$650M and 8,500 jobs: Film production in N.J. slashes record once again in 2022
With New Jersey as the backdrop for dozens of feature films over the past year, including "Oppenheimer," "Inappropriate Behavior" and "Maybe I Do," and major television series filmed such as "The Walking Dead: Dead...
Plymouth Rock names seasoned leader to newly created role of chief direct response officer
Plymouth Rock Management Co. of New Jersey on Tuesday said it appointed Rick Jaros as chief direct response officer for the direct-to-consumer auto insurance business. Based in Woodbridge, Jaros reports directly to CEO and...
Sax expands its C-suite with announcement of new CFO, 3 new partners
Sax LLP on Tuesday said it named Nicholas Valentini as the firm’s new chief financial officer, effective Dec. 29. The Top 100 accounting, tax and advisory firm based in Parsippany also said it has...
Private Advisor Group names new CEO following year of strong growth
Morristown-based Private Advisor Group has announced that it has completed its planned succession, with Frank Smith officially assuming the role of CEO. The announcement from the wealth management firm caps off a year marked...
Prudential CEO Lowrey: NJPAC showed its incredible impact during pandemic
Prudential Financial CEO Charles Lowrey has long known the value of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
“What it's done from a transformative standpoint for the city and for the state is amazing,”...
CSIT announces $1.275M in grants to 17 startups working to improve maternal and infant...
The Nurture NJ Strategic Plan, an initiative launched in 2019 and led by first lady Tammy Murphy that aims to make the state the safest place in the country to deliver a baby, always...
Philly Fed president, somewhat upbeat, tells bankers he expects more interest rate hikes —...
Patrick Harker, the CEO and president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, told an overflow crowd of bankers Friday morning that he anticipates more interest hikes are coming — but, he said he...
Provident welcomes digital channels director to its IT team
Provident Bank said Scott Hurlbert joined the financial institution as senior vice president and digital channels director with the information technology team. Hurlbert will be based in the bank’s Iselin administrative headquarters.
In his new...
U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners names new CEO
U.S. Retirement & Benefits Partners said that, effective Jan. 1, Megan Schneider has been named its new CEO. Schneider is taking over for Mark Skinner, USRBP co-founder and former CEO, who has transitioned to...
NJIT receives $1.3M in federal funding for engineering, manufacturing initiatives
Under the federal spending bill signed by President Joe Biden, New Jersey Institute of Technology on Thursday said it will receive $1.3 million for new initiatives that will bolster engineering education, as well as...
