Ribbon-Cutting, Thursday, June 2^nd 12-3pm

VIP/Media Gathering: 11:30am

PUTTING PEOPLE TO WORK IN MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES

HOWELL, NJ, June 1, 2022 – Since 2015, over 2000 people have landed jobs at 350 local companies with the help of Express Employment Professionals of Howell, NJ. On Thursday, June 2^nd, at 12pm, a ribbon-cutting event will celebrate an office expansion. By doubling the square footage with a lease of the office next door, utilizing a modern and meaningful interior design and adding more staff, the Express Team can readily accommodate the growing need for job placement services.

What:      Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrating “helping as many people as possible find good jobs by helping as many clients as possible find good people”

Who:

• Anna Santucci-Braun, Owner & General Manager,
• Express Employment Professionals of Howell, NJ
• Mayor Theresa Berger, Howell, NJ
• Menashe P. Miller, Deputy Mayor, Township of Lakewood, NJ,
• Councilman John Bonevich, Howell, NJ
• Kyle Lee, a successful Job Seeker
• Chani Weingarten, Owner, CW Designs
• Max Weinstein, Owner, Max Construction Services

When:      Thursday, June 2^nd, 11:30pm – 3pm

• 11:30-noon Private VIP gathering (media welcome)
• Noon-12:30pm Welcome, remarks and ribbon-cutting
• 12:30-3pm Tours, raffle tickets, employment Q&A, networking and selfies with props and swimming fish. Rita’s Ices for tour participants.

Where:    Express Employment Professionals of Howell, NJ

4142 U.S. 9, Howell NJ 07731 (at Howell Plaza Shopping Center,(corner of Route 9 South & Aldrich Road))

Anna Santucci-Braun, owner of the Express Employment Professionals franchise in Howell, is delighted that her vision to enhance the experience for jobseekers, her team and he business clients has been realized.

She proudly describes the initial and lasting reaction of anyone stepping through the doorway. “When visitors walk into the bright reception area, their attention is immediately drawn to the oversized aquarium filled with calmly swimming, colorful fish.” The tank serves as a natural privacy “wall” between the reception, onboarding, and interviewing areas.

Anna continues, “the transformation from what was once a long narrow, somewhat dark space, is remarkable, and the tranquility that counters the normal jobseeker jitters is palpable.”

Background

Express Employment Professionals of Howell, NJ (“Express”) opened in 2015, is on a mission to put people to work in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Express provides a full range of employment solutions that include full-time, temporary and part-time employment in a wide range of positions, including professional, commercial and administrative. From job seekers to client companies, Express helps people thrive and businesses grow.

Express is in the Howell Plaza Shopping Center at 4142 US 9 South. Local businesses and applicants are encouraged to call (732) 806-9562, stop by or email Jobs.HowellNJ@ExpressPros.Com and/or visit www.expresspros.com/HowellNJ.

Anna Santucci-Braun is the owner and general manager of Express Employment Professionals of Howell. Fluent in English and Russian, Anna lives in Ocean County for over 20 years. She has worked in the corporate world for two decades and has a passion to help people get the best jobs and assist them in shining at those positions. Director of Sales & Recruitment, Kimberly Vargas, is fluent in Spanish and English and, grew up in Howell Township. Together, along with the entire Express Team at Howell, they are committed to every person’s success and serve as a partner and coach to accomplish those financial and career goals.

Howell Plaza Shopping Center, with a “shop local” sensibility, is situated in the center of a major retail corridor in Monmouth County’s dynamic Howell Township. It is located on the corner of Route 9 South and Aldrich Road and is readily accessible from any direction.

Originally built in the 1960s with expansions in 1972 and 1987, this outdoor shopping center is filled with family-owned stores. The something-for-every-family-member theme has evolved over the years with the addition of music and dance schools, a hardware store anchor, the U.S. Post Office anchoring the other end, a card and sports collectibles store, laundromat, nail salon and a pool supply store and more. With a soon-to-open pharmacy and an after-hours veterinary facility, as well as an existing physical therapy business, blood center, urgent care and a variety of restaurants featuring nutritious food options, Howell Plaza is also known for its health and wellness offerings. www.HowellPlaza.com

Howell, NJ, February 18, 2022 —International staffing company Express Employment Professionals has been named as one of America’s Best Employers, according to a ranking released on February 10^th Forbes. This prestigious award is presented by Forbes and Statista Inc., the world-leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider.

“There’s a direct correlation between our company culture that considers our staff to be the lynchpin of our success and the designation of one of America’s Best Employers,” said Anna Santucci-Braun, founder and owner of the Express Employment Professionals office in Howell, one of the newest and fastest growing offices in Express.

Forbes and Statista selected 2022’s best U.S. employers through an independent survey applied to a vast sample of approximately 60,000 American employees working for companies with more than 1,000 employees in America.

Across 25 industry sectors, 1,000 employers have been awarded: 500 large employers and 500 midsize employers. The evaluation was based on direct and indirect recommendations from employees who were asked to rate their willingness to recommend their own employers to friends and family. Employee evaluations also included other employers in their respective industries that stood out either positively or negatively.

“In a climate where job seekers have options with a number of employers, we are grateful they choose Express Employment Professionals,” Express Employment International CEO Bill Stoller said. “Our goal is not only to offer a means for people to provide for their families but to foster a company culture where people can thrive professionally. With our focus on providing hope through employment, we are honored to be included in this list with so many other quality businesses.”

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If you would like to arrange for an interview with owner Anna Santucci-Braun, please, call (732) 806-9562.

About Express Employment Professionals

At Express Employment Professionals, we’re in the business of people. From job seekers to client companies, Express helps people thrive and businesses grow. Our international network of franchises offers localized staffing solutions to the communities they serve across the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, employing 586,000 people globally in 2021 and 10 million since its inception. For more information, visit ExpressPros.com.

The Howell, NJ, Express office is located in Howell Plaza Shopping Center at 4142 US 9 South. Local businesses and applicants are encouraged to stop by. Visit our website at www.expresspros.com/HowellNJ and feel free to call us at any time at (732) 806-9562.

Local area husband/wife duo are proud to open neighborhood place offering right food to be healthy while giving back to the community!

This Friday, April 30^th, Howell Mayor Theresa Berger, Councilman John Bonevich and other guests will join in a 9am ribbon-cutting of Ready Set Juice, a juice⁺ bar in Howell, NJ, at Howell Plaza Shopping Center. There will be free samples, activities and hourly raffles (11am-4pm) though out the day until just before closing at 5pm AND a 25% discount on smoothies and juices! There will be friendly ribbing between the Mayor and the Councilman as they compete for the best smoothie of their own design – all to benefit New Jersey Blood Services.

Participating in the ribbon-cutting will be Johnny and Mangeli Rodriquez (owners of Ready Set Juice), Howell Mayor Theresa Berger, Councilman John Bonevich and Lynne Ross, Account Manager, Donor Recruitment, New Jersey Blood Services.

When:      Friday, April 30^th – All Day Celebrations

• 9-9:30am               Private Ribbon-Cutting
• throughout the day    25% Discount, Tastings & Free Raffles

Where:    4134 U.S. 9, Howell NJ 07731 at Howell Plaza Shopping Center

(at the corner of Route 9 South & Aldrich Road)

Smoothie Competition and Fundraiser

Howell’s Mayor Theresa Berger and Councilman John Bonevich each have been asked to design a smoothie. Over the next two weeks, as both smoothies will be offered as a special — for each one sold, Mangeli and Johnny will donate $2 to New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), which has a donor center several storefronts away from Ready Set Juice. The winner’s (based on sales) smoothie will then be sold for another two weeks – accompanied by much bragging rights! NJBS will benefit from those sales as well.

Money collected during this promotion will be used to fund a NJBS’ Bloodstock^® scholarship for a local high school or college student who saves lives by organizing a blood drive and recruits donors to the drive. The Bloodstock^® scholarship is an opportunity for students to demonstrate community service, leadership and team building through the planning and sponsorship of a community blood drive.

The husband/wife owners are on a quest to improve health with the debut of their Ready Set Juice. Mangeli came up with name and tagline, Drink What Your Body Deserves, to convey energy, exercise and a nutritious way of life.

Their wide array of natural juices and smoothies, along with seasonal open-faced toasts and salads, will provide healthy alternatives for lunch or dinner during or after a long day at work. In addition to a menu of smoothie ingredients, Johnny and Mangeli are adding a shot bar featuring juicy concoctions of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and probiotics tailored to each patron’s preference. The space is designed with bright, clean colors and a relaxing vibe to encourage people to hang out and talk, with masks on, of course.

Replacing Empty Calories for Nutritious Ones

What’s fueling your body?” Johnny asked every client when he owned Semper Fit, a boxing gym in Freehold, NJ, that closed due to the pandemic. According to him, “it doesn’t matter how much you exercise; you need to have the right fuel to truly be healthy.”

According to a 2019 article in the New England Journal of Medicine, by 2030 nearly 1 in 2 adults will be obese and close to 1 in 4 adults will be severely obesity – all triggers for other illnesses from diabetes to heart disease to cancer. Johnny and Mangeli are concerned that the pandemic has already increased those numbers.

 “It’s too easy to overeat salty and sugary foods, especially during this stressful time,” they warn.

Pre-Workout Juice Shots

In addition to a menu of smoothie ingredients, Johnny and Mangeli are adding a shot bar that will juicy concoctions of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and probiotics tailored to the patrons’ requests.

Johnny and Mangeli live with their two young children in Millstone, NJ, — just a 15-minute drive from Howell.

Ready Set Juice will be open M-Sat 7am-6pm and Sunday 11am-4pm.

Background

Howell Plaza Shopping Center, with a “shop local” sensibility, is situated in the center of a major retail corridor in Monmouth County’s dynamic Howell Township. It is located on the corner of Route 9 South and Aldrich Road and is readily accessible from any direction.

Originally built in the 1960s with expansions in 1972 and 1987, this outdoor shopping center is filled with family-owned stores. The something-for-every-family-member theme has evolved over the years with the addition of music and dance schools, virtual reality gaming, a hardware store anchor, the U.S. Post Office anchoring the other end, a card and sports collectibles store, laundromat, nail salon and a pool supply store and more. With a physical therapy business, blood center, urgent care and restaurants that are layering on healthy food options, Howell Plaza is also known for its health and wellness offerings. www.HowellPlaza.com

New Jersey Blood Services is a division of New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe). A nonprofit organization, NYBCe is one of the largest independent, community-based blood centers in America. There are five locations throughout NJ. NYBCe provides lifesaving blood products and services to hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and Pennsylvania and supports hospitals throughout greater America.

The organization’s Bloodstock® scholarship is for a local high school or college student who saves lives by organizing a blood drive and recruits donors to the drive. The Bloodstock® scholarship is an opportunity for students to demonstrate community service, leadership and team building through the planning and sponsorship of a community blood drive.

Grand Opening & Ribbon-Cutting
Friday, April 30^th
Ready Set Juice!

A FRIENDLY COMPETITION TO RESULT IN DONATIONS:

Mayor Theresa Berger & Councilman John Bonevich to Serve Samples of their Personalized Smoothies – for each Sold, $2 to Benefit New Jersey Blood Services

Local area husband/wife duo proud to open neighborhood place offering right food to be healthy while giving back to the community!

HOWELL, NJ, April 23, 2021 – On Friday, April 30^th, Howell Mayor Theresa Berger, Councilman John Bonevich and other guests will join in a 9am ribbon-cutting of Ready Set Juice, a juice⁺ bar in Howell, NJ, at Howell Plaza Shopping Center. There will be free samples, activities and hourly raffles (11am-4pm) though out the day until just before closing at 5pm. There will be friendly ribbing between the Mayor and the Councilman as they compete for the best smoothie of their own design – all to benefit New Jersey Blood Services.

What:      Ribbon-Cutting of Ready Set Juice – a healthy juice+ bar

Who:        Howell NJ Mayor Theresa Berger

Councilman John Bonevich

Johnny & Mangeli Rodriquez, owners, Ready Set Juice

Lynne Ross, Account Manager, Donor Recruitment, New Jersey Blood Services

When:      Friday, April 30^th – All Day Celebrations

• 9-9:30am       Ribbon-Cutting
• throughout the day    Tastings, Giveaways and Free Raffles

Where:    4134 U.S. 9, Howell NJ 07731 at Howell Plaza Shopping Center

(at the corner of Route 9 South & Aldrich Road)

Photo Opps:

• Ribbon-Cutting (at 9am)
• Mayor & Councilman’s ribbing each other and urging attendees to choose their smoothie as being the best! (9:20–9:45am)
• Morning giveaway (9:20–9:45am)
• Tastings, giveaways & raffle prizes throughout the day

Smoothie Competition and Fundraiser

Howell’s Mayor Theresa Berger and Councilman John Bonevich each have been asked to design a smoothie. Over the next two weeks, as both smoothies will be offered as a special — for each one sold, Mangeli and Johnny will donate $2 to New Jersey Blood Services (NJBS), which has a donor center several storefronts away from Ready Set Juice. The winner’s (based on sales) smoothie will then be sold for another two weeks – accompanied by much bragging rights! NJBS will benefit from those sales as well.

Money collected during this promotion will be used to fund a NJBS’ Bloodstock^® scholarship for a local high school or college student who saves lives by organizing a blood drive and recruits donors to the drive. The Bloodstock^® scholarship is an opportunity for students to demonstrate community service, leadership and team building through the planning and sponsorship of a community blood drive.

The husband/wife owners Johnny and Mangeli Rodriquez are on a quest to improve health with the debut of their Ready Set Juice. Mangeli came up with name and tagline, Drink What Your Body Deserves, to convey energy, exercise and a nutritious way of life.

Their wide array of natural juices and smoothies, along with seasonal open-faced toasts and salads, will provide healthy alternatives for lunch or dinner during or after a long day at work. In addition to a menu of smoothie ingredients, Johnny and Mangeli are adding a shot bar featuring juicy concoctions of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and probiotics tailored to each patron’s preference. The space is designed with bright, clean colors and a relaxing vibe to encourage people to hang out and talk, with masks on, of course.

Replacing Empty Calories for Nutritious Ones

What’s fueling your body?” Johnny asked every client when he owned Semper Fit, a boxing gym in Freehold, NJ, that closed due to the pandemic. According to him, “it doesn’t matter how much you exercise; you need to have the right fuel to truly be healthy.”

According to a 2019 article in the New England Journal of Medicine, by 2030 nearly 1 in 2 adults will be obese and close to 1 in 4 adults will be severely obesity – all triggers for other illnesses from diabetes to heart disease to cancer. Johnny and Mangeli are concerned that the pandemic has already increased those numbers.

 “It’s too easy to overeat salty and sugary foods, especially during this stressful time,” they warn.

Pre-Workout Juice Shots

In addition to a menu of smoothie ingredients, Johnny and Mangeli are adding a shot bar that will juicy concoctions of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and probiotics tailored to the patrons’ requests.

Johnny and Mangeli live with their two young children in Millstone, NJ, — just a 15-minute drive from Howell.

Ready Set Juice will be open M-Sat 7am-6pm and Sunday 11am-4pm.

Background

Howell Plaza Shopping Center, with a “shop local” sensibility, is situated in the center of a major retail corridor in Monmouth County’s dynamic Howell Township. It is located on the corner of Route 9 South and Aldrich Road and is readily accessible from any direction.

Originally built in the 1960s with expansions in 1972 and 1987, this outdoor shopping center is filled with family-owned stores. The something-for-every-family-member theme has evolved over the years with the addition of music and dance schools, virtual reality gaming, a hardware store anchor, the U.S. Post Office anchoring the other end, a card and sports collectibles store, laundromat, nail salon and a pool supply store and more. With a physical therapy business, blood center, urgent care and restaurants that are layering on healthy food options, Howell Plaza is also known for its health and wellness offerings. www.HowellPlaza.com

New Jersey Blood Services is a division of New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe). A nonprofit organization, NYBCe is one of the largest independent, community-based blood centers in America. There are five locations throughout NJ. NYBCe provides lifesaving blood products and services to hospitals in New York, New Jersey, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and Pennsylvania and supports hospitals throughout greater America.

The organization’s Bloodstock® scholarship is for a local high school or college student who saves lives by organizing a blood drive and recruits donors to the drive. The Bloodstock® scholarship is an opportunity for students to demonstrate community service, leadership and team building through the planning and sponsorship of a community blood drive.

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Harbor Freight Tools, America’s leading retailer of quality tools at the lowest prices, will celebrate the grand opening of its new store in Howell on Saturday, October 26 at 8 a.m. The first 500 customer will receive a free six-piece screwdriver set.

“We’re excited to serve customers in the great city of Howell,” said Jason Cuzzo, store manager. “At Harbor Freight, we’re passionate about providing our customers with the tools they need to get the job done, and always at an affordable price. We look forward to welcoming auto technicians, contractors, woodworkers, homeowners, hobbyists—anyone who needs affordable tools.”

The Howell store, 4004 Route 9, is the 20th Harbor Freight Tools store in New Jersey. The 16,000-square-foot store will stock a full selection of tools and accessories in categories including automotive, air and power tools, storage, outdoor power equipment, generators, welding supplies, shop equipment, hand tools and more. Harbor Freight’s hand tools come with a lifetime warranty.

The new Harbor Freight Tools store will be open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

For more than 40 years, Harbor Freight Tools has been America’s go-to source for affordable tools. The family-owned company started in Southern California in 1977, when 17-year-old Eric Smidt began transforming his father’s small phone sales business into a successful mail order company. That first year, Eric bypassed the resellers and cut deals directly with factories, realizing that if he could buy tools directly for less, he could pass the savings on to the customer.

The company opened its first store in 1980, and today Harbor Freight Tools has over 1,000 stores across the country, 20,000 employees and more than 40 million customers who depend on Harbor Freight’s quality and value to earn a living, repair their homes and cars and pursue their hobbies. Harbor Freight Tools is one of the nation’s fastest growing retailers, opening two new stores every week.

Still privately owned by Smidt and based in Calabasas, Calif., Harbor Freight Tools has remained true to its humble beginnings. The stores are clean but simple, designed to be welcoming to a worker right off the jobsite and packed with deals and treasures so every visit discovers a new find—always at an unbeatable price.

With core values of excellence and continuous improvement, Harbor Freight Tools works to constantly improve the quality of its products and is developing new lines of tools with the features, performance and durability of the best brands on the market—but at a fraction of the price of competitors. This year, the company will introduce more than 600 new tools and accessories.

Harbor Freight Tools offers customers even deeper discounts with special coupon pricing. Customers can sign up to receive a monthly coupon book by mail with dozens of product coupons and additional discounts. Customers can also receive additional discounts by email. To sign up, visit HarborFreightSignUp.com.

Another of the company’s core values is giving back to the communities it serves. Harbor Freight Tools supports non-profit organizations that serve K-12 public education, first responders and veterans. For more information on the gift card donations program, visit harborfreightgivingback.org.

In addition, Harbor Freight Tools is a major supporter of Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, an initiative of The Smidt Foundation, established by company founder Eric Smidt, to support the advancement of skilled trades education in America. Its flagship initiative is the annual Harbor Freight Tools for Schools Prize for Teaching Excellence, which honors 18 public high school skilled trades teachers and their programs with $1 million in cash awards. For more information, visit harborfreighttoolsforschools.org.

For more information about Harbor Freight Tools, visit harborfreight.com. Follow the company on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.

MedExpress announces the opening of its newest New Jersey neighborhood medical center on Aug. 3 in Howell at 4074 U.S. Highway 9 in Howell Plaza. As a welcoming gift to the community, the new Howell center is offering free sports physicals to patients ages 5-years-old and up from Aug. 3 -17.

The holiday season is a busy time for everyone, and many businesses have hired additional employees to help with the extra workload. For those who want their jobs to last past January 1st, there are some strategies to make that happen.

10 South Carolina Adoptable Puppies & Dogs Are Arriving to Meet the Demand

The First Ever Howell Plaza Shopping Center
Nonprofit Puppy Pop-Up

Shopping Center Is Providing Free Space to Home Free Animal Rescue after Learning about Abundance of Shelter Puppies

Howell, NJ December 11, 2014 – During its first three weeks, 14 out of 16 puppies have been adopted in the first ever nonprofit Puppy Pop-Up at Howell Plaza Shopping Center, which provided the storefront space free for the holidays. Home Free Animal Rescue was the nonprofit winner of the space. On Saturday, December 13th, a brand new group of rescue puppies will arrive via transport from Greenville South Carolina. The cargo van, filled from floor to ceiling and front to back with dogs and cats in (separate) crates, will make its New Jersey stop at Howell Plaza Shopping Center, located on Route 9 at Aldrich Road in Howell, NJ.

The pop-up Home Free Animal Rescue will be welcoming at least 10 animals, including 4 puppies, some full grown dogs and even some kittens. The Animal Rescue Transport will then bring the remaining prospective adoptees to other rescues in New York, Connecticut and Rhode Island.

According to Home Free Animal Rescue Founder and President Jen McFadden, “When the transport van doors open, there’s loads of barking and lots of animals. While some observers may feel sad – it’s actually one of the best moments! These are the animals that were saved.”

Jen explains that for puppies, this is a really hard time of the year. “There are so many more animals than the number of prospective adopters visiting shelters. Sadly, many puppies are euthanized. I am so grateful for this generous storefront opportunity; the puppies’ new-found visibility is making a huge difference on how fast they are being adopted”

In October, the shopping center’s management team sought a creative way to give back to the community by identifying a worthy nonprofit that could utilize available holiday retail space to further its mission. With an abundance of rescue puppies needing loving adoptive caregivers, Home Free Animal Rescue was selected.

Howell Plaza Shopping Center developer Leonard Solondz. “We were particularly impressed with Home Free Animal Rescue and their passion to make the adoption process easy, affordable and fun. They’ve done an outstanding job with the storefront, creating a living room environment conducive for prospective adopters to get acquainted with the puppies.”

The Redbank, N.J., not-for-profit organization with its team of over 230 volunteer “elves” transformed the empty Howell Plaza storefront into an animal-friendly setting with 4- to 8-week-old puppies angling for adoption.. For the benefits of adopters and adoptees alike, each puppy will be kept by the nonprofit until it is at least eight-weeks old to ensure proper socialization, and each prospective adopter will be carefully screened. All puppies have been vaccinated, spayed or neutered and have a microchip locator.