburbs. The store eventually grew to serve as an anchor for the state's first urban pedestrian mall, Gordon's Alley.

Princeton Public Affairs Group is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year. Founder Dale Florio talks to NJBIZ reporter Andrew Kitchenman about launching the firm and the company's move from Princeton to Trenton in 1990 in the video below.

Al Koeppe, CEO of the Newark Alliance, sat down with NJBIZ reporter Josh Burd and talked about the organization's goals for the city of Newark.

New Jersey's law currently prohibits brewers from selling cases of beer on their premises. One of the breweries affected by this law is High Point Brewing Co. in Butler which produces Ramstein; German-style wheat beers and lagers. Founder and president of the 16 year-old brewery, Greg Zaccardi, supports the bill in the legislature that would allow his company to sell cases or kegs of beer in their gift shop. NJBIZ reporter Andrew Kitchenman spoke with a number of brewers in the state as well as lobbyists, beer wholesalers and retailers about the issues and concerns regarding the bill; read the article here. Photos from my visit to High Point Brewing Co.:

I met Paul Goodman CEO of BillyBey Ferry Co. at the newly reopened ferry terminal in Hoboken. The terminal opened in December 2011 and offers stops to World Financial Center and Pier 11 in lower Manhattan, approximately every 10 minutes. Goodman discusses the history of the ferry terminal, which was built in 1907, in the video below: