NJ announces $10M pilot to help unemployed, underemployed residents
The Murphy Administration announced a $10 million pilot program Feb. 7 to support unemployed and underemployed New Jerseyans trying to navigate and succeed in the labor market. The Lifelong Learning Accounts (LiLA) program – part of the governor’s Future of Work initiative – is a two-year pilot that will provide job-coaching, training and employment support […]
Car-centric developer would pay $115 million for Bader Field, clean up pollution
The investors who want to build a $2.7 billion, car-centric community on Bader Field would pay the city $115 million for the site and make about $350 million in infrastructure improvements before beginning construction on housing and a 2.4-mile-track for high-performance cars. The group would also clean up an underground plume of old aviation fuel […]
26 city residents graduate from Atlantic City Electric job training program
The first class of 26 city residents graduated from the Atlantic City Infrastructure Program on Thursday in a ceremony at Stockton University’s city campus, and will now interview for jobs in the energy field. “I saw this was an avenue to build a foundation for my family,” said JaVonn Parrish, 29, who said he has […]
CRDA seeks new proposals for Atlantic City grocery
In the 1993 comedy film “Groundhog Day,” Bill Murray’s character finds himself reliving the same day over and over and over. This Groundhog Day, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority posted a request for proposals for a new grocery store for the city, with hopes it will not relive 2022. Last year, the CRDA saw plans […]
New Funding Opportunity: Partnership Grant Program
United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey is on a mission to end poverty and expand opportunity for all. Poverty-fighting nonprofit organizations and their leaders are crucial to our ability to design and assemble solutions that have a significant impact on poverty in the communities we serve. For instance, in the past three […]
Three Atlantic County aviation entities get $13.3 million in earmarks
The Atlantic City International Airport and two other local aviation entities will receive $13.3 million in earmarks from the recent federal spending bill, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-NJ, said at a press conference Monday at the airport. “These are federally directed appropriations, earmarks,” Menendez said, which he and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker chose to lobby […]
Funds for human trafficking prevention, energy efficiency approved by CRDA
ATLANTIC CITY — The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority approved funding for several initiatives last week, including to continue a human trafficking intervention program for an additional year and a study of energy efficiency at authority properties. The board unanimously approved spending more than $200,000 to fund the efforts of Volunteers of America Delaware Valley’s anti-human […]
Ørsted: No sound surveys have been part of wind project work since the summer
OCEAN CITY — Close to the horizon, as seen from an almost deserted winter beach in the south end of Ocean City, the lift boat Northstar Voyager can be seen silhouetted against the sunrise. With its three legs extended to the sandy sea floor, the 91-foot craft forms a stable platform in the open ocean. […]
Modern Healthcare recognizes AtlantiCare’s Lori Herndon among 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare
For Immediate Release: January 23, 2023 Chicago, IL – Modern Healthcare has recognized Lori Herndon, MBA, BSN, RN, president and CEO, AtlantiCare, and 2022 chair, New Jersey Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees, of Brigantine, New Jersey, as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare of 2022. This prestigious recognition program acknowledges and honors individuals whose peers and […]
Feds: Offshore wind not to blame for East Coast whale deaths
Federal environmental and energy officials moved Wednesday to quell a growing controversy over whether work done by the offshore wind power industry is killing whales in the northeastern U.S., saying there is no evidence this is happening. In a hastily arranged briefing for reporters, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Bureau of Ocean […]