Business & Finance

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — In addition to bringing together a panel of local mayors to discuss the many challenges facing their municipalities, the Inter-Chamber Coordinating Council (ICCC) of Essex County also recently honored Essex County icon Louis LaSalle with a Lifetime Achievement award upon his recent retirement during the 11th Annual Essex County Meet the Mayors event.

As a ...

NEWARK, NJ – An initiative that will better serve Newark's minority-owned businesses by increasing contract relationships with anchor institutions launched on Thursday by Rutgers Business School’s Center for Urban Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (CUEED).

The program, dubbed "Ascend Newark," will be headed by Rutgers and work ...

New Initiative Improves Rail Crossing Safety for Drivers Using Waze

NEWARK, NJ — NJ TRANSIT is joining with the National Safety Council in recognizing National Safety Month during the month of June and is using this time of heightened awareness to promote a lifesaving partnership with Waze, which identifies the location of grade crossings on their mobile app throughout the state.

Newark, NJ - PSE&G has announced that over the next two weeks work crews will be replacing gas mains on:

South 15th Street (between 18th Avenue and Springfield Avenue)
South 14th Street (between 18th Avenue and Springfield Avenue)
South 13th (between 18th Avenue and Springfield Avenue)
South 13th Street (between 18th Avenue and Springfield Avenue)
South 12th Street (between ...

NEWARK, NJ — Two new education and research centers will be coming to New Jersey Institute of Technology with a curriculum focused on real estate and entrepreneurship thanks to what the school called a "historic gift" from The Paul V. Profeta Foundation, Inc. 

Paul V. Profeta, president of the foundation, alongside NJIT President Joel Bloom, signed an agreement ...

NEWARK, NJ — Local bar and grill owners have reason to be optimistic for the potential of more business this summer after Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Thursday signed an executive order enabling eating establishments to operate longer hours and allow “StrEATERIES” and parklets.

The mayor's executive order will allow indoor dining establishments to remain ...

NEWARK, NJ — Newark residents and small businesses may be eligible to receive financial assistance after the city this week announced that it received $88.3 million in funding as part of the American Rescue Plan Act to overcome the impact of COVID-19 on the local economy.

The funding, city officials said, will be used to stabilize the city’s finances due to lost revenue, and to get ...

NEWARK, NJ — For nearly 90 years, Hobby's Deli has brought the four corners of the classic Jewish delicatessen universe - corned beef, pastrami, turkey, and brisket - together to feed generations of customers in Newark.

Now, as the post-COVID world begins to emerge, the family-run restaurant has taken the first step toward coming back to help satisfy the hunger for ...

NEWARK, NJ — Newark officials are calling on small business owners affected by the COVID-19 pandemic to provide feedback to the city and determine how they can be better served. 

Business owners can submit their responses through the Newark Small Business Recovery Survey, an initiative that launched this week to help guide the city in its plans to help small ...

NEWARK, NJ — A Guaranteed Income Pilot Program that is planned to help Newark residents stave off economic insecurity by putting money directly into their hands with no strings attached may soon come to fruition starting with a group of selected individuals. 

First broached by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka in 2019, the idea of an income pilot program was welcomed in the city where more ...