Talking it out: ReNew Summit creates honest discussion (good and bad) about state’s business...
Tom Bracken, Mike Egenton and the rest of the crew at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce endlessly advocate for the business community in New Jersey — it’s what they do.
Their job, their goal,...
2026 World Cup: Why (and how) Meadowlands Chamber is playing lead role for businesses...
The overflow crowd at the Meadowlands Chamber event on the World Cup on Friday showed the enormous interest the business community in North Jersey has for the 2026 World Cup.
It also shows that businesses...
Why Baraka feels Newark has been perfect training ground to solve statewide issues
The stipulation was easy: Newark, by essentially every metric, is a far better place to live, work and play now than it has been at any time since 1968. In fact, you have to...
The money is there: Why ask by minority businesses for share of government contracts...
Near the end of a town hall-style event Saturday in Newark held to discuss the state’s recently released disparity study — and how minority businesses can respond to a report that showed for years...
For longtime Gibbons leader, Patrick C. Dunican Jr. Advisors offers chance to find ‘next...
Patrick Dunican makes one point very clear: He doesn’t want to do legal work — and he will never compete against the Gibbons firm he so ably led for nearly two decades before exiting...
From NJ Transit to World Cup: How much can business community be asked to...
The most important word of Gov. Phil Murphy’s 6,149-word budget address on Tuesday is this one: proposed.
The governor’s nearly hourlong address certainly elicited strong reactions all afternoon — particularly from the business community.
But, it...
Crump leaves them charged up with powerful speech at AACCNJ gala
Like all good speeches, sermons and calls to action, you start small and build up the rhetoric — repeating your theme over and over again.
Ben Crump put on a masterclass performance Thursday night at...
Budget busting: Report outlines fiscal cliff ahead for state — and how to avoid...
You might not expect it from a report from Garden State Initiative, but some of the conclusions its paper reached regarding the state budget are somewhat favorable toward Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration.
The report, “New...
Stadium Series shows big-event potential of Meadowlands — and its big missing piece
The NHL’s Stadium Series — outdoor games played last Saturday night and Sunday afternoon before sold-out crowds — was just the latest example of how MetLife Stadium is capable of hosting huge events, ones...
A heart-felt appeal: Today also is National Donor Day
After you get past those way-too-big teddy bears, roses and other flowers, and chocolate (which better be top quality, just sayin’), here is hoping you’ll spend Valentine Day’s doing one more thing: Thinking about...
