On Thursday, October 16th, stakeholders from New Jersey’s business community gathered to celebrate the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey’s 15th Annual Corporate Awards Dinner. Each year, the AACCNJ hosts the celebration to acknowledge corporations and small business owners who have made meaningful contributions to the success of the AACCNJ and the state of New Jersey at large.
This year’s impressive panel of 2025 Changemaker award recipients included:
- George Sowa, Founding Chief Executive Officer, GREATER TRENTON
- Edward C Funches, President, Inclusion Mobile Detailing
- First Bank
- Dante Germano, Managing Member, Nexus Properties
- Noelle Baptiste, Co-Founder & Lead Graphic Artist, and Tahji Wright, Co-Founder & Lead Digital Media Strategist, Noir Marketing & Design, LLC
“The African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey is committed to improving the economic climate of the state and empowering and sustaining African-American communities.”, said Sowa. “I am thrilled, honored, and humbled to be named, together with the other very impressive honorees, as a 2025 Changemaker by such an impressive, and impactful, organization”.
As Greater Trenton’s Founding Chief Executive Officer, George Sowa has been a champion of Trenton’s economic development since the organization first opened its doors. Formed in the fall of 2015, Greater Trenton’s key objectives include coordinating downtown economic development projects; providing one-stop support and information for investors interested in taking on new projects; reaching out to potential residential, commercial and/or retail investors and tenants; supporting and promoting existing downtown initiatives; engaging downtown stakeholders in a strategic economic development plan; and developing investment marketing strategies.
To learn more about the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey, please visit their website: https://www.aaccnj.com/. Likewise, to learn more about Greater Trenton, please visit their website: https://www.greatertrenton.org/. Congratulations to all of the 2025 Changemaker recipients!