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.
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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.
Read More »Jersey City mayor vows to come after developers violating city’s tax abatement program
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop is putting developers participating in his city’s tax abatement program on notice.
Read More »Cardiac Science signs contract with N.J. government
Wisconsin-based defibrillator manufacturer Cardiac Science announced Monday it has signed a three-year contract with the government of New Jersey to provide automated external defibrillators and related services to various state agencies. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Read More »PSEG set to begin public hearings on 3.9B infrastructure upgrade plan
New Jersey’s largest utility company will hold two public hearings later today in Newark on its 10-year, $3.9 billion plan to upgrade to the state’s utility infrastructure — a program that’s been met with resistance from some in the business community.
Read More »Christie joins Zoetis execs to celebrate company’s independence from Pfizer
Zoetis Inc., the former animal health unit of Pfizer Inc., celebrated its independence as a standalone company today, formally christening its Florham Park headquarters.
Read More »Execs aware of cybercrime, but business defenses need upgrades
Paul Fishman knows where to find the people who are bad for business in the state: Behind a keyboard.
Read More »Rent control battle moves to Neptune as group aims to reverse regulation
A battle over a new rent control ordinance is brewing in Neptune Township, where a group of landlords is pushing for a referendum to have the regulation thrown out.
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