Lincoln 1st Bank names new CFO
Lincoln Park-based Lincoln 1st Bank announced Tuesday it has named Erik J. Terpstra its new chief financial officer and vice president.
Prior to Lincoln, Terpstra was at BDO USA LLP.
"We are extremely excited about the addition...
Repeal of foreign entrepreneur rule could have crushing effect on N.J.
With New Jersey’s significant immigrant presence and foreign capital investment from established companies, the repeal of the International Entrepreneur Rule may be cause for alarm.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is repealing the rule...
Rising Tide academy’s latest class has distinct Newark feel
Rising Tide Capital’s Community Business Academy graduated its highest percentage of Newark residents Thursday since its inception in 2006.
The Spring 2018 graduation of the 12-week program took place at the New Jersey Institute of...
Roselle Savings Bank appoints 3 new executives
Roselle Savings Bank, a community bank serving central and northern New Jersey, announced three new executive hires.
The new members, the bank said, are part of a push toward the bank’s expanded focus into business...
Experts: Opportunity Zones are designed to address economic inequality within a community
U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, who co-sponsored the bill that created Opportunity Zones, spoke to a group in Newark recently about the progress being made in setting up the various zones, and the regulatory framework...
Youth is served: Krom, NJCPA president at 35, braces for accounting’s coming changes
Around the age of 20, Sarah Krom joined the state's largest organization for the profession she was in college to become — a Certified Public Accountant. At the time, it was a way of...
Community banks, credit unions agree: Dodd-Frank changes are great news
Let’s be clear, a number of New Jersey bank officials and association heads said: The recent overhaul of financial industry regulations that sped through Congress and was signed into law by President Donald Trump...
Chubb bolsters energy unit’s leadership team
Whitehouse Station-based Chubb announced Thursday it has strengthened its Energy Industry Practice with two new additions to its leadership team.
Effective immediately, Brad Watson and Barton Porter have been appointed energy industry practice leaders for...
N.J. high-schoolers compete in Money$peak finance competition
The fourth annual Money$peak competition — a personal finance competition for high school students to create educational presentations on personal finance topics — took place recently at Rider University’s Bart Luedeke Center.
The competition was...
SageSure Insurance adds Atlantic region’s VP of sales
Jersey City-based SageSure Insurance Managers, a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, announced Thursday it has appointed Gary Cason its new regional vice president of sales for the company’s Atlantic region.
Cason has more than 17...
