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 International Airport is up 69%, according to the South Jersey Transportation Authority. “The...
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 of the nine casinos that continued to lag behind their in-person gambling revenue levels...
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 desperately needed fixes for our unemployment insurance (UI) payroll tax increase and the UI...
It’s considered one of the largest business events in the state — the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce annual summit in Atlantic City. Set against the backdrop of a city still recovering from pandemic losses, business and government leaders gathered this week to...
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 properties scramble to fill positions. As of February, the New Jersey Division of Gaming...
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 ash dome and a 14-inch Celestron telescope. Unique to South Jersey, the observatory will be...
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 says it expects to collect nearly $47 billion in taxes for the current fiscal year that...
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 competing to merge with the airport’s only scheduled carrier, Spirit Airlines. They see...
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 said officials are still “trying to figure out” what kind of move will have “the highest...
Restaurants and other businesses that have survived more than two years of COVID-19 restrictions could see an infusion of federal dollars in the coming months, as long as U.S. lawmakers reach final agreement on a multibillion-dollar package. The U.S. House has...
