Check out this Searchable Directory of Business Funding Opportunities Provided by the State
Whether you’re looking for startup capital or considering a loan to finance the expansion of your business, many opportunities are available in the state of New Jersey. Now there is one spot to search for the government funding opportunities. Get results customized for your business here. (State of N.J.)
NJ Budget: Climate, COVID and, yes, property taxes
Gov. Phil Murphy is getting ready to deliver his latest fiscal vision for New Jersey as the state increasingly feels the effects of global climate change and as it still contends with the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy and the Legislature must manage those concerns all while New Jersey residents continue to pay persistently high property taxes, […]
How The Covid Crisis Forced Small Businesses To Cut And Shift Spending Priorities
Small businesses have several crisis situations over the past two years, including cyberattacks, labor shortages, The Great Resignation and Covid. In response to the challenges posed by the pandemic, many companies made important decisions about their budgets, spending priorities, resources and strategies. A new survey released today by UpCity a small business intelligence firm, shows how 600 of those […]
Casino execs: Time to fix Atlantic City as NY casinos loom
 The likelihood of additional casinos opening in New York City concerns Atlantic City’s casino bosses, but they feel there is still time to fix the seaside gambling resort’s woes before that happens. Speaking at a forum Friday sponsored by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber, executives from Hard Rock, Resorts, Tropicana and Bally’s all said additional […]
New Jersey American Water plans main upgrades in Pleasantville, Northfield
New Jersey American Water said Friday it will invest over $2.8 million to help replace over two miles of aging water main in Northfield and Pleasantville. The project, set to begin Monday, will upgrade 4- and 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1940s, replacing them with 8- […]
Bally’s Atlantic City’s Commitment to Bring A Whole New Experience to AC Is Now A Reality
Bally’s Atlantic City’s commitment to revitalizing the casino resort is evident with the announcement of its new indoor/outdoor entertainment venue. After recently announcing over $100 million of planned renovations including new hotel rooms, Bally’s Atlantic City has begun construction for The Yard which will debut in early summer 2022. The Yard, is nestled between the […]
The Arc Announces Expansion of Adult Day Habilitation Program
The Arc of Atlantic County is pleased to announce the recent expansion of the Adult Day Habilitation Center, located in the main campus in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. The expansion to The Arc’s Adult Day Habilitation Program added an additional 5,000 square feet of space, for a total of 10,000 square feet of service areas […]
CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions
The nation’s top public health agency on Thursday proposed changing — and in some instances, softening — guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and other opioid painkillers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s previous guidance, issued six years ago, helped slow the kind of prescribing that ignited the worst overdose epidemic in U.S. history. […]
South Jersey Industries, Inc. Enters into Agreement to be Acquired by the Infrastructure Investments Fund
South Jersey Industries, Inc. (NYSE: SJI) (SJI) and the Infrastructure Investments Fund (IIF), a private investment vehicle focused on investing in critical infrastructure assets, today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which IIF will purchase SJI for $36.00 per share in cash, reflecting an enterprise value of approximately $8.1 billion. “As […]
New casino PILOT law violates consent order with county, judge rules
The state violated the terms of a 2018 consent order between itself and Atlantic County when it enacted a new casino payments-in-lieu-of-taxes law, according to a decision Friday by Superior Court Judge Joseph Marczyk. In his order, Marczyk did not enjoin the state from implementing the new PILOT law “except to the extent they are […]