N.J. gets real on environmental justice
Across the country, environmental justice has become a buzzword deployed in goals, aspirations and administration actions. But in New Jersey, officials are getting real: They’re putting the finishing touches on rules designed to block construction of heavy industrial facilities in “overburdened” communities. Lawmakers in other states appear to be watching the developments as they think […]
Get smart: A.C. Electric exec explains how new meters, other improvements are modernizing grid, developing workforce
When Doug Mokoid boasts of strides Atlantic City Electric is making in modernizing its energy grid, he’s thinking of more than the expected. For Mokoid, the utility’s regional president, the expected might include a utility’s reliability for customers — especially at a time in history when they can order a bar of soap online and have it […]
Atlantic City’s Los Amigos closes amid troubled economy
Citing the effects of high inflation and a difficult labor market, Los Amigos, a renowned restaurant in the city, is closing “until further notice,” the restaurant said on its Facebook page Wednesday. The restaurant, located on Atlantic Avenue and in walking distance of Tanger Outlets The Walk and Caesars Atlantic City, has been serving Mexican cuisine […]
Virtual Sessions: NJEDA Offshore Wind & Community Based Organizations
Join NJEDA and the Governor’s Office of Climate Action for a two-part virtual program to learn about offshore wind in New Jersey and share your recommendations on the best ways to engage and support local communities in the growing offshore wind workforce. Read More from ACNJ.GOV.
Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike
Atlantic City’s main casino workers union will vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike against the city’s casinos, with whom they have yet to reach new contract agreements. Local 54 of the Unite Here union says its members will decide whether union leadership can call a strike against any or all of the nine […]