Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Providing $15 Million in Aid to Arts and Cultural Venues
Governor Phil Murphy today signed into law S-3521, which provides $15 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid for arts and cultural venues throughout New Jersey. The bill – sponsored by Senators Joseph Lagana, Dawn Marie Addiego, and Vin Gopal and Assembly Members Linda Carter, Angela McKnight, and Eric Houghtaling – focuses on providing aid to arts […]
SBA to Open Shuttered Venue Operators Grants for Applications on April 8 at NOON
The U.S. Small Business Administration will officially open the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) application portal tomorrow, April 8, 2021 at 12 p.m. EDT for operators of live venues, live performing arts organizations, museums and movie theatres, as well as live venue promoters, theatrical producers and talent representatives to apply for critical economic relief, as those eligible entities are […]
Governor Phil Murphy Signs Legislation Providing $25 Million in Small Business Aid
Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law S-3523, which provides $25 million in federal COVID-19 relief aid for small businesses throughout New Jersey. The bill – sponsored by Senators Dawn Marie Addiego and Joe Lagana and Assemblymen Gordon Johnson, John Armato, and Roy Freiman – focuses on providing a lifeline to microbusinesses with five or […]
BOEM issues Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for Ocean Wind
Earlier this week, the Biden Administration announced several exciting initiatives related to the expansion the offshore wind industry. As part of this announcement, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Construction and Operations Plan (COP) submitted by Ocean Wind that would allow it to […]
NJEDA Releases Emerge Program Preliminary Rules for Public Feedback
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) today released a draft of the rules and targeted industry definitions under which the new Emerge business tax incentive program will be administered. Members of the public are encouraged to review the preliminary rules and industry definitions and provide feedback through one of three virtual Public Listening Sessions […]
Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Applications Starting on April 8
Did you miss the national Shuttered Venue Operators Grant informational webinar on March 30 highlighting the application process for potential eligible entities? The webinar was recorded and you can view it here. For more information about the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant, visit www.sba.gov/svogrant.
Governor Murphy Announces Increased Outdoor Gathering Limits and Increased Capacity for Large Venues
On March 29, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 234, which will increase outdoor gathering limits and increase capacity for seated events at large venues. The Order also clarifies indoor capacity limits for banquet halls and similar venues. “With the warmer weather approaching, we are taking the step to increase outdoor gathering limits to […]
NJ business community vents on COVID-19 restrictions during virtual town hall
On March 18, Greater Atlantic City Chamber president, Michael Chait and 12 other speakers from the education, retail, service, tourism and child care industries took part in the town hall, hosted by the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, to call upon the state to come up with a more concise plan to reopen the […]
U.S. Air Force: F-35 is the ‘Cornerstone,’ ‘Core’ Airplane
Senior U.S. Air Force leaders recently reemphasized their support for the F-35, calling the 5th Generation fighter the “cornerstone” of the Air Force’s tactical capability. The remarks were intended to clarify recent erroneous media coverage claiming that the “Air Force has admitted the F-35 program has failed.” During a Feb. 25 news conference at the […]
Governor Murphy Announces Increased Capacity Limits for Indoor Businesses and Indoor and Outdoor Gatherings
Today, Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 230, which will increase indoor capacity limits for certain businesses and increase both the general indoor and outdoor gathering limit. “We believe we can confidently take these steps today as our COVID-19 metrics continue to trend in the right direction,” said Governor Murphy. “However, our mask mandate and COVID-19 […]