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Small Business Credit Survey: 2023 New Jersey Insights
As more pandemic assistance programs were phased out in 2022, small businesses in our region still needed funding. And many were coping with supply chain issues, staffing...
Halfway through memorandum period, here’s what DEEM has done on Bader Field
A little more than halfway into its six-month exclusivity period, the group trying to build a $3.2 billion car-centric development at Bader Field has paid $500,000 to the city,...
CASA swears in 9 new volunteers
Residents from Egg Harbor Township, Brigantine, Stone Harbor, Galloway Township, Cape May Court House, Ventnor and Little Egg Harbor Township were among nine volunteers sworn in...
Legal internet gambling in NJ is extended for 5 years
Online gambling, including mobile sports betting, has become a crucial part of New Jersey’s gaming industry, representing about 40% of the sector’s revenue. Read more from NJ...
2023 GACC Annual Luncheon Recap: Looking Forward to Involvement and Collaboration
SOMERS POINT, NJ—More than 170 members of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce gathered June 13 at Greate Bay Country Club to reflect on the year passed and to forge...
Ocean Wind 1 Receives Federal Record of Decision
Ocean Wind 1, New Jersey’s first offshore wind farm, today announced receipt of its Record of Decision (ROD) from the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy...
NJ Transit Rewards
NJ Transits loyalty program, NJT Rewards, has an update. They now have over a Million Rewards members! And over 170 partners including bigger venues and small businesses! But,...
Senate says yes to $100M in Boardwalk funds
Big money may be heading to New Jersey’s boardwalks. The state Senate on Friday voted yes on a bipartisan bill to use $100 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of...
NJ faces fiscal crisis in coming years, Sweeney report says
New Jersey is facing a fiscal crisis in the coming years, according to a recent report issued by the Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University. The Multi-Year Budget...
Fireworks, Drone Shows And Dancing: Find All You Need For July 4th Weekend In Atlantic City
Color Atlantic City red, white and blue on July 4 weekend with days and nights of celebrations that include promotional giveaways, multiple fireworks displays and a 500-drone...
New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but NJ may only approve for 2 more
New Jersey’s casinos want to expand the state’s tops-in-the-nation internet gambling market for another 10 years, but state lawmakers may only approve it for an additional two...
SUMMER SIZZLES IN ATLANTIC CITY WITH 18 EVENTS, CONVENTIONS AND COMPETITIONS
Visit Atlantic City and the Atlantic City Sports Commission enjoyed a strong Q2 with 22 events, conventions and conferences generating 23,320 room nights booked and 153,285...
Opened amid uncertainty, Atlantic City’s 2 newest casinos near top of the market 5 years later
Five years ago, there were mixed emotions in Atlantic City as two casinos that had failed and shut down were set to reopen with new owners and new identities. People were glad...
Meet Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, Owner of THIS IS IT NETWORK™
Cheldin Barlatt Rumer, member of The Greater Atlantic City Chamber and Owner of THIS IS IT NETWORK™ was chosen as New Jersey Family's Mompreneur of the Year. New Jersey Family:...
A Look at Rick Dovey’s Career as President of the ACUA
Rick Dovey will be retiring from his renowned career as President of the Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA) after 33 years of service. Rick Dovey is responsible for...
Chamber President Pens Letter to Atlantic City: Where’s The Money
We have learned and confirmed and have obtained a copy of a letter writer by Michael Chait to Anthony Swan. Chait is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Greater...
How is Atlantic City using $8.6M in new public safety room surcharge?
The city has collected more than $8.6 million in the first year of a new room tax designated to fund public safety initiatives, but has not yet said how it is being used. ...
Murphy Administration Announces Atlantic City as the 35th State Transit Village
The Murphy Administration today announced that Atlantic City has been designated as a Transit Village, making it the 35th municipality to be recognized since the initiative began...
Gopal, Greenstein Bill to Strengthen New Jersey’s Craft Beverage Industry Advances
In an effort to assist local businesses, the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee advanced legislation today sponsored by Senator Vin Gopal and Senator Linda Greenstein...
CRDA members start to question just how many weed places Atlantic City needs
As the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved more cannabis businesses for Atlantic City, and with more likely on the way, members at the Tuesday meeting of the Board...
Official: StayNJ deal will not impact sunset of 2% CBT surcharge
The deal reached on the framework of a new StayNJ senior citizen property tax plan — which is part of a greater framework to get the state budget passed — may be more than just a...
Atlantic City reinvestment efforts take shape ahead of summer
Investment and redevelopment activity has been buzzing throughout Atlantic City, with casinos having collectively invested more than $1 billion into the marketplace over the past...
New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lag
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won nearly $471 million in May, up 9.4% from a year earlier according...
Thomas/Boyd Communications at 25
When we met, we knew we liked each other but little did we know that what began as an employer/employee situation would morph into a life-long friendship and a successful 25-year...
