The chief operating officer of the Newark Regional Business Partnership talks about redevelopment and diversity.

In a letter to the REIT's board, the suitor accused the Jersey City-based target of refusing to conduct negotiations.

The former state senator, a longtime champion of corporate incentives, also talked a little Rutgers hoops.

Among other guests on the the annual Walk to Washington, NJBIZ spoke to Amy Mansue, executive vice president and chief experience officer at RWJBarnabas Health, who will receive the Chamber's seventh annual Thomas H. Kean Sr. Leadership Award at the event's annual dinner.

In his state of the state message he is scheduled to deliver later on Tuesday, Murphy will say he is establishing an Office of Health Care Accountability and Transparency in the Governor’s Office “to work across state agencies and lead critical efforts to reduce consumer health care costs, make insurance more affordable, and improve price transparency,” according to an excerpt of the text provided to NJBIZ.

Congress failed to delay the return of the health insurance tax, meaning more obligations will be piled onto businesses and residents in a state already named as having “the worst tax climate in the nation for doing business” by the Tax Foundation.

The best solid waste solution for New Jersey is for shoppers to use their own reusable bags, not those made from paper or plastic.

The companies have signed a letter of intent and said they expect to reach a definitive agreement by the end of the year.

Withum helped establish WithumSmith+Brown in 1974 and worked to shape the accounting firm into a national provider of advisory, tax and audit services.

Few respondents to the online survey chose onerous environmental regulations as the greatest challenge to business expansion in the state.

NJBIZ is still accepting nominations for its Fast50 awards honoring the fastest-growing companies in New Jersey. Nominations are now due on Sept. 29. Winners are ranked by gross revenue increase from 2016-2018 using data independently reviewed by Mazars USA. All financial statements are kept confidential and never published. The 50 winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on Nov. ...

The combined entity will have total assets of $7 billion, deposits of $5.4 billion and loans of $5.9 billion, as of June 30, including $800 million of loans from the target.