According to the former governor, nearly $9 million would need to be raised to fund all those applicants.

“Virus containment is the crucial factor that will sustain the pace of economic recovery,” said James Hughes, a professor and dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, in a prepared statement.

Emily Schlosser joins the Jersey City-based financial business solutions provider from Goldman Sachs.

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The manufacturing company was recently sold, so what did Adam Cook do? He formed Culper Capital Partners.

The financial institution now has 51 full-service banking locations across New Jersey, Brooklyn and Staten Island, and approximately $7.37 billion in assets.

In its 2020 rankings of top in-state financial institutions, two of the top companies have their headquarters in New Jersey.

The nonprofit, launched in June by former Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat, provides forgivable funding to companies recovering from COVID-19 crisis.

Earlier in the week, the Tinton Falls-based company announced it had scooped up Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana.

“Withum operates at the forefront of innovation. This step is an invaluable enhancement of our mission to help our clients to be in a position of strength and thrive in the 21st century," said Managing Partner and CEO Bill Hagaman.

Ten nonprofits dedicated to providing housing in New Jersey obtained $10,000 through the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York COVID-19 program.

Despite New Jersey being the second worst-hit state by the COVID-19 pandemic and an epicenter when the virus struck in mid-March, the state’s gross domestic product avoided some of the worst economic havoc during the first quarter of 2020.