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Oct 26, 2011

10M prize offered for rapid sequencing of human genome

Franklin Lakes-based Medco announced today a competition that will award $10 million to the first team to design and build a rapid and inexpensive technology to accurately sequence the entire human genome.

Oct 26, 2011

Union president On contract dispute, ‘we’re not far apart’ from Raritan Valley college

The union representing faculty and adjunct staff at Raritan Valley Community College held a rally and spoke at the board of trustees meeting Tuesday night in hopes of demonstrating the need to complete the contract negotiations that started this spring.

Oct 26, 2011

At economic outlook, tempering hope of a faster-moving recovery

New Jersey's economy may have weakened over the past year, but the news isn't all bleak, according to Rutgers University economist Nancy H. Mantell.

Oct 26, 2011

QualCare job fair draws 650 candidates for 60 openings

A job fair to help QualCare Inc. fill nearly 60 positions attracted a field of 650 candidates, the company said today.

Oct 26, 2011

N.J. home sales flat as U.S. data show improvement

Sales of new single-family homes in September were up 5.7 percent from August, but 0.9 percent lower than September 2010 sales, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Oct 26, 2011

Comparing polls show growing concern over economy, jobs

In 1971, with the urban riots and unrest of the late '60s fresh in the minds of New Jerseyans, crime and drug addiction were the top concerns as reported by the first Rutgers-Eagleton poll.

Oct 26, 2011

Bound Brook awards Capodagli rights to transit-oriented development

The borough of Bound Brook is not wasting any time moving forward with redevelopment plans as the Green Brook Flood Control Project nears completion.

Oct 26, 2011

Deals and Moves October 26

Combining HIV therapies; listing warning; $250 million acquisition.

Oct 25, 2011

Novartis announces plan to cut 2,000 jobs

During its third-quarter report, released today, pharmaceutical company Novartis AG announced 2,000 layoffs from its Swiss and U.S. operations.

Oct 25, 2011

Clean-tech conference puts spotlight on investment in energy sector

New Jersey's first business- and investor-focused clean technology conference took place today at the Woodbridge Hilton, in the Iselin section of the township.

Oct 25, 2011

Devising new ways to help biotech industry

In an era marked by the lingering effects of the economic recession and major changes to the nation’s health care system, leaders at all ends of the biotechnology industry are seeking new ways to keep pipelines full while keeping costs down.

Oct 25, 2011

Retailers expect to escape escheat laws during Christmas shopping season

An injunction on the state’s escheat law is still under review in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, leaving New Jersey businesses confident they won’t have to deal with the regulations this Christmas.