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Fashion conglomerate ascena adds segment president

Fashion retail company ascena retail group inc. has named a new president of its Plus Fashion unit, which includes well-known brands Lane Bryant, Cacique and Catherines, it announced Monday. Eric Hunter joins the company from...

Campbell: These trends will shape 2018 cooking

Here’s hoping that New Jersey residents cooked at home this weekend amid severely frigid temperatures. But just how many used coconut milk in their Instant Pot soups, or hibiscus flowers in their nightcaps? According to the...

Pru Center’s Saadeh keeps the schedule full

The Prudential Center was named the fourth-best facility in the U.S. in 2017 by Pollstar, a trade publication for the industry. One reason is ticket sales, which were up 56 percent, year-to-year.. And, while attendance...

Brindle, new mayor, brings HBO experience to Westfield

Westfield Mayor-elect Shelley Brindle, a former C-suite executive at HBO, sees many parallels between the town she is about to lead and the media giant she helped modernize. She has been credited with creating the...

Gewirtz, musician/fundraiser, guides State Theatre

Anna Marie Gewirtz, once herself a professional musician, followed her passion to success. Now, she works to encourage others to do the same. “We have a very strong mission to serve our community by providing the...

Business is brewing: Smart Sips enjoys holiday boom

Lara Gottlieb Nikola said Christmas shopping was the last thing on her mind after Thanksgiving this year. She and her two employees instead were busy managing the more than 32 percent increase her business, Smart...

Party City pays $5.5M for Okla. party store chain

Party City Holdco Inc. plans to buy MG Novelty Corp. in a $5.5 million deal. The Rockaway Township-based party goods company’s purchase includes seven retail stores under the name “Party Galaxy” in the Oklahoma City...

NFL Alumni organization names interim CEO to full-time job

Elvis Gooden has been named CEO of the NFL Alumni. Gooden served as chief financial officer for the oldest retired football player organization since July 2013, and has been serving as interim CEO since April. Three-time...

Campbell’s buying snack maker Snyder’s-Lance for $4.87B

Campbell Soup Co. is set to buy snacking company Snyder’s-Lance in an all-cash deal. The $50 per share purchase price represents a premium of about 27 percent to Snyder’s-Lance’s closing stock price Dec. 13, the...

Unilever buys Portland personal care company Schmidt’s

Unilever, the household goods conglomerate with U.S. headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, is set to acquire a personal care company based in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2010 by Jaime Schmidt, Schmidt’s Naturals started as a deodorant...

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Bank of America donates $50K to Fulfill

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JAG Physical Therapy opens new facility in South Plainfield

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The Agency launches first independently owned and operated office In New Jersey

Global real estate brokerage The Agency launched its first independently owned and operated office in New Jersey in the borough of Rutherford. This is the...