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Sound the alarms, cue the confetti — ROI-NJ’s Influencers: Women in Business list is here.

Compiling this list? Brutal. Intense. Not for the faint of heart. But neither is doing business in Jersey — and these women own it. They’re visionaries....

ROI Influencers: Women in Business 2025 — Top 50

Compiling this list? Brutal. Intense. Not for the faint of heart. But neither is doing business in Jersey — and these women own it. They’re visionaries....

Deborah Visconi: Transforming health care with compassion for the whole person

Deborah Visconi President & CEO Bergen New Bridge Medical Center As president and CEO of Bergen New Bridge Medical Center, Deborah Visconi is redefining what it means...

Balancing leadership, parenthood, and caregiving

Editor’s Note: This story is the first installment in a special three-part series leading up to ROI-NJ’s upcoming fireside chat, “The Sandwich Generation.”  When Kirthi...

HUMC first in state to give blood transfusions in the field

Hackensack University Medical Center has become the first Advanced Life Support provider in New Jersey authorized to administer whole blood transfusions in the field,...

Englewood delivers: Fourth year on best maternity hospitals list

Englewood Hospital has once again been named one of the top hospitals in the nation for maternity care, earning a spot on Newsweek’s 2025...

Student artists with disabilities shine at Y.A.L.E. show

More than 480 original works by students with disabilities filled Y.A.L.E. School’s Performing Arts Center this month as the private special‑education network hosted its fifth...

U.K. recycler to pay Camden $6.7M after battery fire in February

A United Kingdom recycling company with a troubled history agreed Thursday to pay a Camden waterfront neighborhood $6.7 million after a fire at its...

Associated Builders & Contractors N.J. opens new training office

The Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter has opened a new regional office in Morris Plains, aiming to bolster its presence in the...

Campbell’s names Duggan Snacks president, Lukin chief growth officer

The Campbell’s Company announced executive leadership changes Tuesday, elevating Elizabeth Duggan to president of the company’s Snacks division and appointing Janda Lukin as its...

Coalition backs Route 29 Boulevard project

A coalition of Trenton-based residents and organizations earlier this week announced the launch of its campaign aimed at revitalizing the city’s riverfront and creating...

Newark Airport’s Terminal A debuts second sensory room, setting new standard for neurodivergent and special needs travelers

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced the opening of a second sensory room at Newark Liberty International Airport’s award-winning Terminal...

Fair Lawn’s Broadway district welcomes bakery that supports differently-abled people

Fair Lawn Main Street Inc. and the Fair Lawn Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the grand opening of Just A Taste Of New Jersey,...

Citizens Bank awards 3 N.J. businesses for community work

Three New Jersey businesses were among the 25 companies in New England, New York, and New Jersey that received a total of $250,000 in...

NJEDA to open grant applications for Route 80-affected businesses

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will begin accepting applications next week for a new grant program aimed at supporting small businesses in...

J&J Snack Foods to announce Q2 earnings May 6

J&J Snack Foods Corp. will release its fiscal second-quarter earnings results on May 6, the company announced Tuesday.  The Mount Laurel-based snack food and frozen...

Rider University appoints Bidle as provost and vice president of Academic Affairs

Rider University announced Thursday the appointment of Dr. Kelly Bidle as its next provost and vice president of Academic Affairs. Bidle, who joined the faculty...

Keating steps down as Rowan College of South Jersey President 

Fred Keating will step down as president of Rowan College of South Jersey after 15 years of service on June 30. Keating leaves as the...

Cooper receives Rowan College’s Exemplary Partner Award

Cooper University Health Care has received the Exemplary Partner Award from Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC), recognizing the health system’s commitment to collaboration,...

Critics said outgoing PJM leader prioritized fossil fuels over renewables

Manu Asthana, the PJM Interconnection president and CEO, who steered the transmission organization through the pandemic but became a lightning rod of controversy for...

PJM CEO Asthana to step down at end of 2025

PJM Interconnection President and CEO Manu Asthana will step down at the end of 2025, the organization announced Monday. He will remain as a...

GAO: Offshore wind can deliver public health, climate gains with limited marine impact

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office concludes that offshore wind projects, when developed responsibly, can offer meaningful public health and climate...

Ransomware payouts fall, according to report

Companies “are starting to win the battle against ransomware,” according to an annual report from law firm BakerHostetler. The report, now in its 11th year,...

Holup joins Riker Danzig

Robert N. Holup joined Riker Danzig LLP as an associate and will be practicing in the firm’s trusts & estates and commercial litigation groups. Holup...

Connell Foley announces 2025 attorney elevations

Connell Foley LLP announced the promotion of eight attorneys across its New Jersey offices.  Jae Joo, Thomas Leane, Melissa Lopez, Joseph Megariotis and Robert Verdibello...

New Jersey Wine & Food Festival returns May 2-4

New Jersey’s premier culinary celebration, the New Jersey Wine & Food Festival, will take place May 2-4 at Crystal Springs Resort, the Northeast’s largest four-season golf, spa and culinary...

Art Fair 14C celebrates 6 years of creative discovery in Jersey City

Art Fair 14C, New Jersey’s premier visual arts fair, is proud to announce its 6th edition, taking place May 8–11, in the Powerhouse Arts...

Boardwalk bragging rights: Wildwood ranked No. 1 in U.S.

It’s official: The Wildwoods Boardwalk is the best in the nation. USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards crowned the iconic Jersey Shore stretch the No....

DOGE cuts funding for Lucy the Elephant

The swift sword of the Division of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has apparently come down on funding for Lucy the Elephant, the kitschy National Historic...

Hospitality workers, restaurant owners voice opposition to tip-credit elimination bill

More than 150 restaurant operators, employees, and hospitality advocates descended on the State House Thursday to express their opposition to a proposal to eliminate...

Jersey City Council approves expanding boundaries of Exchange Place Alliance SID

The Jersey City Council has approved an ordinance to expand the Exchange Place Alliance Special Improvement District (SID) boundaries. The Alliance’s new boundaries will...

Camden Community Partnership relaunches Camden Home Improvement Program

Camden Community Partnership announced the relaunch of the Camden Home Improvement Program (CHIP), an initiative designed to help local homeowners address pressing repair needs...

Mount Laurel’s Arbor Terrace wins senior living award

Arbor Terrace Mount Laurel has been named one of New Jersey’s best senior living facilities in America in Seniorly’s annual Best of Senior Living...

Foreclosures drop to five-year low in N.J., N.Y. markets

PropertyShark, a provider of online real estate database and property research, said in its latest foreclosure report that the New York metro area, including...

You can’t champion American manufacturing while defunding it | Op-Ed

President Trump has made domestic manufacturing a central message of his administration. From rally stages to policy platforms, he and his administration have reiterated...

New Jersey’s perfect storm: Tariffs, growing uncertainty and declining confidence | Op-Ed

New Jersey’s economy was already facing much uncertainty when President Trump made his tariff announcement. In February, Gov. Murphy proposed a record-high state budget...

A smarter data center strategy could ease energy costs | Op-Ed

Lawmakers are feeling the pressure on rising energy costs. As legislative offices are inundated with calls from constituents about the impending electric rate increase...

No. 1 Nelly Korda headlines LPGA’s Mizuho Americas Open

Defending champion and world No. 1 Nelly Korda will lead a star‑studded field May 8–11 when the LPGA Tour returns to Liberty National Golf Club for the...

Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT announce infrastructure and equipment improvements

Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT presented a new progress report that highlighted infrastructure and equipment improvements. Since November, as outlined in the latest report, Amtrak...

Gov. Murphy, Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT held summit highlighting infrastructure and equipment improvements

NJ TRANSIT and Amtrak joined Gov. Phil Murphy on April 15 for a working summit ahead of the busy summer 2025 travel season in...

These are the major stores closing for Easter in New Jersey

The media is calling the closing of major retailers on Easter a “retail blackout.” What is really happening is a recognition by some companies...

Rail strike looms as BLET rejects NJ TRANSIT deal

The prospect of a rail strike next month increased after NJ TRANSIT locomotive engineers rejected a tentative contract deal in a dispute over wages. On...

RCBC taps into craft-brewing trend with certificate program

Here’s one class where students won’t mind doing extra credit. Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) is tapping into interest in New Jersey’s craft...