NJEDA approves creation of Brownfields Impact Fund
The new Brownfields Impact Fund will launch later this winter, according to a Monday announcement from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. The goal of the fund is to advance cleanup activities that will...
In effort to help workforce, N.J. greatly expands child care tax credit eligibility
In an acknowledgement of the high cost of living in the state — and something legislators and Gov. Phil Murphy hope will enable more residents get back to work — a bill that will...
Lozano to serve as SVP, strategic business partnerships, at HMH
Hackensack Meridian Health has long been a leader in the state in thinking outside the box when it comes to the changing face of health care, creating partnerships and alliances that have assured the...
Lozano to leave Choose at end of year — to take SVP role at...
Jose Lozano, who helped elevate the stature of Choose New Jersey throughout the country and around the globe — bringing numerous big economic wins to the state in the process — announced Thursday morning...
3rd National Black Political Convention to be held at NJIT next spring
The campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark has been selected as host of the third National Black Political Convention next spring — an event that organizers are hoping will create action...
Menendez leads push to create a national database on American manufacturing supply chains
U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez has been an advocate for manufacturers for a long time. He has especially been vocal about having a national database with information about the interconnectivity of all manufacturers in the...
PIM Brands taps Coca-Cola veteran to lead new government affairs team
Global snacks and confections maker PIM Brands Inc. announced the appointment of Norman Ross as vice president, government affairs.
Ross will lead legislative and public affairs efforts at the local, state and federal levels and...
Murphy says COVID-19 prevention efforts led to high unemployment rate
Gov. Phil Murphy said the state’s unemployment rate — which, in October, was 49th in the country at 7% — is the result of the aggressive steps he took during the early stages of...
Murphy on potentially banning elective surgeries: We’re not remotely there
Gov. Phil Murphy had a great anecdote about why he would be reluctant to ban elective surgery — as he did for two months at the start of the pandemic.
His own experience.
Murphy, who had...
Murphy: I’ll be stunned if Omicron variant is not already in U.S.
Gov. Phil Murphy has long touted following the data since COVID-19 pandemic came to the U.S. But when it comes to the Omicron variant, he said he’s more than willing to follow a hunch.
“I’m...
