Kris Kolluri, the current president and CEO of Camden Community Partnership Inc., is a former commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Transportation and played an instrumental role in developing New Jersey’s ARC project funding.

The new program seeks to educate the workforce in order to ensure a pipeline of talent in the state, where the average farmer's age in 62. Additionally, it aims to help address food insecurity in the area.

Funding for the forgivable working capital lending, which carry a 2% interest rate and no interest and no payments due for the first year, will be available through the organization's Main Street Recovery Program.

The project will double the size of an existing facility and is expected to create a slew of new jobs.

The governor signed Executive Order No. 295 at Lambertville’s Union Coffee, instructing the Department of the Treasury to establish the program, which would expand access to public and private contracting opportunities for such enterprises.

This year's grant funding marks the sixth time New Jersey Community Capital has secured funds for the North Ward subset through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs' Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program.

As state budget hearings continued May 3 in the Senate with the Department of Higher Education, among others, bipartisan concerns emerged about sustainable funding for projects in the spending plan, like one that allows a lower tuition rate for in-state, qualifying public students in their third and fourth years.

U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, U.S. Rep. Donald Payne, Mayor Ras Baraka and officials from the NJEDA made stops along Halsey Street at The Walla, BrownMill, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, and Halsey Cleaners.

“Gathering insights into how a fintech innovation center could contribute to the economic vitality and quality of life in the State will help us identify best practices and innovative ideas for developing a successful center that makes sense for New Jersey in terms of its long-term economic competitiveness," CEO Tim Sullivan said.

Jennifer Kim is the former head of NJPIRG and spent time living in Newark while working on U.S. Sen. Cory Booker's presidential campaign in 2019 and 2020.

The prohibition hits New Jersey retailers May 4, yet most residents aren’t aware of what will change, according to a poll by Monmouth University.

The changes allow workers to apply easily from their cell phones, and increase accessibility for those using screen readers or other assistive technologies.