Governor Sherrill Announces Economic Development Strategic Plan

On November 10, 2026, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed Executive Order 28, launching her Economic Development Strategic Plan, “New Jersey Means Business.” As the state’s principal agency for driving economic growth, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority offers resources that support Governor Sherrill’s vision for economic competitiveness and business friendliness.

New Jersey Means Business

Governor Sherrill’s Economic Development Strategy

The NJEDA offers a variety of programs that support Governor Sherrill’s vision for a thriving economy.
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Pillar 1

Improve New Jersey’s business climate to make it easier to attract and grow businesses by reducing barriers to and costs of doing business, improving how businesses navigate State services and permitting, preparing sites for development, and strengthening the State’s focus on retaining and growing existing businesses in New Jersey. NJEDA Programs

Small Business Programs
& Financing

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New Jersey Transit Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Initiative

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Hazardous Discharge
Site Remediation Fund

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NJEDA Real Estate Procurement Opportunities

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Brownfields Impact Fund

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Governor Mikie Sherrill visits with Dan and Katie Misuraca, owners of Red White & Que Smokehouse, a veteran-owned southern BBQ restaurant in Green Brook Township, N.J. on Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. The Governor is traveling to small businesses to highlight her committment to strengthening small businesses and making it easier to start, operate, and grow a business in New Jersey. (Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)
Governor Mikie Sherrill tours the magnet production lab at Thea Energy with Thea Energy Co-Founder and CEO Brian Berzin, followed by giving the keynote address at their Climate Week event, in Kearny, N.J. on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)

Pillar 2

Grow the key industries that can drive New Jersey’s next generation of quality jobs by identifying sectors where the State has established strengths or a strong opportunity to compete, working with businesses to understand their needs, and aligning State tools, incentives, and workforce efforts to support their growth. NJEDA Programs

Strategic Industry Support

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Pillar 3

Increase research, development, and bringing ideas to market in New Jersey to boost business growth and investment by coordinating research institutions, companies, entrepreneurs, and State resources like the New Jersey Supercomputer Initiative; focusing on areas where New Jersey can lead and innovate; attracting more research dollars to the state; and strengthening the path from discovery to commercialization and growth. NJEDA Programs

Strategic Innovation Centers

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New Jersey Bioscience Center Incubator

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Commission on Science, Innovation
& Technology

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Governor Mikie Sherrill participates in a roundtable with private sector technology leaders and representatives from higher education and state agencies on New Jersey’s role in expanding access to advanced computing nationally.(Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)
New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill joins Founder Michele Adubato for a tour before speaking at The Center for Autism’s “A Night of Hope” autism awareness event, and the official launch of Buddy Treats, at the North Ward Center and Buddy Treats Facility in Newark, N.J. on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (Office of Governor / Tim Larsen)

Pillar 4

Ensure businesses, residents, and communities across New Jersey can participate in and benefit from economic growth by making State services, capital, and procurement opportunities easier to navigate for businesses of all sizes; creating a new council focused on small and midsized businesses; and focusing coordinated state action in communities facing persistent economic challenges. NJEDA Programs

Small Business Programs
& Financing

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Community Revitalization
Programs

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