Business & Finance
By TAPINTO JERSEY CITY STAFF
March 9, 2023
JERSEY CITY, NJ - Jersey City’s job market is set to get healthier. The relocation by EpiBone, Inc., a clinical stage company that grows bone and cartilage for skeletal reconstruction using stem cells to create new healthy bone, cartilage, and compound (bone and cartilage) products in a lab, ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Louis DeMondo Civic Association is excited to bring back free tax preparation services for Kenilworth veterans and senior citizens for the 2023 tax season. On Thursday, February 16, 2023, volunteers will be available to assist Kenilworth veterans and senior citizens with ...
NEW JERSEY — In addition to figuring out when to retire, a good question to ask is where. Finding the best states to retire can be difficult without doing lots of research. Even in the most affordable areas of the U.S., most retirees cannot rely on Social Security or pension checks alone to cover ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - TAPinto Kenilworth would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our readers and advertisers for the 2022 year. TAPinto Kenilworth reached over 800,000 page views which is fantastic for a town with a population of around 8,300 people. Your support enables TAPinto Kenilworth to ...
TRENTON, NJ -- The State of New Jersey extended the application deadline and expanded eligibility for the new ANCHOR property tax relief program. The application deadline is quickly approaching as it was extended to January 31, 2023, giving taxpayers an extra month to apply. Tenants ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey's lowest paid workers should see an increase in their first paycheck of 2023. In what Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D–19) called “a monumental accomplishment,” the State's minimum wage rose from $13 to $14.13 per hour on January 1. The minimum wage for workers who rely ...
NEWARK, NJ - Choose New Jersey completed its second successful economic mission trip to India this month further building on the connections established during the September 2019 business mission to India led by Governor Phil Murphy and First Lady Tammy Murphy. The eight-day mission, spanning ...
Spencer Savings Bank is proud to announce that the team has been honored with the New Jersey Bankers Association 2022 Community Service Award. The award recognizes companies that exhibit outstanding efforts in improving the lives of New Jersey citizens and the communities in which they ...
SPRINGFIELD, NJ -- After more than a year of testimonies, revisions and delays, the Springfield Board of Adjustment Tuesday night unanimously denied an application to build a Chick-fil-A Restaurant at the corner of Hillside Avenue and Route 22 West. All seven members of the Board of Adjustment ...
KENILWORTH, NJ- As the big holiday weekend soon approaches TAPinto Kenilworth would like to highlight your Kenilworth business if you plan on having any specials or discounts. To add your business to the list please email tcuppari@tapinto.net by 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 23 to be ...
NEW JERSEY- The application for student loan debt relief is now open, announced the U.S. Department of Education and Governor Murphy. The Federal Student Loan Debt Relief is a federal program that provides eligible borrows with full or partial relief of their loans. Eligible borrowers could ...
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Administration returned a record $163 million in assets to rightful owners in Fiscal Year 2022, which concluded at the end of June. More than 200,000 new assets were reported to the State this year alone that are now ...
(TRENTON) – The rating agency S&P have updgraded New Jersey's credit outlook from stable to positive. In making their decision today, S&P noted that, “New Jersey’s finances have shown a remarkable turnaround” and cited the State’s structural budget balance, strong unreserved fund balance, ...
NEW JERSEY — The price of gas in New Jersey is heading down as the Fourth of July weekend gets closer. The average price of a gallon of unleaded is $4.85, according to AAA. That's down 2 cents from yesterday and 9 cents from last week. Drivers are paying $1.71 more than this time last ...
TRENTON, NJ – In celebration of National Small Business Week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) announced plans to open applications for its Micro Business Loan next month, which will make additional funding resources available through the Authority’s Main Street Recovery ...
NEW JERSEY, NJ -- New Jersey was ranked No. 1 in the country in WalletHub's Best States for Working from Home study. Nearby Delaware (3), Connecticut (4), Maryland (9), and New York (10) also ranked in the top 10. While more and more businesses are embracing work-from-home positions, people who ...
April 11, 2022, Morristown, NJ – For the 14th consecutive year, Atlantic Health System has been named to the Great Place to Work® and Fortune’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For®,” ranking number 91. Earning a coveted spot means Atlantic Health System is one of the best companies to work ...
NEW JERSEY -- New Jersey’s average gas price dropped five cents this week to $4.16 from $4.21. Today’s average price is down 21 cents from the high of $4.37 we saw on March 10, but it’s still 27 cents higher than a month ago ($3.89) and $1.25 higher than April 4, 2021 ($2.91). New Jersey’s average ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey’s average gas price held steady this week, averaging $4.21. While today’s average price is 16 cents lower than the peak of $4.37 on March 10, it’s still 56 cents higher than a month ago ($3.65) and $1.28 more than one year ago ($2.93). The national average price for a ...
New survey finds 59% of Americans will make lifestyle changes as gas reaches record highs NEW JERSEY — New survey data from AAA finds that two-thirds of Americans felt gas prices were too expensive just a few weeks ago at $3.53 per gallon. Now with the national average at an all-time high of ...
TRENTON, NJ - Are you or were you a T-Mobile customer? Acting Attorney General Matthew J Platkin is urging all current, former and prospective T-Mobile customers in New Jersey to take steps to protect their personal information from identity theft in light of a significant data breach reported by ...
KENILWORTH, NJ - The Louis DeMondo Civic Association, in partnership with Popal Financial LLC and the Kenilworth Veterans of Foreign Wars, is excited to bring back free tax preparation services for Kenilworth veterans and senior citizens for the 2022 tax season. On Wednesday, February 23, 2022, ...
The home office deduction allows qualified taxpayers to deduct certain home expenses when they file taxes. To claim the home office deduction on their 2021 tax return, taxpayers generally must exclusively and regularly use part of their home or a separate structure on their property as their ...
NEW JERSEY -- The statewide minimum wage has increased by $1 to $13 per hour for most employees, effective January 1, 2022. The increase is part of legislation signed by Gov. Murphy in February 2019 that gradually raises the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024 for most employees. When the ...
TRENTON, NJ - The Department of Human Services has announced that up to $10 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund has been authorized to extend the availability and operation of the Excluded New Jerseyans Fund (ENJF) into the new year. The ENJF would have ...
Eligible Households Can Now Receive Up to $4,000 in One-Time Cash Assistance (TRENTON) – The Department of Human Services today announced that up to $10 million in federal funding from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund has been authorized to extend the availability and operation of the ...
UNION, NJ – A Union barber will soon be celebrating 50 years in business later this month, and he's happy to still be serving customers at his Chestnut Street shop. Angelo Ruggiero, 81, opened Angelo’s Barber Shop on December 28, 1971. Born outside Naples, Italy, Ruggiero moved to Newark in ...
NEWARK, NJ – NJ TRANSIT riders will now be able to purchase their tickets without having to reach for the hand sanitizer and receipt at the same time, thanks to the installation of a modern contactless system. The nation's largest public transportation system, NJ TRANSIT, announced that it has ...
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey’s average gas price is $3.38, up 10 cents from last week ($3.28), according to AAA Northeast’s Oct.19 survey of fuel prices. The analysis also found that motorists are paying 16 cents more than a month ago ($3.22) and $1.14 more than this same time last year ($2.24). The ...
NATIONAL/NEW JERSEY – Average annual revenue for Latino-owned businesses ($258,251) in 2020-21 was $82,535 lower than their revenues the previous year ($340,787), a 24.2% decline, according to the annual Biz2Credit Latino-Owned Business Study. The analysis also found that average annual revenue for ...