The Clifton office of Virginia-based Exelis announced today a contract with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, in Crane, Ind. worth up to $42 million.
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Voters ‘do not accept’ business case against minimum wage hike, poll finds
A new Monmouth University/Asbury Park Press Poll released this morning shows 65 percent of registered New Jersey voters support a constitutional amendment to raise the state's minimum wage by $1, to $8.25.
Read More »No yawning among lobbyists when lame ducks come to Trenton
Richard Mroz remembers the late fall of 1999 well. He was serving as chief counsel in the governor's office at the time, and in less than five weeks, he watched 216 bills successfully make their way through the Legislature.
Read More »Incentives reform just the start for a busy fall
For business owners tired of watching the months of back-and-forth battling over corporate incentives reform, the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act by Gov. Chris Christie must be welcome relief.
Read More »N.J. tax report Sales tax collection up over projections, overall revenue down
In its latest report released this afternoon, the state Treasury Department announced that through the first two months of the current fiscal year, it has fallen $24 million short of its projected total tax revenue of $2.04 billion, raking in just $2.016 billion thus far.
Read More »Coming Monday We answer your questions on Obamacare
The Republican-controlled House today passed a temporary spending bill that avoids a government shutdown of, but strips all funding for, the Affordable Care Act — which is supposed to take effect on Oct. 1, the same day the federal Treasury could run dry unless the fiscal showdown between the House and the Democratic-controlled Senate is...
Read More »Rutgers breaks ground on transformative $330M New Brunswick project
A three-year project to transform Rutgers University's footprint in New Brunswick officially broke ground today, part of a $330 million effort that will fully connect the College Avenue campus and create its first new academic building in 50 years.
Read More »Kyrillos Incentives bill ‘should be the bridge to comprehensive tax reform’
State Sen. Joe Kyrillos (R-Middletown) said now is not the time for legislators in Trenton to hang their hats on the passage and signing of the Economic Opportunity Act.
Read More »Christie signs incentives overhaul, calling it key to competing with other states for jobs
Gov. Chris Christie put pen to paper this afternoon on the Economic Opportunity Act, the long-awaited bill designed to overhaul the state's business incentives offerings.
Read More »Challenge triathlon coming to Atlantic City in June
Atlantic City officially welcomed an international triathlon series today, unveiling an event next year that will send swimmers into the bay, bicyclists onto the Atlantic City Expressway and runners onto the resort town's iconic Boardwalk.
Read More »Sources Christie will sign incentives overhaul this afternoon
The long, strange road to reforming New Jersey's economic incentives offerings finally ends this afternoon.
Read More »Panasonic welcomes Christie in officially opening Newark office tower
Panasonic's new North American headquarters in Newark has long been hailed as a model of sustainable design and a project that's helped energize New Jersey's largest city. And this morning, CEO Joe Taylor touted a new credential for the gleaming tower.
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