21st Century Business provided thought-provoking, stimulating discussion with some of New Jersey's most notable and influential business leaders as they look at the major issues that impact the state’s economy. An NJN Radio Production.

May, 2005: Taking a fresh look at the state budget
Guests:
Jim Evans, J.D. and CPA from Kulver and DiPadova in Haddonfield
Don Scarry, PhD and J.D. from New Jersey Economics in Mt. Laurel

April, 2005: Homeland Security then and now: from 9-11 to TOPOFF 3
Guests:
Glen Gilmore, Mayor, Hamilton Township

March, 2005: The Proposed Constitutional Convention on Property Taxes
Guests:
Bill Schluter, former NJ State Senator (R) Mercer County
Cy Thannikary, chairman Citizens for Property Tax Reform

January, 2005: New Jersey's Truck Ban
Guests:
Dave DelVecchio, mayor of Lambertville, NJ
(Trucking groups declined invitations to be on the show)

December, 2004: Political Instability and the Effects on Business
Guests:
George Taber, President of NJ BIZ
Tom Bracken, CEO of Sun National Bank

November, 2004: Shaking things up at the CRDA
Guests:
Curtis Bashaw, Executive Director, Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority

October, 2004: The new boss at Commerce: discussion with Virginia Bauer, CEO of NJ Commerce
Guests:
George Taber, President of NJ BIZ
Tom Bracken, CEO of Sun National Bank

September, 2004: Outsourcing
Guests:
Carl Van Horn, Director, the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers
Jim Leonard, VP for Government Affairs, NJ State Chamber of Commerce

August, 2004: State debt, the Supreme Court, balanced budgets and New Jersey's economy
Guests:
Prof. Maury Randall, chairman, Finance Dept., Rider Univ.
Donald Scarry, consultant, New Jersey Economics

July, 2004: Pay to Play reforms....what passed the legislature, what didn't and will it really change the culture of corruption in Trenton?
Guests:
Bill Schluter, former NJ State Senator, reform advocate
Harry Pozycki, Chairman, Common Cause New Jersey

June, 2004: Voice over Internet Protocol VOIP...the next big thing in communications
Guests:
Wayne Fonteix, Vice Pres., Emerging Technologies, AT&T
John Berthoud, Pres., National Taxpayers Union

May, 2004: Raising income taxes on the rich
Guests:
Bill Dressel, Exec. Dir., NJ State League of Municipalities
Gregg Edwards, Pres, Center for Policy Research of NJ

April, 2004: Fixing the transportation trust fund
Guests:
John Sheridan, former NJ Transportation Commissioner and former chairman of board of NJ Transit;
Martin Robins, (cq) Director of the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutger

March 2004: The State of Manufacturing in New Jersey
Guests:
Edison Mayor George Spadoro;
Pete Morison, Executive Vice President of Gerber Metal Supply of Somerville

February 2004: The business climate in New Jersey: why it ranks poorly among the states.
Guests:
David Houston, of the real estate firm Colliers Houston;
Philip Kirschner, president of the NJ Business and Industry Association