Christie picks Newark as state’s Amazon bid; announcement today
Newark has been selected by the governor’s office to be the state’s endorsed recommendation in the effort to land Amazon’s second headquarters, ROI-NJ has learned.
Two sources familiar with the decision told ROI-NJ that Newark...
EDA awards nearly $50M in incentives to four companies
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority approved four Grow New Jersey tax incentive awards totaling nearly $50 million over 10 years at its Thursday meeting.
In addition, the state agency approved the first investment under...
Former government official becoming key IEEE exec
The former chief technology officer for the U.S. Department of Defense will take his tech background to Piscataway.
Stephen Welby will become IEEE’s new executive director and chief operating officer, effective Jan. 2.
"Stephen Welby has...
Towns with little chance at Amazon HQ2 could still benefit from chase
When New Jersey officials narrowed down the list of cities in the running to get the coveted seal of approval from the state on their application to land Amazon’s second headquarters, it meant that...
ROI-NJ’s pick for where Amazon should put its HQ2: Newark
Newark has the airport, two train stations and the port.
It has the space. For a huge corporate campus — and for more housing starts.
It has culture and entertainment with the Prudential Center and New...
Gubernatorial debate: Candidates spar on issues from taxes to guns
New Jersey’s gubernatorial candidates, Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, debated the issues Tuesday night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark.
The hourlong give-and-take did not produce any soon-to-be-famous...
Gubernatorial debate: Have New Jersey voters already checked out?
The cashier at the ShopRite saw the media lanyard I forgot was hanging around my neck.
“That’s right,” she said. “I knew there was a debate tonight.
“Of course, I couldn’t watch it because I was...
Gubernatorial debate: The best lines of the night
The best lines from the gubernatorial debate between Democrat Phil Murphy and Republican Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno on Tuesday night at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark:
Guadagno (on Murphy’s plan to fund...
Gubernatorial debate: Candidates differ on tax incentives’ effectiveness
The next governor of New Jersey will have to deal with the question of continuing the state’s impressive tax incentives, such as the ones that have helped lure companies and development to Jersey City...
Donald Norcross pushing bill to allow 529 plans for trade schools
Donald Norcross regaled the audience with a story about one of his first days as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
“When I was sworn in to the 114th Congress, they got the...
