The U.S. Small Business Administration announced it is closing half a dozen disaster centers in New Jersey this week due to a steady decrease in activity six months after Hurricane Sandy made landfall.
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NJIT, state help bring together tech startups and job-seekers
Business leaders and state officials say New Jersey has no shortage of bold startup companies or skilled workers looking for a chance to help. But sometimes the two groups need a little push to find one another.
Read More »Study Execs believe government is hindering economic growth
In this recovering economy, mid-market companies are trying to grow revenue, boost productivity and stay competitive. While the executives at the helm remain optimistic about the future, they believe government is hindering their economic growth, according to Deloitte’s report, “Mid-market Perspectives: 2013 Report on America’s...
Read More »Incentives bill clears key Assembly committee
Assemblyman Albert Coutinho's (D-Newark) closely watched Economic Opportunity Act of 2013 cleared the Assembly Budget Committee Thursday.
Read More »State Street Banding together to stop minimum wage increase
Opponents of the minimum-wage ballot question saw last week just how steep their challenge will be come November, leading to their cooperation in an effort to defeat it.
Read More »Shore businesses hope for strong summer amid Christie visit
With the start of the summer tourist season just a month away, Gov. Chris Christie is heading to the Shore to hold a roundtable with local business owners that will likely focus on Hurricane Sandy.
Read More »Rankled by rankings
If you want to know where New Jersey ranks in the Tax Foundation's latest State Business Tax Climate Index, don't start at the top of the page.
Read More »Retailing group warns ‘something has to give’ as poll shows support for wage hike
The head of a business association supporting retailers remains adamantly opposed to a plan to raise the minimum wage, with future hikes tied to the consumer price index, though a recent poll shows strong support of the measure from voters.
Read More »Businesses cheer as conversation turns to tax cuts
Gov. Chris Christie picked up support from the business community today in renewing his push for a 10 percent tax cut to the income tax, a move that was considered dormant at best when optimistic revenue targets fell far short of expectations early in the fiscal year.
Read More »Poll finds economy a weak spot for Christie, but not among business owners
While his handling of the economy cost Chris Christie a few points in the latest Rutgers-Eagleton poll, that's not true of business owners, which have largely approved of the governor's leadership on issues critical to how they run their companies.
Read More »Electrical storm Business aims to pull plug on post-Sandy utility rate hikes
Hurricane Sandy cost the state's electric utilities hundreds of millions of dollars in emergency repair and restoration efforts, but as utilities seek to recover those costs — and ponder large-scale infrastructure upgrades — the largest energy users are raising red flags about the potential for runaway spending, as power providers seek...
Read More »Shifting from cleanup to rebuilding mode
David Zimmer has a note hanging over his desk designed to remind him of his mission for the foreseeable future.
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