Patrons bet nearly $190 million in New Jersey’s sportsbooks for the first full month of the current season, marking the industry's most lucrative month to date and a 212 percent increase over last year.

Rudy Grasso, Daniel Johnson and James Fereno have joined the financial institution in executive roles, while Joseph Rodriguez was elevated to the newly created role of vice president, residential lending sales manager.

Daniel Murphy and Anthony Axtmann join the Spencer Savings Bank team as business development officers in the Retail Bank Business Development Group.

The $2.35 billion deal establishing Assurance, a consumer solutions platform for health and financial wellness needs, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Newark-based Prudential was previously announced on Sept. 5.

The Basking Ridge-based credit union entered a Corporate Learning Partnership with Berkeley College, affording team members the opportunity to enroll in the Master of Business Administration in Management program at the School of Graduate Studies.

Emplify, which also announced a new vice president of sales, said it plans to reinvest the funds back into its core product and service innovation, and into expanding its sales and marketing teams.

Robert Vivo was recently promoted to senior vice president, regional director while Darleen Gillespie and Paula Palermo – who will report to Vivo – were both named first vice president, regional manager for the north central and northeast regions, respectively.

Businesses founded by women account for 23.5 percent of those in Jersey City that received more than $1 million in funding, a  higher proportion than any other city, according to a study by banking app Tide.

In addition to its cybersecurity duties, the Risk Management Division engages with consumer compliance rules, federal anti-money laundering laws and insurance coverages.

Withum helped establish WithumSmith+Brown in 1974 and worked to shape the accounting firm into a national provider of advisory, tax and audit services.

The Midland Park-based financial institution said it anticipates the deal to close this quarter.

The Small Business Administration said it approved 72 loans for the industry in the Garden State creating and retaining, combined, more than 1,000 jobs.