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 preparation starts with the moves and investments that the casinos are undertaking. In...
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 currently goes to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority for marketing and...
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 larger demographic story. Last year, the U.S. growth rate fell to a record low. The major...
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 by Stockton University and the city government, was in celebration of Stockton’s 50th...
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 celebrate efforts to take care of the environment. The festival was canceled the past two...
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 investment opportunities. The event attracted about 40 people, a mix of out-of-towners,...
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 available to the public about how it accomplishes all of that. It was the first in-person...
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 cannabis in New Jersey. It wasn’t long before the police arrived. Two officers said they were...
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 Collegiate Schools of Business, a global nonprofit association that maintains the highest...
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 Affairs Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program. The money will support two...
