The agreement will allow the company to support offshore wind engineering clinics for students, and collaborate with them on research opportunities.

According to Moody's, although the new law itself does not impact any municipal credit ratings, it does give local governments a potentially useful new tool to improve their water and sewer infrastructure.

SUEZ on Thursday launched a lead service line replacement initiative to remove up to 25 percent of the lead in its North Jersey drinking water system – with the ultimate goal, the company said, of removing all the lead.

On Monday, Gov. Phil Murphy signed a measure allowing towns and other local governments to establish what critics have dubbed a “rain tax,” but which supporters say will finance much-needed upgrades to the New Jersey's aging water and stormwater infrastructure.

For many small businesses, energy costs rank among the top three business expenses. But the path to reducing energy costs may be as simple as flipping a switch, according to some local experts.

New Jersey has long been known as the center of the global pharmaceutical industry, with industry giants like Merck, Johnson & Johnson, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Novartis making their homes here or maintaining significant presences. Now some startups hope to extend the state’s innovation to other areas, like high-tech energy.

As president of the New Jersey OceanGrid, Janice Fuller will be responsible for the development of the open access transmission system, the company said on Friday, that will help to reach Gov. Phil Murphy’s goal of 3500 MWs of offshore wind energy by 2030.

The completed energy efficiency improvements will save the Somerville hospital more than $600,000 annually in energy costs.