New legislation to rename the New Jersey Economic Development Authority headquarters in Trenton to the “Caren Franzini Memorial Building” was signed into law Monday by Gov. Chris Christie.

Small business owners are more optimistic than they have been in a decade, according to a new Wells Fargo and Gallup small business survey.

While working on behalf of 85 Venture Group, Meridian Capital recently announced it arranged $7.8 million in financing for Clarion Hotel & Conference Center in Toms River.

Commercial real estate firm The Goldstein Group recently announced it has brokered the sale of a 4,000-square-foot retail property in Ocean View.

The Camden County Police Department is one of a handful of departments in the country that has been a test site for retraining police officers to take more time to gauge a situation before pulling out a weapon, especially when faced with an unarmed person or one with a mental illness.

Rosa Davis said she believes in taking risks: "Just see where they take you."

One of her biggest, Davis said, was moving from Lima, Peru, to the United States in 1998.

A bit of advice for any candidate hoping to sweep the minority votes in the state: Be at the table. That’s the word from the leaders of two of the state’s major minority business groups.

Both of New Jersey’s candidates for governor selected politicians from their party who also happen to be from minority communities for the lieutenant governor position.

Commercial real estate Transwestern recently announced Griffin Capital has chosen to expand the firm’s management service assignment to encompass more than 4.5 million square feet of office and industrial space.

West Hempstead, New York-based real estate investment trust GTJ recently announced it has acquired a 109,700-square-foot property in Cherry Hill currently serving as Avalon Flooring’s training and distribution facility for New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware.

NJBIZ has named the finalists for its 2017 CFO of the Year awards.

South Jersey’s Lourdes Health System announced Wednesday that CEO and President Alexander Hatala has retired after 31 years with the system.