Parsippany-based Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. agreed Tuesday to acquire drugmaker Actavis Group, of Zug, Switzerland, for $5.6 billion, creating the third-largest global generics company in the world with $8 billion in anticipated 2012 revenue.

When pharmaceutical company Ipsen first announced plans to open a new headquarters on the East Coast in June, Sean McKercher, president and general manager of Ipsen North America, couldn't stop thinking about the ones who got away.

A technology business accelerator backed by the state is launching its website today, and has begun taking applicants for a 12-week course that begins in August.

Chemical production agreement, therapeutics development partnership, entrepreneurial Web acquisition.

A unit of Commack, N.Y., candy maker Healthy Food Brands LLC plans to open a new distribution center in New Brunswick, adding up to 250 jobs over the next several years.

Prudential's first freestanding insurance agency outside Newark marks its 135th anniversary this week, according to the current head of the office.

New Jersey residents are divided over how politicians are planning to cut taxes, but a poll by the New Jersey Association of Realtors' Governmental Research Foundation, released Tuesday, shows voters do agree that some action is required.

Camera equipment merger, restaurant opening, construction materials branch.

As institutions of higher education become more reliant on alumni contributions, new research from a Princeton University economics professor has found students who receive financial aid in the form of loans and scholarships are less likely to donate to their alma maters, regardless of personal income.

A South Plainfield solar company is stepping up its outreach to nonprofits and municipalities, and offering them a new way to raise funds in the process.

If Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer's proposal to restore an income tax on New Jersey residents who work in New York City comes to pass, employers in the state will have an easier time attracting top talent, employment experts said.