TOP LOCAL News
By PRESS RELEASE, NEW JERSEY REALTORS
December 20, 2024
Kathy Morin, of East Brunswick, NJ, was named the 2025 New Jersey Realtors® President last week during the Triple Play Realtor Convention & Trade Expo President’s Installation and Gala. New Jersey Realtors, the largest trade association in the state, also installed Gloria Siciliano as ...
With the presidential election in the rearview, many may be pontificating what’s ahead for New Jersey’s economic future. COMMERCE reached out to leaders in New Jersey’s banking community to ask “what economic factors are most influential in shaping the coming year for the state and the industry?” ...
New Jersey, the cradle of the modern film industry, is poised to reclaim its cinematic legacy with two groundbreaking developments in recent weeks. Netflix’s $903 million production studio at Fort Monmouth, NJ, and the launch of the New Jersey Film Academy, at its lead institution: Brookdale ...
Billions of development dollars have been aimed at Camden, NJ, with large corporations moving their headquarters to the city.Now those businesses and others in the region should show their support by spending with small businesses designated as being part of the city’s economic fabric, according to ...
The New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants (NJCPA) delivered 2,484 pounds of nonperishable items and canned goods and raised $28,855 in online donations for its fifteenth annual food drive in November to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The NJCPA Emerging Leaders Council, ...
As dozens of shoppers braved the rain to await the grand opening of Lidl supermarket in Livingston, NJ, on Wednesday morning, members of the Livingston Township Council and Livingston Business Improvement District congratulated and welcomed the Livingston Lidl team to the community with what Mayor ...
Camden Mayor Victor G. Carstarphen addressed the Chamber of Commerce Southern New Jersey’s Camden Business Council last evening at the Hilton Garden Inn. He presented an update on his Buy Camden 1st initiative, launched in October to help Camden-based small businesses grow, in partnership with the ...
Assemblywoman Tennille R. McCoy (D-Mercer/Middlesex) is at the forefront of an effort to pass legislation that would help homeowners pay off their mortgages faster.The legislation, A4893, which would require financial institutions to allow homeowners to make biweekly and semi-monthly mortgage ...
Sustainability and success go hand in hand for two standout businesses recently recognized by the City of Long Branch, New Jersey. Mar Belo Restaurant and The Herd Juicery have achieved the prestigious title of Certified Green Businesses through the city's Green Business Recognition program. This ...
Nutley, New Jersey's groundbreaking retailer, Pretty Handy, is making headlines again in 2024, this time with a Nutley trash can ornament. The Franklin Ave. business, billed as a maker-space and gift shop, has been the community's go-to source for unique one-of-a-kind and custom gifts. The 2024 ...
The city of Long Branch, NJ, held its Small Business Resource Fair at the Long Branch Senior Center’s Coca-Cola room this month. There was a lot of mingling and networking taking place between business owners and local, county and federal organizations. Both existing and prospective small business ...
The stress of dealing with food insecurity, pressure from her landlord and the death of her father recently landed Leticia Perez in the hospital.She came to the Christmas party held by Saint Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, on Monday in hopes of getting away from her problems, if ...
Newark School Superintendent Roger Leon’s “fun day” event that state officials said lacked an educational or professional development component has caught the attention of a state lawmaker, who is calling for a fiscal monitor to oversee the Newark Board of Education’s $1.5 billion ...
Kris Kolluri will serve as the next President and CEO of NJ TRANSIT following the resignation of Kevin Corbett, who will continue to serve in the position until January 15th, 2025. The NJ TRANSIT Board of Directors unanimously voted to confirm the Governor’s nomination during Wednesday’s Board ...
Governor Murphy has announced the resignation of NJ TRANSIT President and CEO Kevin Corbett, who will move on to a new opportunity within academia. Corbett led NJ TRANSIT for seven years, becoming the third longest-serving CEO in NJ TRANSIT history.First nominated by Governor Murphy in 2018 to ...
The Lord & Taylor store in Woodbridge Center, Woodbridge, NJ, will soon be a cutting-edge medical research facility with nearly 300 employees, after an $11.5 million sales deal for the former department store.Accu Reference Medical Labs signed a contract in late November to buy the former ...
Whether you are home, working or traveling, one thing is for certain: energy is being used and it has become a focal point in the political and social debates around us. How we power our homes, vehicles, and our economy will be a contentious issue in the upcoming New Jersey gubernatorial elections ...
Non-profit organizations in New Jersey are approaching the coming year 2025 with significant apprehension, facing a complex landscape of challenges that could potentially strain their operational capabilities and mission effectiveness. Economic uncertainties, the incoming new administration in ...
Asset Based Lending (ABL), a provider of private capital to real estate investors, announced the opening of a second headquarters in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. This new location reflects ABL's momentum as it scales nationwide, with over 55 current employees and room to support additional hires as the ...
Columbia Bank was nationally recognized by the American Bankers Association (ABA) for its commitment to Affordable Housing and creation of its Advancing Access Program. The ABA awarded Columbia Bank a 2024 ABA Foundation Community Commitment Award, in October, at the ABA’s Annual Convention in New ...
The Commerce and Industry Association of NJ (CIANJ) is hosting a tour of Arizona Iced Tea's manufacturing plant on January 14th, 2025, where attendees can experience how this iconic brand creates its products and learn how it started. After the tour of AriZonaLand, in Keasbey, NJ, join the CIANJ at ...
Lee & Associates – WBE has arranged a 61,000-square-foot industrial lease for salty snack maker Wise Foods at 70 Maltese Drive in Totowa, NJ. Headquartered in Berwick, PA, Wise Foods is the largest regional snack food company in the United States. The commitment represents a relocation and ...
New Jersey, specifically Short Hills, finally has its own Eataly, the global Italian marketplace and restaurant full of delicious Italian imports. Customers can dine in the sunny 230-seat restaurant and bar and/or purchase artisanal imports in the vast market of imported gastronomic delights ...
Editor's Note: In COMMERCE's December 2024 issue, the magazine once again highlighted CEO predictions as we head into 2025. We asked New Jersey CEOs, business owners, managing partners, and presidents to give us their predictions on how NJ business will fare in the coming year. To catch the full ...
New Jersey-based small businesses are bustling with plans for the official start to the holiday shopping season — and with good reason. A record 183.4 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey by the ...
Sponsored by SamsungAs another busy holiday shopping season begins, supporting small and local businesses is vital, not just for business owners, but for the economy as well. A U.S. Chamber of Commerce report shows that small businesses employ nearly half of the American workforce and also ...
Lt. Elias Pizzirusso walked to the podium ringing a tiny red bell on Tuesday at the Salvation Army Camden Kroc Center in Camden, NJ.“Follow this noise,” the Salvation Army official advised everyone in the audience. With that, Pizzirusso kicked off the area's Red Kettle campaign, a 133-year-old ...
Just five days before the emergency COVID-19 regulations that allowed restaurants to serve alcoholic beverages in outdoor parklets and streateries were set to expire, Governor Phil Murphy signed Bill A-4866 which allows these regulations to continue. “Outdoor dining has proven to be an incredibly ...
Revlon, a global cosmetics and personal care company, will relocate its New Jersey-based science and innovation (R&D) lab to The Northeast Science and Technology (NEST) Center in Kenilworth, NJ. NEST is a 100-plus-acre campus dedicated to research and development innovations. Formerly the ...
The Commerce and Industry Association (CIANJ) will be collecting toys for Children’s Aid and Family Services on December 3rd at its annual holiday networking reception. The Holiday Networking Reception will be a night of fun and networking with holiday music, hors d’oeuvres, and wine and beer. The ...
