ROI-NJ Exclusive: 4 cities advance in N.J.’s Amazon application process
Four cities have been told by New Jersey officials that they have advanced to the second round of consideration to earn the state’s recommendation for the coveted Amazon HQ2 headquarters, ROI-NJ has learned.
Newark, Jersey...
Storms hinder numbers, but U.S. still adds jobs for Sept., ADP says
Private-sector employment grew by 135,000 jobs in September, despite the impact of a pair of devastating storms in Harvey and Irma, according to the latest report from Roseland-based ADP.
The payroll and human resources company...
Bracken: Report on affordability will soon be public. And it won’t be pretty
The leaders at Opportunity NJ are not waiting around for the gubernatorial election to take action.
Fewer than three weeks after the organization’s Affordability Summit — an event that brought hundreds of business and government...
Poll shows Murphy still holds double-digit lead over Guadagno
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Murphy continues to lead Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, as a poll of likely New Jersey voters released Tuesday gave the former U.S. ambassador a 51 percent to 37...
EDA announces grant programs for certain businesses in growth zones
Two new programs will offer grants to street-level businesses in designated Garden State Growth Zones like Trenton, Atlantic City and Camden, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced Tuesday.
The Business Lease Incentive and Business...
Health insurers ramp up efforts to reach individual, minority markets
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and AmeriHealth New Jersey are stepping up their efforts to market Affordable Care Act marketplace plans in the wake of the federal government’s 90 percent funding...
Latest GOP tax plan is mixed bag for N.J., experts say
President Donald Trump and Republican leaders this week unveiled a framework to overhaul federal taxes in a way that New Jersey tax experts expect will get mixed reviews from local clients.
The initial plan driving...
N.J. health commissioner to become hospital association CEO
The state’s health commissioner is going to be the new CEO and president of the New Jersey Hospital Association, according to a board of trustees announcement Tuesday.
Cathleen Bennett, who has served as the commissioner...
Kean: N.J. needs business certainty to land firms such as Amazon
State Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean feels New Jersey has as much to offer Amazon as any other area of the country.
But, if the state is going to win the right to build the...
Christie, pushing to keep Jersey kids in state, helps open NJIT center
The New Jersey Institute of Technology cut the ribbon on its $19 million Life Sciences and Engineering Center on Thursday morning.
And Gov. Chris Christie made it perfectly clear who it is for: the students...
