Funded in part by a Tony Hawk Foundation Grant, the nearly 12,000-square-foot recreational area will be the first poured-in-place concrete skate park in Hudson County.

Tickets for the Sweeteasy sold out in a matter of hours with nearly 1,000 people coming through the doors to take part in the experiential event, featuring a more-than-one story slide, a quartet, psychic readings in chocolate, and a lot of candy.

The city's newest breakfast and lunch spot, is staffed with nine individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. "We decided just to combine this [love of food and need for a job], and offer the ability to have very diverse roles ... It was very key for us to be open, to be supportive, to create a place which has dignity," co-founder Gaud Yver said.

The initiative from the multinational tech giant provides free tools and training - plus the opportunity for one-on-one training sessions with Google staff - for people to grow their skills and businesses.

Film has its Oscars, music the Grammys. Here in the Garden State, we close out the year, and our awards season, with the Business of the Year Awards.

In its inaugural year, the Real Cannabis Conference aims to be different than other events out there. “We were searching so hard to find the actionable data [on cannabis] we’re used to in the business world,” said founder Gary George, who created the event with his wife. “So I said, you know, we’re making the conference we’ve been looking for all this time."

The store will hold its grand opening Wednesday, featuring complimentary coffee from Allegro Coffee and pastries from Balthazar Bakery in Englewood.

“Our goal is to help business owners learn how to leverage their identities to build their brand, discover new ways to access contracts, and gain more opportunities to expand their businesses on a local, national, and international level," said TD Vice President of Business Development for the LGBTQ2+ Community Steven Garibell.

“What’s interesting is that there are several different words being used. Meat, beef, burger. What’s okay? It’s largely unresolved,” Norris McLaughlin Intellectual Property Group Co-Chair Danielle DeFilippis said. To mitigate your brand's legal woes, "make sure your labels are compliant, make sure what you have on there isn't going to anger your competitors, and do what you need to protect it going forward."

As the use of blockchain becomes more mainstream across businesses of all sizes, "the probability of [a vendor or manufacturer] you work with being on [it] by the end of next year is very high," NJMEP Cyber and Supply Chain Specialist Ray Martinelli said Monday during a food manufacturing event in Freehold.

A maker of fruits, confections and more, Promotion in Motion Inc. will move its headquarters to a 110,945-square-foot space at 225 Brae Blvd. in Park Ridge.

The travel retailer will add familiar brands Dunkin Donuts and Jamba Juice to its arsenal with a deal to acquire Minneapolis-based OHM Group.