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Saturday, September 23, 2023

‘Raise the Roof’ gala to build new history museum in Bergen County set for Oct. 19

The Bergen County Historical Society announced a fundraising gala to support the building of a new 3,750-square-foot history museum at the 13-acre Historic New...

Stockton University board elects new officers; names new Atlantic City residence hall

The Stockton University board of trustees elected new officers and approved the naming of the newest Atlantic City residence hall at its recent board...

Divis, staple in telecom industries for decades, retires at AT&T

Joe Divis, the well-known and highly respected New Jersey state president for AT&T, announced his retirement earlier this month — a move that led...

South Jersey Industries signs renewable gas joint venture with OPAL Fuels 

South Jersey Industries and White Plains, New York-based OPAL Fuels Inc. on Thursday said they entered into a 50/50 joint venture to develop, construct,...

Adam Taliaferro joins J&J as director, state and community engagement

Adam Taliaferro has joined Johnson & Johnson as director, state and community engagement, where he will represent the New Brunswick-based firm within the state. Taliaferro...

NJ4S Bergen appoints 2 to oversee delivery of mental wellness programs and services

NJ4S Bergen, a coalition of leading Bergen County mental health providers led by Children’s Aid and Family Services, on Wednesday said it appointed Le’Var...

Cooper physicians get $100K grant to develop device for cardiac catheterizations

Cooper University Health Care’s Center for Innovation has received a $100,000 grant from the Foundation for Health Advancement to develop a new medical device...

Kenneth Tanji, Prudential’s CFO, is elected to PSEG’s board of directors

Effective Wednesday, Kenneth Tanji has been elected to the Public Service Enterprise Group board of directors. Tanji will serve on the Audit and Finance...

Third-party report: Amazon has helped create more than 100K jobs, contributed $35B to GDP in N.J. since 2010

Amazon has had an enormous economic impact in New Jersey since arriving in the state in 2020 — investing more than $34 billion while...

Amazon aiming to hire 11,500 in New Jersey — at up to $28/hour

Amazon announced this week that it is looking to hire 11,500 additional employees in New Jersey in a variety of full-time, part-time and seasonal...

Smart move: EDA creates Diversity Finance Advisory Board, names 1st 10 members

How wrong is it that fewer than 2% of all venture capital dollars go to Black entrepreneurs, fewer than 2% goes to Latino entrepreneurs...

FIFA panel at William Paterson on discrimination in soccer moved to January

An event featuring the first presentation of FIFA’s No Discrimination initiative — the first of its kind in the U.S. — has been moved...

Hispanic Heritage Month: More than a celebration, a call to action

Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate the history, contributions and achievements of Hispanics in the U.S. It is a time to show...

Seton Hall launches College of Human Development, Culture and Media

New times call for new ways of thinking — and new ways of learning. At Seton Hall University, that means a new college to...

Rutgers Law School partners with Kaplan to provide free prep courses for bar exam

Rutgers Law School on Thursday said it will begin providing all of its graduating students with free comprehensive test prep for the bar exam...

William Paterson University sees growth in enrollment and retention for fall 2023

William Paterson University saw a gain of 8.5% in enrollment of full-time, first-time freshmen for the Class of 2027, according to a Wednesday announcement...

Power Edison unveils industry-leading utility-grade mobile energy storage system

Kearny-based Power Edison, a pioneering developer and provider of utility-scale mobile energy storage systems, proudly announces the unveiling of its next-generation utility-grade trailer-based system. Designed...

New Jersey American Water, Rowan College of S.J. launch utility worker training program

New Jersey American Water recently announced the launch of its third annual Water UP! — Water Utility Pipeline — training program, a paid, 9-week...

Community Offshore Wind signs agreement with NOAA for marine monitoring & research

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid Ventures, recently announced a five-year partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...

Provident survey: Where couples are cutting wedding costs

A recent survey by Pollfish, a market research provider, on behalf of Provident Bank, found that a whopping 85% of more than 1,000 respondents...

Provident survey: Rising cost of weddings is greater concern than you may realize

There are the rising costs around college — and housing. But more than a few folks know the biggest expense that breaks the proverbial...

Newark Restaurant Week starts Friday: Here are the 58 eateries participating

Perhaps it’s a good thing that the always-popular Newark Restaurant Week actually lasts 10 days — patrons will need the extra time if they hope...

Sen. Bob Gordon and Dennis Culnan Jr. join Stevens & Lee Public Affairs

Stevens & Lee, a multistate public affairs firm, recently announced that former New Jersey Sen. Bob Gordon and Dennis Culnan Jr. have joined the...

Murphy has high praise for Baraka, a potential successor

Gov. Phil Murphy has said he has no plans to support a particular person to be his successor, but he didn’t hold back when...

Mulberry Commons Pedestrian Bridge, unifying symbol for Newark, breaks ground

The cost has not been completely totaled. Figure $110 million, give or take a few bucks on either side. And the timeline for the ribbon-cutting...

Class A, 119,089 sq. ft. office building in Bergen County trades for $14.75M

A Class A office building totaling 119,089 square feet in Montvale has sold for $14.75 million, according to a Wednesday announcement from JLL Capital...

South Hackensack industrial property trades for nearly double in less than 3 years

NAI James E. Hanson on Wednesday said it negotiated the sale of a 5,300-square-foot industrial building at 11 Leuning St. in South Hackensack. Hanson’s Justin...

MJ’s Restaurants closes on P.J. Sweeney’s Irish Pub location in Brick

MJ's Restaurants, one of New Jersey's fastest-growing restaurant companies, has just purchased its eighth eatery. MJ's newest acquisition is the former P.J. Sweeney's Irish...

Commvault welcomes Microsoft’s Sarv Saravanan as its 1st chief customer officer

Tinton Falls-based Commvault on Wednesday said industry veteran Sarv Saravanan has been appointed as its first chief customer officer. "Sarv joins at a pivotal time,"...

Tingo Group appoints interim co-CEOs and independent director

Montvale-based fintech Tingo Group on Monday appointed Dozy Mmobuosi and Kenneth Denos as interim co-CEOs, following the decision by Darren Mercer to retire to...

AvePoint gets anchor investment by 65 Equity Partners

Jersey City-based AvePoint on Monday said 65 Equity Partners has become a substantial long-term stockholder through its purchase of 16.6666 million AvePoint shares of...

College rankings: Montclair State shows why social mobility scores may matter more

The release of the U.S. News & World Report college rankings Monday was a Super Bowl-type moment for higher education in New Jersey and...

Labor unions are winning again, but at least 1 great challenge remains

It’s an incredible time to run a labor union. The ranks of organized labor have recently been joined by workers at Amazon, Starbucks and Trader...

How to navigate business exit strategies for a prosperous future

Since 2018, the number of small businesses in New Jersey has increased by over 19%, making New Jersey a Top 5 state for small...

JAG-One Physical Therapy opens new Princeton location

Another JAG-One Physical Therapy location has opened, this time in Princeton. JAG-One is one of the fastest growing comprehensive physical and occupational therapy practices, and...

Monmouth Medical Center’s new virtual MRI technology helps alleviate patient anxiety

New MRI technology recently introduced at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch is helping to alleviate the anxiety and claustrophobia patients may feel during...

CarePlus NJ awarded $500K for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program

Care Plus NJ Inc. was awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to establish an Infant and...

RWJBarnabas Health delivers vital recovery programs and support services

With September being National Recovery Month, RWJBarnabas Health is putting the word out that it is dedicated to supporting New Jersey residents coping with...

HMH physician awarded $5.6M NIH grant to continue childhood development studies

A Hackensack Meridian Health physician-scientist earned a National Institutes of Health grant to research how environmental factors affect children with a variety of disabilities,...

RWJUH awarded disease-specific care recertification for spine surgery

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick announced it recently earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Disease-Specific Care Re-Certification for...

Saint Peter’s University Hospital to launch ‘TeamBirth’ model that enhances labor and delivery experience

Saint Peter’s University Hospital plans to celebrate the launch of TeamBirth, an evidence-based, national model for better provider and patient communication during the birthing...

Hesitant about vaccines? Don’t be, Holy Name expert says … ‘tripledemic’ is looming

Armed with updated vaccines, the health care community is better equipped for the coming three-pronged viral assault of COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus,...

What city is the healthiest in New Jersey? New study ranks Top 20 in state

A brand-new study recently released by Leafwell revealed Tinton Falls as the most health-obsessed city of New Jersey. The Monmouth County city had the...

Monmouth poll: Quality of life index is stable, but dips for local schools, neighborhood safety

More than 6 in 10 New Jerseyans continued to give positive ratings to their home state as a place to live, but views of...