Energy boost: LaRossa thrilled when Canadian company noted it’s staying in N.J. because of...
As the longtime chairman of Choose New Jersey, Public Service Enterprise Group Chair and CEO Ralph LaRossa has sat through more speeches on economic development than he can count.
He’s just never been the surprising...
Economic development dance: Trying to get business — without stealing businesses
Christine Bome, the vice president of public affairs of the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto, was very clear about what MaRS is.
It is Canada’s largest innovation hub, with a 1.5 million square feet...
First lady, Rutgers and Ramapo working on collaboration with SickKids Centre in Toronto
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy, Rutgers University Chief Operating Officer Antonio Calcado and Ramapo College of New Jersey President Cindy Jebb visited the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, a step forward in...
Mission notebook: Canadians love ‘Jersey Shore’ (the show, not the place)
Perhaps it was appropriate that the latest unofficial ROI-NJ survey was taken at the Lightbox, a theater complex in Toronto, during the Toronto International Film Festival. After all, the state is spending part of...
NJIT signs MOU with Ontario Centre of Innovation — with aim of supporting startups,...
Aiming to establish a partnership to support the growth of startups and small and midsize enterprises in the life sciences, digital health solutions, artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing industries, New Jersey Institute of Technology...
RxSource expanding efforts in U.S. with 48K sq. ft. distribution center in West Deptford
RxSource, a Canadian-headquartered leader in clinical trial supply services, announced Monday it is making a significant expansion of its U.S. operations — while staying in New Jersey.
The company, which provides global clinical trial sourcing, packaging...
Murphy signs MOU with province of Ontario with innovation and development in mind
In a renewed commitment between New Jersey and the province of Ontario, built upon a 2005 Memorandum of Understanding signed in Princeton, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a Sister State MOU with Ontario on Monday...
Mission notebook: How Canadian employer helped set career path for Choose CEO Mathews
Choose New Jersey CEO Wes Mathews hails from Texas. So, it’s no wonder his first job out of school was just outside of Dallas, in Richardson — where he worked in a corporate finance...
New Jersey secures $263.7M in funding to expand broadband internet for every community
New Jersey secured $263.7 million in funding from the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program to provide affordable, high-speed internet access to unserved and underserved communities, according to a Friday announcement from U.S....
Mission notebook: A flight to Toronto — for a different kind of Bruce show
The four-day New Jersey-Canada Economic Mission trip led by Choose New Jersey and featuring Gov. Phil Murphy is intended to help the governor pitch the state’s assets to numerous business and elected officials —...
