GRM municipalities Atlantic City, Paterson and Trenton each to receive $250,000 for long-term planning
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority on Wednesday announced the first awards under the Government Restricted Municipality Planning Grants Program. The cities of Atlantic City, Paterson and Trenton, which are the only entities identified...
Lora Fong to lead AG’s new office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Assistant Attorney General Lora Fong has been named as the first chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer within the Department of Law & Public Safety, according to a Monday directive from Acting Attorney General...
2 N.J. organizations sign MOUs with leading Indian biotech organization
The Association of Biotechnology Led Enterprises, a not-for-profit organization representing the Indian biotechnology sector, has signed two separate memoranda of understanding that will strengthen New Jersey’s ties with cutting-edge biotechnology companies in India, Choose...
Secret of success at Newark Alliance: Big wins for city often start with small...
When Ras Baraka was a recently elected but yet a relatively unknown mayor of Newark in 2014 – someone many in the business community felt was going to be anti-business – the late great...
Did Economic and Fiscal Review go far enough?
The report the Legislature’s Economic and Fiscal Policy Review Committee released on New Jersey identified a number of areas the state needs to address, offering suggestions on some.
It even went as far as to...
More openings for entertainment — and warnings for 18-29 age group
Gov. Phil Murphy said he was happy to announce Tuesday that the state was opening water parks and amusements — including those on boardwalks — in time for the Fourth of July weekend. But...
New constituent relations team within Assembly Majority Office announced
The Assembly Majority Office’s new Internal Communications and Constituent Relations Department was announced Friday.
Gina Wilder, Charity Jeffries and Christopher Aikin will work in conjunction with Assemblywoman Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D-Trenton), who serves on senior leadership...
O’Dea speaks to community development in rousing launch of run to become Jersey City...
The line of cars to hear Bill O’Dea announce he is running for mayor of Jersey City stretched for blocks — and eventually led to numerous parking tickets.
Don’t worry, he told the hundreds gathered...
Gottheimer: On why ‘Never Forget’ means never forgetting gut-wrenching details of Oct. 7
Congressman Josh Gottheimer is very specific – and very graphic – when discussing the worst day for the Jewish community since the Holocaust.
To say 1,200 were killed – or even brutally murdered – does...
LeRoy: Lesniak’s advice on economic development belongs in museum
A recent op-ed by former state Sen. Raymond Lesniak — bashing Gov. Phil Murphy’s efforts to reform the state’s economic development programs and save New Jersey from the failed system Lesniak long championed —...
