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NEW PARTNERSHIP FORGED TO UNDERTAKE SIGNIFICANT REVITALIZATION PROJECTS IN ATLANTIC CITY
MOU Between EDA and CRDA Supports Christie Administration’s Plan to Redevelop Significant Part of Atlantic City’s South Inlet TRENTON, N.J. (June 12, 2012) – Building on the Christie Administration’s…
Read More >NOTICE OF FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY MEETING
A meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has been scheduled for June 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Tinton Falls Municipal Building, 556 Tinton Avenue, Tinton Falls, NJ. Formal act…
Read More >NORTH JERSEY ENTREPRENEURS BREAK INTO MOBILE APP INDUSTRY
By Mary Diduch/The Record June 12, 2012 As a second-grader, James Gammon, 8, was receiving a lot of math homework. Fortunately for him, his father had joined the growing trend of North Jersey entrep…
Read More >BROAD UNEMPLOYMENT METRIC PUTS N.J. IN MIDDLE OF PACK
By Jared Kaltwasser/NJBIZ June 11, 2012 The government’s broadest measure of unemployment and under-employment shows the labor situation in New Jersey is about average. The Bureau of Labor Statistic…
Read More >AREA BUSINESS PEOPLE LEARN ABOUT RESOURCES
By Chris Bishop/Burlington County Times June 6, 2012 Claudia B. Hawkins is a fairly new businesswoman. So any knowledge she can gain about what resources are available from state government is a plu…
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Rutgers University, Berson Boardroom @ The Center for Law and Justi…
Read More >IN SURVEY, CEOS SAY ECONOMY STABILIZING, BUT FEW PLAN TO HIRE
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ June 5, 2012 Top executives in New Jersey say their businesses and the state economy are becoming more stable, but a majority report plummeting sales volumes are affecting job cre…
Read More >NEWARK EXCITED ABOUT OPPORTUNITY TO LINK MANUFACTURING, EDUCATION
By Joshua Burd/NJBIZ May 29, 2012 Business groups, government agencies and other organizations in New Jersey can apply for federal funding under a new $26 million program that aims to build clusters …
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY SPECIAL BOARD MEETING
A special EDA board meeting will be held on Friday, June 1, 2012 at 1 p.m., at the EDA Headquarters, 36 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed agenda can be found prior to the me…
Read More >INCUBATOR NETWORK GETS RESOURCEFUL TO DELIVER AID TO SMALL COMPANIES
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ May 23, 2012 When the New Jersey Business Incubation Network lost incubator seed grants and $1.2 million in annual public-sector funding — funneled through the now-defunct state C…
Read More >NJ LT. GOVERNOR GUADAGNO TOUTS STATE’S JOB-CREATION EFFORTS
By Juliet Fletcher/The Record May 22, 2012 Trying to counter April’s picture of rising state unemployment, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno told lawmakers Monday the administration’s job-creation efforts were a…
Read More >BANKING ON HER EXPERIENCE
Matheus brings private-sector experience to firms seeking EDA aid By Cheryl Sarfaty/NJBIZ May 21, 2012 Sometimes, the climb up the ladder to success can get too far away from the ground floor. Such…
Read More >NEW JERSEY BUSINESSES MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE STATE’S ECONOMY
Associated Press May 18, 2012 The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce says business leaders apparently are more optimistic about the state’s economy than they were a year ago. A survey conducted by the o…
Read More >UNITED WAY RAISES $110K FOR AREA NONPROFITS
Tri-Boro Patch May 14, 2012 The United Way of Northern New Jersey raised an estimated $110,000 for the capital improvement needs of area nonprofits through the help of the real estate industry at its…
Read More >TECHLAUNCH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TRAVIS KAHN SPEAKS TO TECHCRUNCH ABOUT NEW JERSEY’S TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR INITIATIVE
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Read More >NOTICE OF FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY MEETING
A meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has been scheduled for May 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Eatontown Municipal Building, 47 Broad Street, Eatontown, NJ. Formal action may b…
Read More >MANUFACTURERS SEARCH FOR WORKERS TO SUSTAIN ECONOMY REVIVAL
By Michael Diamond and Alesha Williams Boyd/USA Today May 7, 2012 North Brunswick-based manufacturer XPAK USA has developed machinery that can, among other things, help PepsiCo robotically bundle dif…
Read More >EDA AND CITI LAUNCH NJ GLOBAL GROWTH FINANCING PROGRAM
Program Supports Christie Administration’s Focus on Helping NJ Businesses Expand Globally TRENTON, N.J. (May 1, 2012) – In support of the Christie Administration’s focus on helping small and mid-size…
Read More >SURVEY: N.J. OUTPACES NATION IN SMALL-BUSINESS JOB GROWTH
By Jared Kaltwasser/NJBIZ May 1, 2012 New Jersey small businesses hired at a slightly higher rate than the national average last month, though growth remains slow, according to a new survey. Intuit …
Read More >CAMDEN PUSHES LOCAL SHOPPING MESSAGE TO ASSIST SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ April 27, 2012 A new campaign launched today by Camden County’s Economic Development and Business Services team will partner municipalities with more than 170 local businesses to …
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at 36 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed agenda c…
Read More >ATTENTION TECHNOLOGY ENTREPRENEURS: TECHLAUNCH WANTS YOU
PR Web 4/26/2012 New Jersey wants to support technology entrepreneurs, and is putting its money where its mouth is. Applications are now open for the inaugural class of the State’s latest startup ven…
Read More >SOLAR FIRM CREATES FUND FOR NONPROFITS
By Jared Kaltwasser/NJBIZ April 26, 2012 A South Plainfield solar company is stepping up its outreach to nonprofits and municipalities, and offering them a new way to raise funds in the process. 1st…
Read More >NEW PROGRAM AIMS TO INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF BUILDINGS
Large Scale CHP/Fuel Cell Program Will Help Reduce Energy Costs and Consumption for Consumers, Businesses and Government TRENTON, N.J. (April 25, 2012) – In support of the Christie Administration’s c…
Read More >EXPERTS FORECAST NEW JERSEY’S FISCAL CLIMATE
By Mary Diduch and Amy Rowe/RU Daily Targum April 19, 2012 Believe it or not, New Jersey’s economy is growing — slowly, but surely — but it still lags behind the nation and other states. Economic exp…
Read More >PRESENTATION AVAILABLE FROM TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS TAX CERTIFICATE TRANSFER PROGRAM WEBINAR
On April 18, 2012, the EDA held a webinar featuring the Technology Business Tax Certificate Transfer Program. To review the presentation, please follow the links below: PowerPoint Presentation Recor…
Read More >NJEDA FUNDED NONPROFIT HIRES TOP TALENT TO SUPPORT BUSINESS GROWTH IN DISTRESSED COMMUNITIES
Michael Caslin, a leader in the world of entrepreneurship and social enterprise, recently joined a NJ nonprofit organization as the Managing Director of Strategy and Development. In his new role at Ri…
Read More >NOTICE OF FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY MEETING
A meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has been scheduled for April 24, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Eatontown Municipal Building, 47 Broad Street, Eatontown, NJ. Formal action may…
Read More >N.J. MANUFACTURERS EXECUTIVE TO BE NAMED TO LEAD STATE’S BUSINESS ATTRACTION EFFORTS
By Andrew Kitchenman/NJBIZ April 12, 2012 Michael J. Van Wagner, vice of president of legislative affairs for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., has been named by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno to serve …
Read More >TO COMPETE, NONPROFITS MUST CONSIDER OUTSOURCING ACCOUNTING, TECH OPERATIONS
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ April 12, 2012 With dwindling resources and greater demand for transparency from the Internal Revenue Service and funding sources, nonprofits in New Jersey will need to invest in …
Read More >FUJIKURA LTD. STATES INTENT TO ACQUIRE BATTELLE VENTURES’ NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO COMPANY NISTICA, INC.
Bridgewater-based developer of wavelength selective switches to network equipment manufacturers will operate as a Fujikura subsidiary PRINCETON , N.J., April 9, 2012 – Fujikura Ltd., a global supplier…
Read More >SURVEY: MAJORITY OF N.J. CEOS EXPECT TO INCREASE HIRING
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ April 9, 2012 Though nearly 90 percent of CEOs at New Jersey’s small businesses have learned to make their businesses more productive with fewer employees, more than half expect t…
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 36 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed agend…
Read More >ECONOMIC NEWS BETTER FOR NEW JERSEY AND REGION
By Jason Method/Asbury Park Press April 3, 2012 Two measurements taken by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows an improving economy for New Jersey and the region. The Philly Fed’s coinciden…
Read More >LT. GOVERNOR KIM GUADAGNO HELPS LAUNCH ENHANCED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Financial Pledge Quadruples State Investment to Bring Grocery Stores to Underserved Communities Throughout the Garden State TRENTON, NJ – Furthering the Christie Adminis…
Read More >AGENCIES PARTNERING TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ March 27, 2012 Amid reports that growth in the number of women-owned businesses in New Jersey is slowing, state agencies are working in concert to increase awareness of funding, t…
Read More >BANK HOPES FOR A SUNRISE IN THE NORTH
By Ken Tarbous/NJBIZ March 26, 2012 Sun National Bank has taken further steps in its calculated expansion into northern and central New Jersey, in what the bank promises will be an ongoing effort to …
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