“The [Economic Development Authority] should have performed more diligence before approving multi-million incentives,” said Jim Walden, special counsel for the group convened by the governor to scrutinize the state's corporate incentives. “The lack of any fiscal cap led to pigs feeding at the trough. Often these were large companies, who did not need the incentives to stay in New Jersey, and offered illusory benefits.”

In addition to providing diagnostics for the Major League Soccer's upcoming Orlando tournament, the Elmwood Park-based company will also provide antibody testing to the surrounding community.

The nonprofit, launched in June by former Gov. Chris Christie and his wife Mary Pat, provides forgivable funding to companies recovering from COVID-19 crisis.

Established in 1982, Universal Filters of Asbury Park specializes in a complete line of standard and custom replacement liquid filter bags used to remove contaminants.

Sheldon Gross Realty brokers deal for 10,769-square-foot location.

Deborah Telman joins from San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics where she led the legal, compliance, human resource and quality functions.

“Some of these companies voluntarily provided evidence to the task force that tended to show that they, with at least some level of sincerity, considered the site as a potential relocation option,” read the 104-page report released Thursday. “The reader should not infer any conclusions about any company that are not explicitly set out in this Third Report.”

One of the deals saw a company temporarily relocate from One World Trade Center in New York City in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

At his previous company, Karthik Krishnamurthy was instrumental in driving multi-billion dollar growth for numerous businesses, including Artificial Intelligence & Analytics, IoT and Interactive.

Thursday data showed that more than 46,000 Garden State residents filed for unemployment during the week ending July 4. For the week prior, that number clocked in at nearly 28,000.

Bud Jones joined the company in 1981 as a member of its government team; he becomes the fourth person to hold the lead position at the firm over its 50-year history.

Earlier in the week, the Tinton Falls-based company announced it had scooped up Pinnacle Insurance Group of Indiana.