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NJ: 1st day sales adult-use marijuana totaled $1.9M at 12 sites
The dispensaries that were up and running for the first day of adult-use marijuana sales saw a lot of green — as total gross sale topped nearly $1.9 million, according to the New...
Small businesses work for a piece of giant offshore wind pie
Almost 200 small New Jersey businesses came to the Atlantic City Convention Center this week in the hope of landing lucrative contracts with the rapidly growing offshore wind...
To get more offshore wind power, US identifies possible new lease areas
The federal government is speeding up its process of identifying and leasing ocean areas for generating offshore wind power because the industry is showing strong demand, and...
Construction underway for Atlantic Cape Community College’s new Innovation Center
Construction is underway on the new Innovation Center at Atlantic Cape Community College, a $5.3 million facility for esports and cybersecurity programs at the Mays Landing...
National NAACP to outline plans for July convention in Atlantic City
Leaders of the national NAACP civil rights organization will provide a glimpse of the group's 113th national convention, to be held here this summer, during a news conference at...
DC Fast Charger Community Solicitation
NJDEP is seeking applicants for its latest round of grant funding for public fast charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The $4 million competitive solicitation will...
Atlantic City anticipates big spring and summer
As the weather warms up and COVID worries ease, Atlantic City officials and casino owners are getting ready for what they hope and anticipate will be a big spring and summer. The...
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber Opposition to S854
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber would like to voice our opposition to bill S854, sponsored by state Senator Troy Singleton, which would divert 1.25% tax on sports betting that...
Why Americans Are Leaving Downtowns in Droves
The rise of remote work has snipped the tether between home and office, allowing many white-collar workers to move out of high-cost cities. The great metro shrinkage is part of a...
Stockton hosts Atlantic City Community Cleanup Day
Hundreds of volunteers were in O’Donnell Park Saturday morning with trash bags and grapplers ready to pick up litter for the city’s first Community Cleanup Day. The event, hosted...
ACUA Earth Day Festival returns after pandemic pause
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority hosted its 30th annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday. An estimated 8,000 people gathered at the ACUA Environmental Park off Delilah Road to...
Atlantic City tour showcases LGBTQ communities, opportunities
The Chelsea Economic Development Corp.’s first “LGBTQ Pride in Homeownership Tour — Come Out and Sea” Friday explored the city’s LGBTQ community, while showcasing real estate and...
$219M Atlantic City budget introduced, public still waiting for details
City Council introduced a $218.6 million budget Wednesday night that lowers the local tax rate while giving significant raises to all city workers, but there was little detail...
Big turnout in South Jersey for legal weed’s first day of sales
On a quiet side street off Delilah Road, about 100 people waited patiently in a line snaking out the door and down the sidewalk Thursday for their first chance to buy legal...
Stockton School of Business earns extended accreditation from AACSB
Stockton University’s School of Business has earned extended accreditation from one of the most prestigious business education groups in the world. The Association to Advance...
Fulton Bank announces $1 million grant to support Atlantic City neighborhood revitalization efforts
The Atlantic City Development Corp. and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance received $1 million in grants from Fulton Bank as part of the New Jersey Department of Community...
Atlantic City visitor trend still climbing, SJTA data shows
Toll-paying traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway is up 6.5% in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period last year, while the number of passengers using Atlantic City...
NJ sport bets over $1B again; casinos lag pre-pandemic level
New Jersey’s robust sports betting market broke the $1 billion mark for the sixth time last month in terms of the amount of bets taken. But the news was bad in March for seven...
NJBC strong support for S-733 (Madden, Singleton)/A-2152 (Greenwald)
NJBC announced on behalf of the state’s business community, we are writing to express our strong support for S-733 (Madden, Singleton)/A-2152 (Greenwald) as it addresses three...
New Stockton program hopes to help casino employment struggles
Despite casino revenue showing signs of recovery from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry’s workforce is still lagging as the busy season quickly approaches and...
Egg Harbor Township PAL to launch new observatory in June
People at the Police Activities League on Ridge Avenue will soon be able to get a closer look at the stars. Set to debut June 11, Buddy’s Observatory will be home to an 8-foot...
N.J. tax revenues are shockingly high as we’re slammed by inflation. Here’s what’s behind it all
New Jersey tax revenues have taken a wild ride over the past two years, and collections for the state’s major taxes are reaching historic highs. Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration...
Our view: Biggest Atlantic City airport payoff still commerce
Among the delightful blooms of spring this year are budding promises of new airline services at Atlantic City International Airport. Two major airlines, Frontier and JetBlue, are...
N.J. will ‘almost certainly’ provide some relief as gas prices soar, Murphy says
With the average gas price in New Jersey still more than $4 a gallon, Gov. Phil Murphy says the state will “almost certainly” provide some sort of relief for residents. Murphy...
