Business & Finance
By REBECCA GREENE
March 17, 2023
FAIR LAWN, NJ - With recent worries about the banking industry, including whether your money in area banks is safe, Fair Lawn-based Columbia Bank is reassuring its customers "your money is safe." “Columbia Bank has been in existence for over 95 years and has navigated a variety of economic ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The Nabisco building implosion date has been set for April 15 at 8 a.m., according to the Glen Rock facts and questions portion of its official borough webpage. The former Mondelez baking plant is located on Route 208. Residents in Glen Rock are affected as neighbors within 200 ...
PARAMUS, NJ — The Harmon Face Values is closing, one of six locations closing throughout Bergen County. On Monday, the Hackensack Harmon Face Values store in the Summit Plaza was among locations listed on the website for its parent company, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. By the afternoon, the ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The mayor said he hopes the Barnes & Noble Bookstore will find another location in the borough, as the bookstore itself recently posted on Facebook its landlord was not renewing its lease. "Although it is always sad to see landmark stores close down locations in town, I look ...
WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D–Dist 19) praises the statewide minimum wage increase as “a monumental accomplishment” that will greatly benefit New Jersey’s workforce. New Year's Day, New Jersey's minimum wage rose from $13 to $14.13 per hour. The minimum wage for workers who ...
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 ...
NEWARK, NJ - PSE&G has been recognized again for delivering award-winning customer satisfaction. As New Jersey’s largest combination utility, PSE&G provides electric service for 2.3 million customers and natural gas service for 1.9 million customers. PSE&G is the first combination ...
PARAMUS, NJ – An oral surgery office is coming to Route 4 East above the Chipotle restaurant, according to NAI James E. Hanson. The 10,000-square-feet of space within the medical office condo at 81 Route 4 East will house Teaneck Medical, LLC, an oral surgery practice. The four-story ...
PARAMUS, NJ – A developer has purchased a parcel on Route 17 South, along with an adjacent residential property to propose a Dunkin' drive-thru, according to commercial real estate firm NAI James E. Hanson. Hanson announced the sale of a .62-acre lot at 137 Route 17 South, Paramus, which will be ...
PARAMUS, NJ - From developing pictures to developing new recipes, a space in the Ridgewood Avenue Shopping Center may get new life for those who love to cook, or maybe just want to be better cooks. The Flavor Lab, a cooking school, has an application before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, with a ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Need more room? Just add a retractable glass wall and ceiling! That's what the Suburban Diner is doing, likely in early 2023, after the Planning Board approved the eatery's 1,500-square-foot expansion on October 20. The unique expansion of the Suburban Diner, 172 Route 17 ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Assisting nearly 500 local entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 bounce-back, students at Bergen Community College earned their own office, which opened October 20. Through a collaboration with the Bergen County Business Resource Network, students are the backbone of the core of "small ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Flavor Lab, a cooking school, has an application before the Zoning Board of Adjustment, with a first hearing scheduled for October 27. The Flavor Lab application, 59-67 E. Ridgewood Avenue, is scheduled for this Thursday, after it was rescheduled from the September ...
PARAMUS, NJ - Bed Bath & Beyond, a Union NJ based home goods retailer, announced it will be closing 150 stores, one in Paramus, laying off staff while securing more than $500 million in new financing in an effort "secure their path for the future". Paramus is home to two stores, one at 300 ...
PARAMUS, NJ - The Garden State Plaza is going to be transformed from its current state as a retail shopping outlet to a mixed use complex, including 550 luxury apartments via a one-acre ‘town green’ for residents, visitors, and shoppers, as well as a ‘main street’ outdoor district featuring ...
FAIR LAWN, NJ - The Borough Council has approved a resolution designating the former Nabisco plant as "an area in need of redevelopment" and approved the redeveloper as CLPF Greek Fair Lawn LLC. On August 9, the Council passed two resolutions dealing with the matter, noting the property, 22-11 ...
PARAMUS, NJ – An obstetrics and gynecology practice is moving into 10 Forest Avenue, in the midst of other medical offices, accessible to Route 4, Route 17, Interstate 80 and the Garden State Parkway, according to commercial real estate firm NAI James E. Hanson. The OBGYN practice, MPV New ...
HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, NJ - A lawsuit from a local business has halted the development of the proposed Shake Shack drive-thru restaurant in Hasbrouck Heights. A legal complaint was filed on February 14, 2022, on behalf of 211 Route 17 LLC, the Starbucks on Route 17 South, against the Hasbrouck ...
NEW JERSEY - TerrAscend Corp., a North American cannabis operator, announced the opening of The Apothecarium Lodi, the Company’s third retail location in New Jersey and 27th overall. The dispensary began medical and adult-use sales today, July 26. “Built with the state’s first drive-thru, off ...
PARAMUS, NJ – Optimum will be opening two new stores in New Jersey, one in Paramus and one in Totowa, the first of 10 new stores slated to open in New Jersey as part of the company’s ongoing retail expansion. “We are excited to invite customers into our new, interactive Optimum stores in ...
PARAMUS, NJ - A beauty school that suddenly closed last December leaving students pounding on the door to get refunds and transcripts, has been charged with defrauding students, according to the state attorney general. “Students who pursue career education in order to improve their job prospects ...
NEW JERSEY — For the first time ever, the average price of a gallon of unleaded gas in New Jersey is over $5. AAA says drivers are paying $5.01 on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. That's up 3 cents from yesterday and nearly $2 from this time last year. AAA says the rising cost of oil and high demand for ...
PARAMUS, 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 ...
SADDLE BROOK, NJ — Code Ninjas Saddle Brook, a kids coding center located at 383 Market Street, is currently looking for individuals with experience in coding to mentor local youth as a part-time “Code Sensei.” Code Sensei should be fun, friendly, and high-energy with a passion for technology.
HAMILTON, NJ -- Employees at the Starbucks on Whitehorse-Mercerville Road in Hamilton Township voted on Monday to become the second location in New Jersey to join the Workers United labor union according to the New Jersey AFL-CIO. The Starbucks in Hopewell similarly voted to join the union ...
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 ...
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. Spirits High After Launch of Rochelle Park Medical Marijuana Facility According to the New Jersey Cannabis ...
ELIZABETH, NJ - TAPinto Elizabeth is sad to announce the passing of former franchise owner, Kathy Lloyd. Kathy passed away on April 12 surrounded by those who loved her. "We mourn the passing of former TAPinto owner/publisher Kathy Lloyd,” said Michael Shapiro, the founder and CEO of TAPinto.
TRENTON, NJ — 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 ...
TRENTON, NJ - S&P Global Ratings raised its rating on New Jersey's General Obligation (GO) Bonds to "A- up from a BBB+ with a stable outlook". This is the first upgrade for New Jersey from S&P since 2005, stated the governor's office. S&P also raised its long-term and underlying ...