New Jersey’s retail vacancy rate remained steady at 7.8 percent, according to a year-end report by The Goldstein Group, a real estate brokerage firm based in Paramus. The survey, which covered more than 4,250 properties on 22 retail corridors in North and Central Jersey, showed retail vacancies were about the same as they were in mid-2012.

Catalent Pharma Solutions announced today two joint ventures that will provide access to drug delivery and clinical trial capabilities in China and the Asia Pacific.

A new partnership formed between Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Alaris Health at West Orange will help the hospital monitor care for complex patients outside the hospital’s walls while opening up inpatient beds for new patients.

Democratic congressional leaders are worried a 5 percent cut in funds earmarked for Hurricane Sandy rebuilding efforts will cause further delays in rebuilding homes and businesses along the Jersey Shore.

Nearly three-quarters of New Jersey and Philadelphia CEOs consider their companies stable, according to a quarterly survey conducted by Alloy Silverstein Group.

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Several New Jersey-based companies have been named to the list of America's Top Corporations for Women's Business Enterprises, as announced by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council.