"We're open, but there's flooding all around us," said John Spadaccini of CMTI Inc., a distributor in Lincoln Park, N.J. "There are a lot of companies all around us that are shut down." Spandaccini added that CMTI Inc. had been shut down for nine days resulting from Hurricane Irene.
President Obama declared a state of emergency for Pennsylvania overnight, and both Pennsylvania and New Jersey had been approved for disaster aid and public assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The National Weather Service has indicated it expects the water levels to recede over the weekend.
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Kyle A. Richardson is the editorial director of Promo Marketing. He joined the company in 2006 brings more than a decade of publishing, marketing and media experience to the magazine. If you see him, buy him a drink.