Echo Global Logistics Inc. signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Somerset transportation company, which has served the food and pharmaceutical markets since 1992.

LLP Express was a regional pick – named among 40 others across the country – for the national company's Entrepreneur of the Year award, recognizing independent service providers for their business excellence in 2021 and 2022.

According to GasBuddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan, as the cost of diesel increases as well, you can expect to see the impacts of those upticks "in the grocery store, hardware store or on your next flight as fuel prices accelerate, leading to a continued rise in inflation likely to ripple across the economy.”

The company said that on average, more than 8,600 people per hour save through the initiative, which launched in March.

Together with funding from local governments, 25 projects will see a cumulative investment of $105.3 million.

The announcement came from across the Atlantic Ocean, as the governor and a delegation from the Garden State kicked off an economic trade mission to Ireland April 24.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and PATH enlisted the hometown firm to handle retail at the 10-story transit hub.

In addition to the new location at 201 Mill Road, the third-party logistics provider announced it has plans for a third facility opening in May, to be called Taylored Edison III.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced an additional $6 million to offset the cost of the vehicles in vulnerable communities.

The Board of Commissioners and city Mayor Victor Carstarphen announced the beginning of the four-phase plan, which will include upgrades to utilities, widening the street and repaving the road.

A group of state and local officials celebrated the groundbreaking for the $45 million project, which will overhaul the stop that pre-COVID served an average of 874 weekday customer trips.

The high-speed commuter ferry service provider announced not only that services would resume Memorial Day weekend from Highlands to Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard, but also that passengers can ride the new 157-feet-long Courageous catamaran.