A joint report by the Bridgewater-based office goods firm Brother International and Focus NJ found that 65% of businesses will allow some form of out of office work following the pandemic, or are currently considering such a move.
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Conferences, conventions, events fully reopening in Atlantic City
Place your bets! As of June 4, the latest round of COVID-19 business restrictions are lifting across gambling establishments, and the city is also rolling back restrictions for in-person events.
Read More »Pop-up vaccine sites opening across AC casinos
Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City and Resorts Hotel Casino will offer the shots beginning June 5, according to a joint announcement from AtlantiCare health network and the Casino Association of New Jersey.
Read More »Murphy ‘cautiously optimistic’ NJ can reach June vaccine goals
The governor expressed anxiety over whether the state can fully vaccinate 4.7 million adults by June 30. "It’s going to be close. I think we got a real shot,” he said during a radio appearance on WFAN’s “Moose and Maggie Show.”
Read More »NJHA mandates COVID-19 vaccination for team members
The organization said the order will also help ensure the safety of staff and visitors of the New Jersey Hospital Association Conference and Event Center, which hosts an average of 150 education programs and meetings annually.
Read More »NJ reopens: Murphy lifts indoor mask rules, rolls back more restrictions (updated)
“To be sure, if you feel more comfortable wearing your facemask when shopping or waiting for your table at a restaurant, by all means, you may continue to do so,” the governor said about the changes that go into effect on May 28.
Read More »The coverup continues
New Jersey is one of just a few states maintaining an indoor mask requirement despite recent guidance from the Centers for Disease Control that fully vaccinated people, in most circumstances, do not have to wear face coverings indoors. While continuing the rule caused confusion among many business owners and workers, some say it’s a simpler approach than the alternative – requiring masks only on unvaccinated residents.
Read More »Remain vigilant
At the peak of the pandemic last spring, Atlantic Health System was treating 900 patients. And since the start of the vaccine rollout, it has been at the forefront of getting shots into state residents' arms, working with the state to run the mega-site in Morris County. So it’s probably not surprising that President and CEO Brian Gragnolati is still cautious about the outlook. NJBIZ recently spoke with him about his experience during the pandemic and why New Jerseyans should not let their guard down just yet.
Read More »Report: Murphy lifting indoor mask rules before Memorial Day
The order would go into effect on May 28, putting New Jersey in line with guidelines rolled out earlier this month by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which say that fully vaccinated people do not need to wear a mask indoors.
Read More »RWJBarnabas Health mandates COVID vaccination for team members
The state's largest academic health care system said that as it continues to play an integral role in vaccinating New Jersey residents to fight the spread of the virus and end the pandemic, its workers will have until the end of next month to have get inoculations.
Read More »Assembly vote pulled on bill ending COVID public health emergency
The legislation, which has the support of both Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, would keep in place 14 separate executive orders Murphy has signed since the onset of the pandemic.
Read More »University Hospital CEO Elnahal testifies before US Senate
"The reality is that I am still not convinced that we are prepared for the next pandemic," the head of New Jersey’s only public hospital said during his appearance at the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ hearing, COVID-19 Part II: Evaluating the Medical Supply Chain and Pandemic Response Gaps.
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