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...
A year and a half after New Jersey residents voted to legalize cannabis, the state on Monday gave seven medical-marijuana companies final approval to start selling their products to all adults, opening the door to the first legal marijuana sales in the New York City...
The summit on human trafficking was presented by Volunteers of America Delaware Valley. The organization has run programs for youth and addressing homelessness in Atlantic City, and has started a pilot program on human trafficking in the city, supported by a $235,000...
The co-founder and CEO of Landline, which is partnering with American Airlines to connect Atlantic City International Airport with Philadelphia International Airport, sees his bus routes as “wingless flights.” “We don’t think of ourselves as an airport shuttle but as...
The Atlantic City metropolitan statistical area saw the second largest decrease in home-flipping rates in the country in 2021, according to a report issued by ATTOM, a real estate data curator. Home flipping — the practice of selling a property shortly after buying to...
