The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited New Jersey plastics manufacturer Douglas Stephen Plastics Inc. for exposing employees to safety and health hazards at its Paterson facility and proposed penalties of $435,679.

New Jersey manufacturers are struggling with skilled-labor recruiting because neighboring states are offering lucrative financial incentives to woo college grads from the Garden State.

Engineers at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and Oregon State University are developing a new method of processing nanomaterials that could lead to faster and cheaper manufacturing of flexible, thin film products such as touch screens and window coatings.

The New Jersey state Legislature has introduced a bill to allow for companies in the state to create manufacturing reinvestment accounts, which would give them tax reductions, deferrals and deductions on manufacturing equipment and workforce training.

High-end window and door designer and manufacturer, Revival Sash, announced recently it has opened a new factory in Springfield.

Carvana, an online used-car dealer described as the “Amazon of cars,” has expanded into Newark, the company announced Wednesday.