Business & Finance

TRENTON, NJ – In celebration of National Small Business Week, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has 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 Program.

The NJEDA has already issued nearly $5.5 million ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - Montclair Township officials are looking for volunteers to join the rent control board, according to a release.

On Tuesday, April 19, the Montclair Township Council unanimously passed a new rent control ordinance which took effect as of May 9, 2022.

The Council has expressed that they are now looking for seven individuals to serve on a volunteer board for rent ...

GLEN ROCK, NJ - An international Dublin-based company announced it will bring its U.S. headquarters to the borough bringing an investment of $126 million and 100 new jobs, with another 800 jobs projected to come.

The announcement came through Governor Phil Murphy who is in Dublin wooing Irish companies to come to New Jersey.

According to a press release this morning, Applegreen ...

MONTCLAIR – Senator Nia H. Gill has introduced a bill designed to advance bilateral trade and investment between New Jersey and Ireland, officials announced.

According to a release, the bill, introduced on March 31, 2022, would form a New Jersey-Ireland Trade Commission that would work to advance bilateral trade and investment between New Jersey and Ireland, promote business, and ...

NEW JERSEY — Starting today, residents of New Jersey and visitors to the state 21 years and older can buy recreational cannabis and cannabis products at 13 dispensaries statewide.

According to the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC), those 13 locations are:

North Jersey:

Apothecarium, 1865 Springfield, Avenue, Maplewood
Apothecarium, 55 South Main Street, ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - A store located on Valley Road in Montclair has sold a lottery ticket worth $50,000, officials announced.

According to New Jersey Lottery reports, the $50,000 ticket was for the Powerball drawing on April 16. Two tickets matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball for a third-tier prize. One of the two tickets was sold in Essex County ...

MONTCLAIR, NJ - The Montclair Planning Board had no applications for its April 11 meeting, but the one piece of new business it addressed – a proposal to designate the industrial area near the Walnut Street railway station an area in need of redevelopment – lasted four hours.  Thomas Scibilia, Montclair’s new deputy planner, guided the board through a complicated ...

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 are allowed to work from home may not always have the best ...

VERONA, NJ -- New Jersey’s average gas price dropped 7 cents this week to $4.09, as of Monday, April 11, according to AAA.

That's 12 cents less than the state average for a gallon of regular gas two weeks ago.

Monday’s average price is down 28 cents from the high of $4.37 in the state on March 10, but it’s still $1.18 higher than April 4, 2021 ...

TRENTON— The New Jersey Department of the Treasury has launched NJ FinLit, a free financial wellness platform for all adult state residents, announced Governor Murphy.

The NJ FinLit financial wellness platform features  tools and courses, as well as a personalized and interactive learning experience, including the Your Money PersonalityTM financial behavior assessment, which ...