Business

Hundreds of job-seekers filed into The Imperia April 18 for the 4th annual Job Fair hosted by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17). The afternoon began with seminars on topics such as interview techniques, business attire and job search tips.

Elmwood Park –A township resident is among three business development officers recently hired by Spencer Savings Bank. Philip Malavarca comes to Spencer Savings Bank with 15 years of commercial lending experience, according to a press release from the bank. Prior to joining Spencer, Malavarca served as a commercial loan officer for Tinton Falls-based Two River Bank.

The owners of an East Brunswick-based Thai restaurant are banking on their proven recipe for success working in the township. Thai Palace opened up at 2 John F. Kennedy Boulevard on April 4, taking over a space most recently occupied by Pan Asian restaurant.

Plans are set for the fourth annual job fair sponsored by state Assemblyman Joe Danielsen. The event is set for 1:30-7:30 p.m. April 18 at the Imperia, 1714 Easton Ave.

Peer pressure, of a sort, has resulted in the newest restaurant in the township. The owners of Eli Fish and Grill, Shepa and Abdul Uddin, finally gave in to the pleadings of friends and family to take Abdul’s cooking “mainstream.”

It was a chance trip to a township restaurant that led the owners of Rosalind’s Fashion to pick Franklin as their store’s new home. The store, located in the Village Plaza shopping center at 1075 Easton Ave., held its grand opening on March 31. It occupies the space formerly held by longtime tenant R&R Printing.

  Somerset Family Physical Therapy is holding a food drive for the Franklin Food Bank.

Submitted by Unity Bank. Unity Bank has been named one of the 2018 Best Places to Work in New Jersey in the small/medium category.

Flemington, NJ- Steve Kalafer, the Chairman of Flemington Car and Truck Country Family of Brands and the Somerset Patriots Baseball Club, was the keynote speaker at the Small Biz Networking Group Meetup event on Tuesday, February 20th. “The definition of success is what you’ve accomplished with others, the fairness and equity in which you deal with people, and how you …

Masala Bay, an Indian-Fusion restaurant on Easton Avenue, celebrated its second anniversary Feb. 5 with an in-restaurant party. The Franklin Reporter & Advocate was there to live stream some of the celebration, including a peek in the kitchen of chef/owner Anita Amin and her special naan bread recipe.