Spotlight on the Issues

NJBIZ Small Business Challenges Panel
Mar 6, 2023

What you need to know to start – and nurture – a business

Despite some daunting startup numbers, there are steps that both new and existing entrepreneurs can take to boost their chances of surviving and thriving, according to experts who participated in a recent NJBIZ panel.

Money
Mar 6, 2023

The Roundup: Vytalize Health, Edison Partners in growth mode

A "new kind of Medicare ACO" closes on $100 million, while the Princeton-based equity firm invests in others – and its future.

Graduation
Feb 27, 2023

Will college-business partnerships help students snag well-paying jobs?

Companies are scrambling to find qualified employees, but how can they bridge the gap between college graduates’ textbook smarts and the skills they need to succeed in real-world situations? For many New Jersey educational institutions, the answer is to bring in business resources.

Classroom
Feb 27, 2023

New Jersey colleges try to buck COVID-driven enrollment drop

Nationally, postsecondary institutions have lost nearly 1.3 million students since spring 2020, according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Blogging Blogger Office Business Notebook
Feb 27, 2023

Technology lets colleges move classes beyond the classroom

The COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged universities’ remote learning model. But as social distancing moderates, should more students be returning to campus? NJBIZ spoke with some educational institutions to find out.

Doctor with tablet
Feb 13, 2023

Cyber-hack could land companies in hot seat

Medical professionals are legally bound to keep patient information confidential, so an attack that leaks this data could mean big headaches for health care providers.

Computer
Feb 13, 2023

Will computing advances mean the end of digital privacy?

Quantum computing – a revolutionary new approach in technology – may also give hackers the ability to crack open just about any kind of digital “safe." We spoke with some cybersecurity experts to find out what’s ahead.

Santa Claus shopping online
Feb 13, 2023

Big events can be a bonanza for cybercriminals

Businesses have embraced e-commerce, but hackers keep finding new ways to fleece consumers and businesses who’ve let their guard down.

shopping mall
Feb 6, 2023

Struggling malls find new life as medical facilities

Across the country, these sites have become vacant in recent years. To attract and keep customers, property owners located a need in the marketplace and created an innovative approach.

HBC | Streetworks Development's Preview Center in downtown Westfield include a full model of the city.
Feb 6, 2023

Westfield redevelopment proposal seeks balance between future and past

The exchange of ideas is important to the company behind the proposed One Westfield Place — self-described “listening developer” Streetworks Development. And that feedback has resulted in updates to previously revealed plans.

Gov. Phil Murphy joins President Biden, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to highlight bipartisan infrastructure law funding for the Hudson River Tunnel Project on Jan. 31, 2023.
Feb 6, 2023

Federal funding gets Hudson Tunnel Project to starting gate

The $292 million Mega Grant, which President Joe Biden announced late last month in New York City, comes at a critical time.

The former Toys R Us headquarters in Wayne.
Jan 30, 2023

After pandemic pause, WARN Act amendments set to take effect

The law will enact new layoff protections under the state’s Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.