Business & Finance

TRENTON, NJ – The Department of the Treasury delivered a budget update to the Legislature Friday, providing a detailed revenue report that illustrates the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on New Jersey’s finances and laying out plans to close the looming gap for the remainder of the extended fiscal year through a series of deep cuts and spending deferrals.

A report on the ...

TRENTON, NJ – The head of the state's Department of Labor said Thursday that the measures enacted to slow the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 have resulted in the state’s unemployment numbers soaring to their highest recorded levels.

Robert Asaro-Angelo said that the state’s unemployment rate has hit 15.3 percent - the highest level since the state first started ...

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ - In a little more than a year, if all goes according to plan, the mountains of dirt, heavy-duty construction vehicles and chain link fence on Route 206 - across from the Hillsborough Centre shopping plaza - will be gone,

Larken Associates has broken ground on Hillsborough Village Center, a mixed-use project comprised of 191 luxury apartments and ground-level retail ...

TRENTON, NJ - Gov. Phil Murphy continues to ease COVID-19 restrictions imposed on New Jersey businesses, announcing at Tuesday's press briefing that auto dealerships, motorcycle and bicycle shops can re-open their showrooms and shops for on-site sales activities beginning at 6 a.m. Wednesday.

The timing couldn't be better, as the Memorial Day weekend has traditionally been a ...

SOMERVILLE, NJ - An economic recovery task forced le by Freeholder Deputy Director Sara Sooy in collaboration with the Somerset County Business Partnership is leading efforts to develop a post-COVID-19 economy. 

“COVID-19 is an unforeseeable disruptor that is striking the world in many ways. Somerset County, in collaboration with the Somerset County Business Partnership, ...

TRENTON, NJ – Amid the pandemic, New Jersey’s shut down of non-essential businesses resulted in over a million unemployment claims. Today, Governor Phil Murphy’s announcement will put some of the claimants back to work as non-essential construction resumes. Non-essential retail stores may also begin offering curbside pickup.

Either tomorrow or Friday, Murphy will announce ...

NEW JERSEY - The latest Executive Order from Gov. Phil Murphy signed Wednesday permits the resumption of non-essential construction, curbside pick-up at non-essential retail businesses and car gatherings for the purpose of drive-through and drive-in events.

“Over the past eight weeks, New Jerseyans have taken our stay-at-home order seriously and have created the conditions that make this ...

TRENTON, NJ – Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday appointed a commission to advise advising the administration on the timing and preparation for New Jersey’s recovery from the COVID-19 shutdown.

The Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission includes 21 members, all with a vast wealth of experience in health care, business, finance, academics, and economics and will be chaired by ...

BRIDGEWATER, NJ - The Somerset County Business Partnership is hosting a series of online webinars this week.

Those who wish to participate must register online.

The schedule:

Growing Your Business Through Content Marketing: Social Media, Blogging, and Audience Targeting

Tuesday, April 28
8:30-9:30 AM

Everyone knows their business needs digital marketing, but many have difficulty ...

WASHINGTON –The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service said yesterday that 88 million Americans have received a total of $158 billion in Economic Impact Payments in the first three weeks of the program, created to help individuals and households during the COVID-19 crisis.

Those totals include 2,245.299 New Jersey residents, who have received a total of ...