NJ Emerge

Gov. Phil Murphy delivers the State of the State Address in the Assembly Chambers in Trenton on Jan. 14, 2025.
Jan 27, 2025

New law tweaks Aspire Program – here’s what’s different

Administered by the NJEDA, the program awards tax credits to developers for certain redevelopment projects.

Genmab was looking to have Gensler create a sense of transparency and connectivity between the lab and workplace.
Mar 27, 2024

Colliers arranges Genmab’s 135K-square-foot Princeton expansion

The growing footprint follows the awarding of up to $8.4 million in Emerge Program tax credits for the biotechnology company.

Genmab U.S. headquarters in Plainsboro
Mar 8, 2024

New Genmab location marks major win for NJ biotech sector

An $8.4 million Emerge award will help the company expand its footprint in Mercer County, as well as support another 300 jobs.

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Mar 9, 2023

After tax credit approval, EpiBone to make move from Brooklyn to Jersey City

“New Jersey’s educated and diverse talent pool, accessible location, and network of high-profile research universities make it an ideal spot for a dynamic, rapidly growing business to reach its potential,” said co-founder and CEO Dr. Nina Marie Tandon, a biomedical engineer who holds several patents and is known for her TED Talks on engineered tissue and the future of personalized medicine.

Party City Holdings Inc. cut the ribbon on its brand-new corporate headquarters in Woodcliff Lake on Oct. 6, 2022.
Oct 7, 2022

Party City celebrates opening of new Woodcliff Lake HQ (updated)

Founded 36 years ago in East Hanover, the company is the largest retailer of party goods in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

Gov. Phil Murphy signs legislation allocating $750 million in funding for eviction prevention assistance and utility assistance, joined by U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, Union City Mayor and Sen. Brian Stack, Assemblywoman Britnee Timberlake and Latino Action Network Housing Committee Chair Frank Argote-Freyre in Union City on Aug. 4, 2021.
Sep 30, 2021

Murphy touts Fiserv move to NJ as key example of new incentive’s success

The state is awarding a $109 million tax break to the fintech under NJ Emerge to renovate and open a 428,000-square-foot, four-story office site in Berkeley Heights.

Sep 29, 2021

NJ approves $109M tax break to attract fintech Fiserv

Under the agreement, the firm would keep or create a combined 3,000 new jobs at a Berkeley Heights office and spend $105 million to “improve and relocate to a mostly vacant office building” in the Union County suburb.

Sep 22, 2021

NJ approves first corporate tax break under $1.1B incentive program (updated)

The $9.9 million NJ Emerge incentive will go to Party City, which plans to bring 357 new employment positions to the state, on top of its current 338 full-time jobs.

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May 27, 2021

Applications open for $1.1B corporate tax break program

Gov. Phil Murphy said NJ Emerge, which is meant to incentivize employers to remain in the state or set up shop here, “has become even more important as we begin our recovery from the economic devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic.”