DCA Awards Record Amount of Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program Funding to Benefit 19 Neighborhoods Across New Jersey
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced $14.25 million in funding awards to 19 community-based nonprofit organizations across the state through the Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) Program. This is the largest amount of NRTC funding ever awarded, and also the most organizations to receive funding from the annual NRTC project application cycle. […]
LGBTQ+ community invited to ‘Come Out and Sea’ Atlantic City’s Chelsea neighborhood
The Chelsea Economic Development Corp. — an Atlantic City Development Corp. nonprofit — is inviting LGBTQ+ community members from the region to “Come Out and Sea” Atlantic City’s Chelsea neighborhood and discover the many reasons this thriving and inclusive community is emerging as the ideal investment opportunity for potential homeowners at the Jersey Shore. On April 22, a “Pride […]
Showboat to open go-kart raceway in May
Showboat Atlantic City plans to open the Raceway at Lucky Snake go-kart track in May. The track will be indoors, electric and span over 40,000 square feet, according to a news release from Philadelphia-based Tower Investments, which owns Showboat. Brandon Dixon, president of Tower Investments, said the track was an effort to bring new forms […]
Stockton gets $500,000 STEM Grant
Stockton University will receive $500,000 from the federal government to support its coastal resiliency and management programs and provide STEM educational and career opportunities for middle- and high-school students in South Jersey. The Coastal Resiliency Equipment, Education and Outreach funds were approved as part of the FY22 federal budget and were among a list of […]
The Only 360-Degree Rotating Bar Arrives at Bally’s Atlantic City Along With A New Hotel Lobby
Bally’s Atlantic City, in the center-of-it-all on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk has stepped right up to reclaim its place as an attraction you simply can’t miss. The all-new Bally’s has brought you hotel rooms, restaurants, and first-class amenities. On Memorial Day Weekend, not only can you take a spin on Bally’s new slots, but […]
COFCO becomes COFCO, A Henricksen Company
COFCO is both pleased and excited to announce that as of April 1st, 2022, we will now be known as COFCO, A Henricksen Company. COFCO was acquired by Henricksen, a full-service contract furniture dealership specializing in office, healthcare, education, government, senior living, and hospitality spaces with offices throughout the Midwest, New York City, and most […]
John Brooks Recovery Center offers residential gambling treatment program in Mays Landing
John Brooks Recovery Center, the Atlantic County-based recovery center, is offering a new Gambling Treatment Program to assist individuals with problem and disordered gambling. Just as people develop tolerance to substances and require more and more to feel the same effects, people with gambling problems also need to bet more often or with larger and […]
AtlantiCare gets $1 million in federal aid to hospitals
AtlantiCare will receive $1 million as a result of the most recent federal spending bill, New Jersey’s senators said Friday. Speaking outside University Hospital’s Emergency Department, U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, both D-N.J., highlighted nearly $12 million in federal funding for New Jersey hospitals and federally qualified health centers. The money was part […]
Bill advances to give Atlantic City 1.25% of sports gaming dollars
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. has long talked about the city’s need to keep more taxes generated by its casino industry, and a bill advanced in a Senate committee Thursday morning to start that process. Bill S854 would send 1.25% of sports gaming dollars generated by resort casinos to the city for property tax […]
Polistina bill to fund airport transport projects clears committee
A bill to give the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority the ability to finance transportation projects linking Atlantic City International Airport to the city’s Tourism District passed out of a state Senate committee Thursday. Sponsored by Sen. Vince Polistina, R-Atlantic, S1110 changes restrictions in the law on how CRDA can spend money. Under current law, the […]