Fourth Port Outreach Center Opens
Elizabeth office supports Newark Airport redevelopment goals
Elizabeth, N.J. adjacent to EWR,
joins the growing network of community
centers supporting major Port
Authority redevelopment projects at
Newark Liberty, JFK, and LaGuardia
airports. As part of its ongoing commitment
to the local community in
the development of the $2.7-billion Terminal
One Redevelopment Program
at Newark Airport, the Port Authority,
joined by local and state officials,
opened the Elizabeth airport outreach
office in mid May.
The Outreach office is designed as
a central resource for local job and
contracting opportunities for the Terminal
One project. the Elizabeth office
will serve local residents and
businesses while also focusing on
communication and building stronger
community engagement. Outreach
staff also will assist in the recruitment
of certified Minority and Womenowned
Business Enterprises (MWBE),
provide certification workshops and
host job fairs.
Andrew Campbell, Director of
the Council for Airport Opportunity
(CAO) was on hand to greet
community leaders and to spread
the word on how the CAO holds regular
job and career fairs at all four
Outreach offices in NY and NJ and
assists the local community with
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Stakeholders and community members celebrating the Elizabeth Office opening incuded Keith Wright, Program Director and Capacity
Building; Port Authority Natasha Luccia, Union and Essex County Outreach; Councilwoman Patricia Perkins Auguste; Jennifer Davis, Port
Autnority Chief of Government and Community Relations; Freeholder Angel Estrada; Elizabeth Mayor Christian Bollwage; Freeholder Sergio
Granados; William O’Dea, Executive Director of Elizabeth Development Company.
airport and aviation related jobs.
“The opening of the Elizabeth outreach
office today illustrates the Port
Authority’s commitment to the inclusionary
process for minority- and
women-owned businesses as subcontractors,
vendors and consultants –
not just for Terminal One, but for all of
our projects,” said Port Authority Executive
Director Rick Cotton.
Said Elizabeth Mayor J. Christian
Bollwage, “Having the Port Authority
open an office in Elizabeth will give
our residents and businesses a closer
location to take advantage of the services
and inclusive opportunities they
provide for the new Terminal One
Project. Our city is not only the fourth
largest in the state, but one of the most
diverse, so I applaud their efforts in
creating pathways for success in our
community.”
Since November, the outreach offices
have canvassed more than 1,300
local businesses with information on
the Terminal One project with hundreds
of local engagements with both
businesses and community members.
Through the end of 2018, the Terminal
One project achieved 48 sub-contracts
with MWBE firms totaling close
to $200 million, and 56 sub-contracts
with local firms, totaling about $630
million. The Elizabeth office is located
on the ground floor of 79 West Jersey
Street, with hours of operation from
Monday-Thursday, 1-5 p.m. (open until
7 p.m. on Thursdays). Appointments
are recommended. For information
and to schedule an appointment, outreach
staff may be reached at 201-395-
7421.
Linda Ziemba attended the Elizabeth office
opening to seek a contract for her MWBE
company AeroDefense, a drone detection
service.
Andrew Campbell, Council for Airport Opportunities with Sybil Bost, Essex County Outreach.
Allied Universal security agent, Shondra Ohmu (second from right) is awarded a
$500 check by Airport Community Watch Program for her efforts in preventing a
Newark Liberty Intl employee from boarding a departing flight, who had entered the
secure check-in area without going through TSA checkpoint. Jane Christensen (EWR
Security Officer) is seen first on left & Bill Huisman (Exec. Dir, Aviation Development
Council) is last on the right.
Lee Horton of Mobile Air Transport participated with family and colleagues in a JDRF
One Walk® to help create a world without type 1 diabetes (T1D). They walked to raise
money to find a cure for this serious auto-immune disease in which the pancreas
loses the ability to produce insulin–A hormone essential to turning food into energy.
There is no way to prevent T1D, and there is currently no cure.