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Food & Hospitality
Vantage Commercial secures long-term lease for fitness facility
The 26,000-square-foot open-air style fitness facility in Galloway Township includes three levels of weightlifting equipment, cardio machines, and training rooms.
Read More »COVID-hit restaurants to prepare meals for the hungry under new state program
Known as the Sustain and Serve NJ Program, the relief entails grants of at least $100,000 toward nonprofit organizations to bulk purchase meals from local eateries and provide them to low-income residents.
Read More »Wyndham Hotels & Resorts announces changes to executive leadership
Chief administrative officer Mary Falvey will leave the company while Monica Melancon, its human resource leader for managed hotel operations in North America, has been elevated to chief human resource officer, both effective March 1.
Read More »Sportsbooks near record-high $1B monthly wagers as casinos take 10% hit
Continued growth in internet gaming is providing an important source of revenue for the state's gaming operators. Yet entertainment, restaurant and hospitality operators continue to suffer during the pandemic.
Read More »K9 from American Dream donated to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department
Another crime fighter is employed in North Jersey.
Read More »NJBIZ Conversations: Steve Kalafer
The chairman emeritus of the Bridgewater-based Somerset Patriots talks about how the team survived through the summer, the outlook for next season and what its new affiliation with the New York Yankees will mean for the region's economy.
Read More »Former member of the Fugees joins board at Newark Symphony Hall
Bassist Jerry ‘Wonda’ Duplessis, now producer, has since collaborated with Justin Bieber, Destiny’s Child, Mary J. Blige, and more. He will assist with the venue’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and lead its new artist advisory board.
Read More »Survey: NJ arts suffer more than $100 M loss due to COVID-19
More than 25 percent of the respondents – which represent groups from nearly all 21 counties in the fields of visual arts, music, dance, performing arts, art education, and more – indicated they were uncertain of their ability to survive continued loss into the next calendar year.
Read More »Restaurant groups should be protected from COVID lawsuits
Pushing for legal protection is a key component of the ongoing negotiations for a federal COVID-relief bill ahead of the Friday federal appropriations deadline.
Read More »At least 4 in 10 NJ restaurants could close for good without federal COVID relief, industry group says
Dining establishments need monetary assistance from the federal government to survive the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and to stay open.
Read More »3 Kings locations close this week, with possibly 3 more to follow
The grocer's Maplewood and Hoboken South locations shuttered this week. A location in Gillette will soon be joining them. If a buyer isn't found for locations in Warren, Bernardsville and Ridgewood, they will close in 2021.
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