Two New Jersey marketing firms made Adweek’s inaugural 100 Fasting Growing Agencies list. Traffic Builders, Inc. in Toms River and iQuanti in Jersey City rank as the No. 21 and No. 93 fastest growing ad agencies in the world, respectively. Traffic Builders has grown 336 percent in the past three years. iQuanti has grown 72 ...
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Blue Foundry names Micco chief lending officer
Vincent Micco comes to the financial institution following 15 years at Kearny Bank where he served as director of commercial lending.
Read More »SAFE Banking Act passes US House
The Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act, which would provide bank access to legal cannabis businesses, marks the United States House of Representatives' first-ever stand-alone vote on a cannabis bill.
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Taxes named biggest growth killer in NJBIZ poll
Few respondents to the online survey chose onerous environmental regulations as the greatest challenge to business expansion in the state.
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Capital One closes loans totaling $228M for North Jersey apartment portfolio
The seven communities total more than 1,800 residential units.
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Crawford Lake Capital Management to relocate HQ in NJ
According to the firm, the move to Lakewood will accommodate personnel growth, which comes as a result of an uptick in assets under management.
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Columbia Bank opens 52nd branch in Bergen County
The Fair Lawn-based financial institution announced its newest location at 161 E. Main St. in Ramsey.
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Trimming costs 
From helping companies choose the best health care benefits packages, to providing recycling advice and services so towns and business can avoid stiff penalties, some New Jersey firms are working overtime to save money for their clients.
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Above and beyond: Businesses succeed by helping experts work even better
Corporate executives can differentiate their companies in a variety of ways, including by establishing their expertise in an industry or segment. But even experts sometimes need help.
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Expanding opportunities
The federal opportunity zone program was greeted in New Jersey with a mixture of optimism about potential development and anxiety over just who it will benefit – local communities or Wall Street.
Read More »Cross River Bank to enhance real-time payment capabilities
Cross River Bank said that it will enhance its real-time payments capabilities for its partners through its application to join the RTP® network developed by The Clearing House (TCH). With the RTP network, the Fort Lee-based Cross River will provide the ability for its fintech and commercial banking clients to send, clear and settle payments ...
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Garden State experiences lowest monthly unemployment rate since recordkeeping began in 1976
August marked the fifth consecutive month that New Jersey’s unemployment rate continued its downward trend. The state’s unemployment rate edged lower by 0.1 of a percentage point to 3.2 percent – the lowest monthly rate since state-level records began in 1976 – and remained below the national unemployment rate of 3.7 percent, according to estimates ...
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