NJ Budget: Climate, COVID and, yes, property taxes

Gov. Phil Murphy is getting ready to deliver his latest fiscal vision for New Jersey as the state increasingly feels the effects of global climate change and as it still contends with the coronavirus pandemic. Murphy and the Legislature must manage those concerns all while New Jersey residents continue to pay persistently high property taxes, […]

How The Covid Crisis Forced Small Businesses To Cut And Shift Spending Priorities

Small businesses have several crisis situations over the past two years, including cyberattacks, labor shortages, The Great Resignation and Covid. In response to the challenges posed by the pandemic, many companies made important decisions about their budgets, spending priorities, resources and strategies. A new survey released today by UpCity a small business intelligence firm, shows how 600 of those […]

Casino execs: Time to fix Atlantic City as NY casinos loom

 The likelihood of additional casinos opening in New York City concerns Atlantic City’s casino bosses, but they feel there is still time to fix the seaside gambling resort’s woes before that happens. Speaking at a forum Friday sponsored by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber, executives from Hard Rock, Resorts, Tropicana and Bally’s all said additional […]

New Jersey American Water plans main upgrades in Pleasantville, Northfield

New Jersey American Water said Friday it will invest over $2.8 million to help replace over two miles of aging water main in Northfield and Pleasantville.   The project, set to begin Monday, will upgrade 4- and 6-inch cast iron water lines that were installed as far back as the 1940s, replacing them with 8- […]