In the New Jersey area, a total of $380,300 in grants were awarded to 10 organizations across the tri-state area.

The Iselin-based accounting, tax and business advisory services firm, said the event will cover principles for effective and innovative leadership, including how to define vision, display courage in decision-making and exhibit irrefutable integrity.

Seven in 10 Newark businesses applied for relief through the city's COVID relief fund. And three in four Newark small business owners were unsure if they can pay their rent as the pandemic's economic impact took a toll on small businesses in Newark and nationwide.

Two of the company's latest targets are in New Jersey: Fairways Insurance of Cinnaminson and O'Neill & Associates Inc. in Trenton. The others are in Virginia, South Carolina and Kansas.

Grants between $5,000 and $25,000 went to nonprofits across New Jersey and Pennsylvania within the areas of community enrichment, education and health, youth and families.

Elena Richards will lead the firm’s national team and work closely with the management team and board of directors to advance KPMG’s Accelerate 2025 initiative. She will be based out of the firm's Montvale office.

The funding covers three warehouse properties across northern New Jersey.

Created to provide customized solutions for commercial real estate bridge lenders, the offering provides up to $50 million per borrower to finance the senior position of bridge loans secured on commercial real estate properties in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.

First Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jane Allerman-Rey's new position is effective at the start of 2021.

The East Rutherford bank's fraud department brought on Richard Smith as vice president security and fraud officer while Brent Ciurlino joins as executive vice president and chief risk officer.

The new Wallington location replaces Kearny Bank’s previous branch in the same community, which opened in 2003.

Newsweek looked at 55 separate elements of loans, and savings and checking accounts to determine the “best-in-class” banks in 19 categories, including the best big and small bank in each state.