- July 28, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
New Jersey is blessed to have many outstanding leaders in its business circles.
By Michele N. Siekerka, NJBIA President and CEO On Jul 28, 2021
But we recently lost two important people whose positive impacts on our state should be measured well beyond their personal business success.
Steve Kalafer, owner of Flemington Car & Truck Country and the Somerset Patriots, and Candy Straight, a successful financial consultant with numerous New Jersey corporations, both passed away this spring.
Both had connections to NJBIA – Steve as a longtime board member and Candy as a member of our Competitive Council. As champions of New Jersey business, their insights helped improve our association, but their contributions were more far-reaching.
Steve embodied the true spirit of entrepreneurship and his many endeavors boosted New Jersey’s economy. But it was his…
