After three years of scrutiny and political sniping over New Jersey’s economic development programs, a new report suggests that the state has done little to recoup overpayments and improperly awarded incentives.
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Murphy advisor taking lead role in boosting NJ movie, TV industries (updated)
Darryl Isherwood will develop strategies for the growth of those industries by working with the administration's economic development team and the state's film commission.
Read More »New COVID restrictions ‘unlikely’ despite high case counts, Murphy says
“I don’t see it,” the governor told NJ Advance Media in a recent interview, referring to more limits on businesses, vaccine requirements or mask mandates.
Read More »Weinberg, heading to Horizon board, to step down Friday
The outgoing Senate Majority Leader was originally set to retire Jan. 11
Read More »NJEDA doing too little to recover improper tax breaks, report says
The State Comptroller’s Office, in a Jan. 5 report, faulted the New Jersey Economic Development Authority for not clawing back $200 million in overpayments.
Read More »State lists 50 communities eligible for food desert tax breaks
Under the program, businesses can receive subsidies for building grocery stores and other places to sell healthy foods.
Read More »Judge blocks NJEDA from holding back Holtec’s tax break payments
Holtec International was awarded the $260 million Grow NJ incentive in 2014 for moving to Camden, making it one of the largest in state history.
Read More »Choose NJ picks former diplomat, Murphy official as next CEO
Wesley Matthews will take over for Jose Lozano, who announced last month that he would return to Hackensack Meridian Health as a senior vice president of business.
Read More »NJ parks accepting discarded Christmas trees
The Somerset County Park Commission and Island Beach State Park in Ocean County will both collect this year's trees.
Read More »Paterson, Hoboken require masks indoors
The orders from the Passaic and Hudson county municipalities follows similar new orders from places including Newark, South Orange and Montclair.
Read More »NJEDA opens app for $2 million arts and innovation festival challenge grant
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority began accepting applications for the competitive grant, which will provide $2 million to a for-profit or nonprofit entity to support the organization and execution of an arts and innovation festival in 2022.
Read More »NJ’s minimum wage to hit $13 per hour Jan. 1 (updated)
The $1 increase is in line with a law Gov. Phil Murphy signed in 2019 that will eventually see many state workers reach $15 by 2024.
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