Pine Belt Enterprises owner Robert Sickel succeeds Leonard Datello of Cumberland Auto Group in the position.

Only one other state – North Dakota – has a public bank, which launched in 1919.

With a view overlooking the Manhattan skyline, a penthouse in West New York will exhibit work by multicultural artists as part of All Media, All Cultures - Beyond Cultural Identities, curated by Nino Macharashvili, until Nov. 15.

A South Jersey political figure involved in the controversy surrounding New Jersey’s corporate incentives will make his first public appearance since the debate around the now-expire programs started nearly a year ago.

The plan would provide increased funding for safety and security at agency facilities; for customer initiatives at airports, PATH and the Port Authority Bus Terminal; and to support operations for Newark AirTrain, JFK AirTrain and the PATH Improvement Plan.

This transaction marks the third deal the commercial real estate services and investment firm has arranged on behalf of Treetop Development.

“I’ve asked Chairman Madden to pull my bills tomorrow and he said OK,” the measure’s main sponsor Sen. Vin Gopal tweeted Wednesday morning. “There will be no discussion. I look forward to meeting with stakeholders in the weeks and months ahead on the positives and negatives of both bills.”

At last week’s City Council meeting, officials moved forward on a first reading of an ordinance to create the entity, which they said could allow the city to temporarily take control of Bayonne Medical Center’s state charter in the event that a buyer for the facility cannot immediately be found.

Dr. William Carson will transition to chairman of the OPDC board of directors, as well as spearhead the company's upcoming philanthropic initiatives.

Essex County Assignment Judge Sallyanne Floria and Department of Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson will serve as co-chairs.

“According to industry studies, fashion means big business, employing 180,000 people in our region alone and generating $10.9 billion in total wages,” said Partner Kathleen Barnett Einhorn, who will lead the group with Of counsel Maria Fruci.