CSIT to Open Applications June 5 for Two R&D Seed Grant Programs
TRENTON, N.J. (May 31, 2023) – The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) will open applications on June 5 for two seed grant programs.
ICYMI: NJEDA Board Makes Wide-Ranging Set of Approvals to Continue Growing NJ’s Economy
NJEDA Seeks Public Input on How Employers Can Support Child Care
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) yesterday issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking input for innovative ways that employers can help solve New Jersey’s child care challenges. Input may be used to inform the development of a pilot program that...
Residential Development Projects in Camden, Morristown, and Newark Approved for Aspire Tax Credits
NJEDA Approves Investment Firms to Manage Funds to Support Small & Early-Stage Businesses
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N.J. MANUFACTURERS EXECUTIVE TO BE NAMED TO LEAD STATE’S BUSINESS ATTRACTION EFFORTS
By Andrew Kitchenman/NJBIZ April 12, 2012 Michael J. Van Wagner, vice of president of legislative affairs for New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., has been named by Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno to serve …
Read More >TO COMPETE, NONPROFITS MUST CONSIDER OUTSOURCING ACCOUNTING, TECH OPERATIONS
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ April 12, 2012 With dwindling resources and greater demand for transparency from the Internal Revenue Service and funding sources, nonprofits in New Jersey will need to invest in …
Read More >FUJIKURA LTD. STATES INTENT TO ACQUIRE BATTELLE VENTURES’ NEW JERSEY PORTFOLIO COMPANY NISTICA, INC.
Bridgewater-based developer of wavelength selective switches to network equipment manufacturers will operate as a Fujikura subsidiary PRINCETON , N.J., April 9, 2012 – Fujikura Ltd., a global supplier…
Read More >SURVEY: MAJORITY OF N.J. CEOS EXPECT TO INCREASE HIRING
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ April 9, 2012 Though nearly 90 percent of CEOs at New Jersey’s small businesses have learned to make their businesses more productive with fewer employees, more than half expect t…
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at 36 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed agend…
Read More >ECONOMIC NEWS BETTER FOR NEW JERSEY AND REGION
By Jason Method/Asbury Park Press April 3, 2012 Two measurements taken by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows an improving economy for New Jersey and the region. The Philly Fed’s coinciden…
Read More >LT. GOVERNOR KIM GUADAGNO HELPS LAUNCH ENHANCED PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT AIMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Financial Pledge Quadruples State Investment to Bring Grocery Stores to Underserved Communities Throughout the Garden State TRENTON, NJ – Furthering the Christie Adminis…
Read More >AGENCIES PARTNERING TO PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURS
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ March 27, 2012 Amid reports that growth in the number of women-owned businesses in New Jersey is slowing, state agencies are working in concert to increase awareness of funding, t…
Read More >BANK HOPES FOR A SUNRISE IN THE NORTH
By Ken Tarbous/NJBIZ March 26, 2012 Sun National Bank has taken further steps in its calculated expansion into northern and central New Jersey, in what the bank promises will be an ongoing effort to …
Read More >ONLINE APPLICATION SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
On Sunday morning, March 25, from 7:00 – 9:00 AM, EDA will be performing scheduled maintenance on the web servers that host www.njeda.gov, camdenerb.com, affirmative action and the online application …
Read More >NEW JERSEY JOB FIGURES SHOW SLOW BUT STEADY GROWTH, ECONOMISTS SAY
By Ed Beeson/Star-Ledger March 23, 2012 During the first two months of 2012 alone, New Jersey created more than half the number of jobs it did during all of last year, according to new data released …
Read More >LOAN APPROVED TO EXPAND REACH OF NORTH JERSEY MICROLENDER
EDA Board Action Supports Christie Administration Efforts to Spur Small Business Growth and Community Investment TRENTON, N.J. (March 15, 2012) – The Board of the New Jersey Economic Development Autho…
Read More >VENTURE FUND INVESTMENTS OFFER EARLY STAGE TECH COMPANIES
Supports Christie Administration’s Focus on Growing State’s Technology Industry TRENTON, N.J. (March 15, 2011) – New Jersey continued its efforts to support the growth of the state’s technology indus…
Read More >ENTREPRENEURSHIP 101 WORKSHOP OFFERED FOR SMALL BUSINESS START-UPS
UNION, NJ – Starting a small business is a risky proposition. Thirty percent of all new operations go out of business within two years and that number increases to just about 50% in five years. How …
Read More >NOTICE OF FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY MEETING
A meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has been scheduled for March 21, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Eatontown Municipal Building, 47 Broad Street, Eatontown, NJ. Formal action may…
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2011 at 36 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed agen…
Read More >LENDING BANKS A HELPING HAND
By Ken Tarbous/NJBIZ March 5, 2012 For established small businesses having trouble getting financing because of credit deficiencies or collateral issues, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority…
Read More >A GUSHER OR A TRICKLE, N.J. BANKS KEPT LENDING THROUGH FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Ed Beeson/Star-Ledger March 5, 2012 The financial crisis put a plug in lending across the country. Not in New Jersey. The latest federal data shows the credit spigot remained just as open during t…
Read More >CHOOSE N.J.’S NEW HOME SIGNIFIES GROWTH
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ February 24, 2012 Choose New Jersey, the marketing arm of Gov. Chris Christie’s three-part economic development group, took on its first independent space in Princeton after incre…
Read More >SOUTH JERSEY CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON HELPING BUSINESSES GROW
By Sarah Watson/Atlantic City Press February 24, 2012 Finding ways to help business and economic development while decreasing regulatory road blocks was a key topic Friday at the Southern New Jersey …
Read More >CHRIS CHRISTIE’S TAX CUT A BOON FOR SMALL BIZ, EXPERTS SAY
By Kevin McArdle/NJ 101.5 February 23, 2012 Governor Chris Christie’s plan to cut income taxes by 10% across-the-board over three years is meeting with mixed reviews to say the least. It would requi…
Read More >EDA ACTS TO ADVANCE NEW JERSEY’S FIRST TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
Supports Christie Administration’s Commitment to Entrepreneurial Development TRENTON, N.J. (Feb. 22, 2012) – New Jersey is looking for the next Google. With an eye toward nurturing the next generatio…
Read More >WOMEN IN BANKING EVENT PUTS FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP, MENTORING
By Ken Tarbous/NJBIZ February 22, 2012 The New Jersey Bankers Association’s second annual Women in Banking Conference will feature sessions on leadership, mentoring and other topics of interest to pr…
Read More >FROM DINING ROOM TO BOARDROOM
By Jared Kaltwasser/NJBIZ February 20, 2012 Caren Franzini had just completed her MBA when she found herself being interviewed for a job by a hot-shot investment banker — and she was getting annoyed….
Read More >REPORTS SHOW SMALL BUSINESSES ‘IN A HOLDING PATTERN’ ON JOB CREATION
By Katie Eder/NJBIZ February 20, 2012 Small-business job retention rates in New Jersey match national reports showing no drastic reduction in work force numbers, but on the flip side, job creation re…
Read More >MANUFACTURERS PROVIDING OUTSIZE BOOST TO ECONOMY
By Christopher S. Rugaber/Associated Press February 20, 2012 WASHINGTON — American factories are humming — and driving the economy forward. Manufacturers have been hiring more consistently than other…
Read More >NON-PROFITS BENEFITING FROM CUTTING OF RED TAPE
By Harvey Lipman/The Record February 13, 2012 About two dozen times a year, officials of Children’s Aid and Family Services fill out the forms they must submit as part of their contracts with the sta…
Read More >IN REPORT, RED TAPE-CUTTING TEAM SAYS IT’S MADE N.J. A BETTER HOME TO BUSINESS
By Ken Tarbous/NJBIZ February 8, 2012 The climate for the state’s businesses has improved as efforts to establish a more efficient and business-friendly regulatory environment, streamline government,…
Read More >SMALL BUSINESSES IN NEW JERSEY WANT EVEN PLAYING FIELD
By Kelly Waldron/NJ101.5 February 8, 2012 Small business owners in New Jersey think big corporations don’t pay their fair share of taxes. This according to a scientific nationwide survey of small busi…
Read More >JOBS REPORT HAS FIRMS FEELING GOOD: NORTH JERSEY SEES SIGNS HIRING WILL PICK UP
By Andrew Tangel and Hugh R. Morley/The Record February 4, 2012 Better fortunes on the horizon could point to more hiring this year, some North Jersey business leaders said, buoyed by Friday’s Labor …
Read More >NOTICE OF FORT MONMOUTH ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION AUTHORITY MEETING
A meeting of the Fort Monmouth Economic Revitalization Authority has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:00 pm at the Tinton Falls Municipal Building, 556 Tinton Avenue, Tinton Falls,…
Read More >NOTICE OF NEW JERSEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s next public Board Meeting will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 36 West State St., Trenton, NJ 08625. A copy of the proposed ag…
Read More >WATSON ANNOUNCES NEW JERSEY-BASED GLOBAL R&D TECHNOLOGY CENTER
New Facility to Support Generic Pharmaceutical Product Development; Employ Approximately 50 Scientists, Chemists, Engineers, and Support Staff PARSIPPANY, NJ – January 30, 2012 – Watson Pharmaceutica…
Read More >CCIT AWARDED SOFT LANDINGS INTERNATIONAL INCUBATOR DESIGNATION (INCLUDES AUDIO)
N.J. Boasts Two of Only 23 Incubators In the World to Earn International Honor TRENTON, N.J. (Jan. 25, 2012) – New Jersey’s growing reputation as a prime location to place and grow a business was fur…
Read More >UNION COUNTY OFFERS FREE NEW SERIES TO HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES
MyCentralJersey.com January 23, 2012 UNION COUNTY – If you own or manage a business in Union County, or if you are planning to start one, come to the free Union County Means Business networking break…
Read More >NJ AND CITIBANK OFFER FOREIGN TRADE LOANS
By Hugh Morley/The Record January 22, 2012 * State authority teams with Citibank to offer low-interest loans to help businesses expand international reach. Small businesses looking for help in going …
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