State officials are taking steps to turn Meadowlands business districts into major retail hubs as the region prepares to host several high-profile sports and entertainment events in the next two years.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker today publicly ripped into New Jersey Devils owner Jeffrey Vanderbeek, calling him a "liar" and "bamboozler" a day after arbitrators ruled on the city's long-running legal battle with team ownership over rent and revenues from the Prudential Center.

There's no better birthday gift for a University of Kentucky fan than a championship trophy, and Chance Lykins received just that when his sister, Insurance Council of New Jersey President Deana Lykins, cut down the nets as the winner of NJBIZ Brackets last night.

Giordano Halleran & Ciesla P.C. shareholder Sharlene Hunt breathed a small sigh of relief when Ohio State University advanced to the Final Four.

Eastman Cos. President Peter Schofel is about to give his son the college preview of every high school senior’s envy — watching his alma mater, Ohio State University, play Sharlene Hunt’s Kansas University in the Final Four.

Insurance Council of New Jersey President Deana Lykins wasted no time e-mailing her friends and family to meet at Jack Demsey's Pub — the Manhattan home base for University of Kentucky alumni — after her Wildcats beat Baylor University in the Elite Eight. And should Kentucky advance...

As Syracuse University's zone defense broke down against Ohio State University in the Elite Eight round of the NCAA tournament, so did Assembly Minority Leader Jon Bramnick's diet.

With Robert Griffin III's Heisman Trophy and the top-ranked Lady Bears' perfect record, Ken Hoffner, assistant director of the New Jersey Laborers' Union Health and Safety Fund, says it's time for the men's team at Baylor to help him go the distance in NJBIZ Brackets.