“Sports wagering is a high-wage, high-growth sector that has already benefited New Jersey’s economy,” Tim Sullivan, who heads the NJEDA, said in a statement. “Creating good-paying jobs and cultivating a talent pipeline to support this burgeoning industry is critical.”

Bedminster-based Swander Pace acquired a majority stake in Voortman Cookies in 2015.

The multi-phase Four Corners Public Arts project is a public-private partnership between real estate investment firm Paramount Assets, developer RBH Group, the City of Newark via Invest Newark, the Newark Downtown District and Newark Arts.

Dasheeda Dawson, the driving force behind marketing firm MJM Strategy and business education service The WeedHead & Co., is launching a Cannabis Wealth Challenge on Jan. 1 to provide 1,000 applicants free access to her introductory industry digital course, and her “How to Succeed in the Cannabis Industry” workbook.

The restaurant's holding company HRI Holding Corp. filed bankruptcy in November.

The Garden State is among the first three states and three Native American to have its regulations approved.

The State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling issued a special rule adoption creating the authorization, and also increasing the number of board members to 13 – requiring that two own and operate a hair braiding shop in New Jersey.

State residents can drop theirs off in Ocean County on Jan. 4.

Grants were announced in four categories at the board's December quarterly meeting for New Jersey Spotlight, New Jersey Policy Perspective, Rutgers Center for Women and Work, and the Hyacinth AIDS Foundation.

With the completion of the approximately $2.2 billion cash deal to New York-based KKR, the Camden-based food and snack company has now completed the divestiture of its entire international division.

The Yuengling 1829 Club opens in Newark on Wednesday night ahead of the New Jersey Devil's game against the Anaheim Ducks.

“This milestone demonstrates that by offering a simple solution to waste, a significant impact can be achieved that not only preserves the environment but makes the world a better, cleaner place,” TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky said in a statement.