Why pro-business Bracken feels Biden can be boost for N.J.’s economy
Tom Bracken said the obvious about the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris ticket winning the 2020 presidential election: “More than anything, I think it just calms things down a little bit. And that's not a bad...
The future is now: Helena Theurer Pavilion promises health care experience unlike any other...
The basics of the Helena Theurer Pavilion — nine stories, 530,000 square feet, 24 operating rooms, six robotic surgical systems, 72 private surgical waiting rooms, 50 ICU beds, 175 surgical beds, 225 individual rooms...
Taking advantage of opportunity: That’s what FDU is about — on court and in...
Fairleigh Dickinson University Interim President Michael Avaltroni knows the school has to strike while it can — leverage its stunning victory over top-seeded Purdue on Friday night in the NCAA Tournament for all its...
Sunsetting the CBT surcharge (or not): Why business community still is seen as a...
It’s not clear where state Senate President Nick Scutari and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin stand on the issue of letting the Corporate Business Tax surcharge sunset this year. That is, it’s unclear if they...
Inside unique (and impactful) program that brings business and education together in South Jersey
The South Jersey Summer Institute for Educators — a unique and influential program that connects leaders in business and education — wrapped up last week.
Its impact will resonate in the region for years to...
Newark 2020: Workforce development initiative hasn’t let pandemic stop it from reaching its goals
When it became obvious that the COVID-19 pandemic was going to last more than just a few weeks or months … obvious that employers were instituting hiring freezes — if not furloughs or layoffs...
Pride Chamber’s Penaranda offers dos and don’ts for increasing DEI efforts
Gus Penaranda, the executive director of the amazingly fast-growing New Jersey Pride Chamber of Commerce, said he appreciates the flags, the social media posts and even the sometimes poorly conceived workplace events celebrating a...
Where DEI thrives: Devils, Pru Center remain resolute in support of Hockey is for...
In a time when many are challenging anything that dares to mention diversity, equity or inclusion — a time when the idea of identifying communities of any sort is being questioned — the New...
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 and fewer than 1% goes to women of color …...
Tales from the eclipse: Chasing sun, moon — and a family moment
Here’s the part about the journey that doesn’t make sense to a non-science person: Why would traveling a few hundred miles make a difference when it comes to seeing an eclipse of the sun,...
