The state is awarding a $109 million tax break to the fintech under NJ Emerge to renovate and open a 428,000-square-foot, four-story office site in Berkeley Heights.
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NJ approves $109M tax break to attract fintech Fiserv
Under the agreement, the firm would keep or create a combined 3,000 new jobs at a Berkeley Heights office and spend $105 million to “improve and relocate to a mostly vacant office building” in the Union County suburb.
Read More »Murphy leads Ciattarelli by 9 points in new poll
The report from Stockton University's William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy marks the incumbent governor's narrowest lead over his Republican challenger, thus far.
Read More »Murphy, Ciattarelli clash at 1st debate, offer few details on economy
The governor and his GOP challenger exchanged barbs over the incumbent's handling of the pandemic, his response to Tropical Storm Ida, LGBTQ rights and law enforcement policies.
Read More »Murphy appoints diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging head
Jayné Johnson will lead the newly created unit in the governor’s office, which will aim to dismantle inequity within state government based on race, ethnicity and other protected characteristic, and to expand opportunities for communities of color and other underserved New Jerseyans.
Read More »OSHA intervened in 15 NJ workplaces over safety issues following Ida
Unsafe conditions ranged from a lack of adequate equipment for roof repairs, to inadequate safety gear for demolitions and tree removals, according to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
Read More »Two NJ groups win $50K each to support inclusive entrepreneurship
The New Jersey Innovation Institute in Newark and Institute for Life Science Entrepreneurship in Union won as part of the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition program track, which included entries from accelerators and incubators proposing targeted assistance to STEM and R&D entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups, including women, people of color, rural areas and veteran entrepreneurs.
Read More »McKoy stepping down from NJPP to join Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
New Jersey Policy Perspective's leader for the last seven years will join CBPP as vice president of state partnerships to provide strategic support to think tanks across 41 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia.
Read More »Election 2021: Murphy, Ciattarelli face off Tuesday in first of two debates
The candidates will square off for a full hour beginning at 7 p.m. at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. A second debate between the two is scheduled for Oct. 12 at Rowan University in Glassboro.
Read More »NJ to offer $500 ‘return to work’ bonuses; $10K to hire, train new workers (updated)
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development-run Return & Earn program will, according to the governor, “assist unemployed workers in their return to work” and “help small businesses fill the positions they need to fill to grow, thrive.”
Read More »Former Menendez spokesperson joins MikeWorldWide (updated)
Steven Sandberg, press secretary for the New Jersey senator since 2013 and communications director during his reelection campaign in 2018, comes on board at the Meadowlands firm as senior vice president of public affairs.
Read More »Still waiting
Business owners and executives may have to grapple with a new hiring reality, given that the expiration of supplemental unemployment benefits apparently has not changed the way individuals are looking for work. Businesses in industries such as retail, dining, leisure and hospitality are still facing labor shortages, a phenomenon that could undermine the economic recovery.
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