The Greater Newark Convention & Visitors Bureau has teamed with Raleigh, N.C.-based Yillio Inc., in a partnership that will help launch the company’s eponymous app while helping Brick City merchants gain a bigger share of the Super Bowl windfall.“They’re trying to get fans to connect and engage with businesses along the way, and that’s a ...
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2 weeks from kickoff, Super Bowl prep nears an end
But that’s about the only piece of the game that was unknown until now. Here’s a look at how organizers and local leaders have spent more than a year covering all the bases ahead of the Feb. 2 game at MetLife Stadium:Keeping the lights on: Its been a priority going back to the earliest stages ...
Read More »Retro Fitness and its frozen yogurt franchise get new VP
Lauletti, named vice president of real estate and development, is a 25 year real estate and business veteran. He was most recently the director of development for Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen, where he led development efforts in the Eastern United States. He previously worked for the brands Sbarro, Boston Market, SuperValu and Friendly’s. The company said ...
Read More »Super Bowl site transformation in full swing
The East Rutherford site was buzzing Thursday with the construction crews and equipment being used to build the 300-foot security perimeter around the stadium. The complex has already been overtaken by the seven 20,000-square-foot tents, known as “welcome pavilions,” that will serve as the entrance for anyone attending the Feb. 2 game.What’s more, state officials ...
Read More »First month of Internet gaming in N.J. brings in 7.4M
The total makes up a small slice of the $215 million in overall winnings by Atlantic City’s casinos in December, which still fell 4 percent from the same month in 2012, even with the added option for in-state gamblers, the state Division of Gaming Enforcement said. For the year, overall gaming revenue fell 5.9 percent, ...
Read More »Newark law firm Gibbons launches ad campaign for Super Bowl media day
The firm, Gibbons P.C., has launched a billboard advertising campaign tied to the Jan. 28 event at the Prudential Center, the first official public gathering of Super Bowl week. That means high visibility and foot traffic from throngs of fans and media members ahead of the Feb. 2 showdown at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford.The ...
Read More »Hasenbalg N.J. #8220ready#8221 for Super Bowl
Welcoming the first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl in NFL history will be 60,000 tons of salt, 3,000 snow plows and 1,600 people to clear away the snow, if it falls, Hasenbalg said. Sixteen state agencies have been meeting for the past two years to nail down a myriad of issues, including logistics, transportation, security and ...
Read More »Two-day seminar in Newark to help aspiring food entrepreneurs
Brick City Development Corp. is hosting the seminar as part of its efforts to help Newark’s small businesses. The event will take place on Jan. 21 and Feb. 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. At the first session, aspiring food entrepreneurs will learn about some of the logistical hurdles to starting a food business, such ...
Read More »Devils agreement with Partypoker goes well beyond typical partnership deal
Those were among the prizes in the website’s “Dream Seat Series” — one piece of a landmark partnership deal unveiled just hours earlier between the owners of the two teams and the online gaming company. The agreement is a first in the U.S. professional sports and gaming markets, and it comes less than two months ...
Read More »For Devils, timing was right to make a bet with Partypoker
But the newest deal — a partnership with partypoker.com — also benefited from good timing. The state’s launch of Internet gaming was only three months away when O’Neil took over as CEO of the franchise in August. When his team realized the new program “had a lot of momentum,” it was only a question of ...
Read More »USGA releases free Rules of Golf mobile app
USGA, based in Far Hills, launched a free enhanced version of its Rules of Golf mobile application for iOS and Android devices. The application, available on the USGA website, features a smart-search capability that connects users to the Rules information that is contained in the most recent versions of the Rules of Golf and the ...
Read More »Prudential Center names new senior execs for arena, Devils
The moves were announced this week by the ownership group, which acquired the properties in August and also owns the Philadelphia 76ers. The new hires include: – Andy Goldstein as chief financial officer and executive vice president. He has spent the past decade in those roles with InterMedia Outdoors Holdings Inc, a TV, digital and print ...
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