The Federal Communications Commission today held its first field hearings with local telecommunications executives, legislators, consumer advocates and academic experts to address vulnerabilities in the region's wired and wireless infrastructure that left millions of people unable to make calls in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, FCC Chairman Julius...
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Capital One opens mobile financial literacy center in Newark
The program is designed to give students extra instruction in areas that will better prepare them for careers in business.
Read More »Bills aim to help homeowners navigate insurance
The Senate Commerce Committee on Monday released a pair of bills aimed at protecting homeowners both before and after natural disasters.
Read More »Deals and Moves Feb. 5
Shopping center sale, liquid filters distribution agreement, office acquisition.
Read More »State puts more resources behind ‘mobile cabinet’ to assist in Sandy recovery
Beginning Tuesday, the state Department of Banking and Insurance will combine resources with the Department of Community Affairs, the Business Action Center and the DEP at a Union Beach site.
Read More »N.J. Super Bowl team was planning for blackouts ahead of New Orleans power loss
Ensuring the strength of the region’s power grid has long been a key focus for planners of the 2014 Super Bowl.
Read More »Businesses share booming out-of-network costs with employees
It's no secret that New Jersey has some of the highest health care costs in the nation, and according to a recent report, that applies even more so for care delivered outside of insurance contracts.
Read More »Credit union says completed mergers part of its survival plan
Parsippany-based Garden Savings Federal Credit Union recently announced the completion of back-to-back mergers with a pair of Morris County credit unions, a strategy its executives say is meant to strengthen its business to survive an ever-changing regulatory environment for the banking industry.
Read More »Deals and Moves Feb. 4
Broadcast systems expansion, topical foot treatment acquisition, chemicals manufacturing extension.
Read More »Podcast NJBIZ Briefcase 064 – Countdown
Health reform has doctors thinking about sales, and with the big game in New Orleans decided, the Super Bowl spotlight moves to New Jersey. Those stories and more on NJBIZ Briefcase - Episode 064: Countdown.
Read More »Conference to consider online gaming as deadline nears for action on bill
With the approach of a closely watched deadline for legalizing Internet gaming in New Jersey, a conference next week will tackle key questions such as how federal policy could affect the law and how the state may already be preparing to take bets online.
Read More »Halfhearted hiring not enough to keep jobless rate flat
The unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points, but job gains from November and December were revised upward in an encouraging sign.
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