A bill before a state Senate panel today could create new job prospects for people with criminal convictions, but business groups fear it also could create unnecessary red tape and the potential for legal liability.

The agency in charge of the Meadowlands Sports Complex moved today to acquire land that would house new water and amusement parks alongside the defunct Xanadu site, another step to help a developer reboot the project as American Dream Meadowlands.

New Jersey is getting $22.6 million from the federal government to continue operating NJ Protect — the state's health insurance program for individuals with pre-existing conditions — that will keep the 1,520 people enrolled in the program covered through the end of the year.

Choose New Jersey Inc. announced Wednesday the launch of RFP Watch, a daily e-mail service providing subscribers with access to public and private business opportunities throughout New Jersey and neighboring states.

A Bergen County producer of fillo — the paper-thin sheets of dough in baklava and strudel — needed more space to keep up with sales growth of more than 25 percent. So Ron Rexroth, president of The Fillo Factory, bought a building in Northvale, installed new bakery equipment and put solar panels on the roof, and financed the project...

As the candidates gear up for a truncated U.S. Senate campaign, business leaders hope the eventual winner emerges with a plan to fix the federal government's fiscal disarray.

Summit Medical Group will occupy the newest building at The Green at Florham Park, the Rockefeller Group's sprawling master-planned site that last year welcomed BASF's new North American headquarters, the developer announced today.

When Brant Braue and Krista Haley decided to open a craft distillery, they asked the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control how they should go about getting a license.