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JetBlue just announced a bid to buy Spirit for $3.6 billion, edging out Frontier’s $2.9 billion offer
Low-cost giants Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines announced a groundbreaking merge agreement in February, but JetBlue Airways just made a "superior proposal" for Spirit. On...
N.J.’s offshore wind to bring $150 billion in private investment and power thousands of jobs
Not one turbine has been installed off the coast of New Jersey. In fact, not one turbine has been built. And it’s not expected the state’s fledgling offshore wind industry will...
Atlantic City Airshow has New Close-to-Home Major Sponsor and Brings Back ‘Gladiators’ – Meet AC Steps in as Premier Sponsor, while Famed U.S. Navy ‘Rhinos’ Fly in
Today, the Greater Atlantic City Chamber has announced that the always-popular Atlantic City Airshow “A Salute to Those Who Serve” will return to the city by the shore on...
Prepare for the Plastic Bag Ban
The law banning plastic bags and polystyrene foam food service products will impact many businesses across the state. Get prepared by reading the requirements and finding vendors...
Should NJ start spending all those extra billions?
New Jersey is flush with cash thanks to a surge in tax collections, allowing Gov. Phil Murphy to propose a budget that calls for record spending without any new tax increases. A...
In New Jersey visit, CDC chief outlines what is ahead in the pandemic
As COVID-19 cases were reported to be on the rise in nine states, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized Thursday in a visit to Princeton...
Live in Atlantic City – Meet AC and Atlantic City Sports Commission
In Q1, Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission hosted 11 events across the destination, with eight at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The economic impact showed a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Labor Department starts in-person help for unemployment claims Monday
The Department of Labor and Workforce Development started in-person unemployment help at 12 One Stop Career Centers around the state Monday, including in Pleasantville, but only...
The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee Advanced Legislation
The Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senator Troy Singleton that would require a...
The Arc of Atlantic County and The Arc of Cape May County Partner to Offer Film Screening Celebrating Disabilities Awareness Month
The Arc of Atlantic County and The Arc of Cape May County have collaborated to offer a complimentary film screening of In A Different Key, on Friday, March 25, 10AM at the Tilton...
New Jersey Business Coalition supports S-733/A-2152
New Jersey Business Coalition wrote a letter to members of the New Jersey Legislatures on their stand of the need for the S-733 and A-2152. These both address fixes for the...
Event Recap: Casino Executive Panel
Friday, March 4, 2022, The Greater Atlantic City Chamber hosted The Casino Executive Panel which is apart of their 2022 Leadership Series. The panel included various topics about...
Gamers compete for thousands in Madden tournament at Hard Rock Atlantic City
Hundreds of gamers came out to Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City on Saturday to compete for $9,000 in prizes in a two-day Madden NFL ’22 tournament hosted by Esports...
Atlantic City pilot program aims to address human trafficking
In Atlantic City, a pilot effort by a nonprofit is working to help victims of human trafficking find a new life. The Delaware Valley chapter of Volunteers of America has been...