Three new members were nominated to the bistate agency as well as one renominated. aThree new members were nominated to the bistate agency, while Kevin McCabe was renominated.
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NJEDA board approves reopening of 21st Century Redevelopment Program
The initiative makes grants up to $50,000 available to suburbs looking to redevelop, repurpose, or re-green vacant and underutilized retail or office park properties.
Read More »NJ health officials scramble to reschedule J&J vaccinations
None of the mega-sites have been affected, nor was Hackensack Meridian Health in Bergen County, according to Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli. "The large sites are keeping the appointments and filling them with Moderna or Pfizer," she said.
Read More »NJ opens preregistration for $85M of COVID business relief April 19
Monday's opportunity is a required first step to be considered for grant funding, according to the NJEDA, and will be open online until April 29 at 5:00 p.m. Applications will then formally open in May.
Read More »Newark officials, University Hospital vie for major expansion
“With the growing primary care needs of our community, health equity lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, a budding, post-pandemic mental health crisis, and the community’s demand for more comprehensive and specialized care, our current facilities are bursting at the seams,” according to the facility's president and CEO, Shereef Elnahal.
Read More »Murphy approves final bill in $100M business COVID-relief package
Legislation allocating $10 million to support child care services across the state is a key measure in helping working parents transition back to the workplace.
Read More »Fitch holds NJ’s rating at A- with negative outlook
The Wall Street rating agency cited "the legacy of decades of structural budget mismatches and escalating liabilities that had only partly been addressed by the time the coronavirus pandemic unfolded with the state as an initial epicenter.”
Read More »Murphy presses for NY cooperation on congestion pricing
“Any scheme that discriminates against New Jersey commuters will not be supported by me or my administration, and god willing that’s something we can work out,” the governor said.
Read More »Former NJ AG Milgram nominated to lead US DEA
If confirmed, New Jersey-born and educated Anne Milgram will head the nation's federal law enforcement agency, tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States.
Read More »NJ posts 2,000 COVID cases as wave slows over weekend
April 12's figures are the lowest they have been in five weeks. The seven-day average was 3,173 cases, down 18% from last week but still 8% up from last month.
Read More »Murphy greenlights $15M small business COVID relief
The state assistance is meant to help employers that have taken financial hits due to the slew of business closures and other public health restrictions amid the pandemic.
Read More »With billions in extra cash, Moody’s upgrades NJ outlook
The credit rating agency will revise the state’s A3 rating from negative to stable, almost a year after it warned that New Jersey could suffer devastating economic blows because of the pandemic.
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