Lighthouse Plaza in AC Sells for $17M
Commercial real estate brokerage firm Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of Lighthouse Plaza located at 300 Atlantic Ave. in Atlantic City. The 189,935-square-foot mixed-use property sold for $17 million, according to Sean Beuche, regional manager of the firm’s Philadelphia office. Lighthouse Plaza is a 19-story mixed-use property with 266 residential units and four commercial […]
New private bus service between Philadelphia, NYC and South Jersey shore
A new bus service from Philadelphia and Manhattan to five towns on the Jersey shore begins Thursday. OurBus will launch the new routes on May 19, the company said, to Absecon, Ventnor, Margate, Ocean City and Wildwood. They will include the “first and only direct service between Philadelphia and Absecon, Margate and Ventnor” and the […]
New Jersey casinos pass pre-pandemic revenue levels in April
New Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that offer sports betting and the online partners of both types of gambling outlets won $422 million from gamblers in April, up 20% from a year earlier, figures released Monday show. And the casinos’ core business, revenue won from in-person gamblers, surpassed the level of April 2019, before the coronavirus […]
What will N.J. do with all those extra billions pouring in? Some push tax breaks.
New Jersey residents are fueling a surge in state tax revenues unlike any in modern history, and budget analysts are set to unveil another historic revenue update when they appear before state lawmakers in Trenton Monday. New Jersey’s Office of Legislative Services will tell the state Senate Budget Committee it now expects the state to […]
Why kindness makes all the difference for our nurses and health care workers
During National Nurses Week, we reflect on the immeasurable impact of our nursing community. Our nurses are expert clinicians, educators, friends, confidants and more, often in the same moment. They provide a personal connection that’s so important to achieving the best outcomes. In hospitals, surgery centers, provider offices and schools, our nursing community approaches each […]
Projection: NJ cannabis could be a $2B industry in five years
Edmund DeVeaux looks forward to a time when a cannabis store downtown in your community does not draw any more notice than a liquor store or a restaurant. “You wouldn’t think twice about the fact that there is a liquor store on Main Street,” he said. “It will just be part of the fabric of […]
Thousands of runners rock ‘n’ roll across Atlantic City
Surmounting a two-year pandemic stumbling block, runners were finally able to rock and roll across the Boardwalk on Sunday. The inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Atlantic City half marathon began at Bader Field, reached near West Atlantic City, went down into Ventnor and finished on the Boardwalk just outside Ocean Casino Resort. Thousands of runners chartered […]
Food banks near and far seeing more families in crisis
Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Washington, faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage with inflation driving up prices? Like many other working families, the Nunamakers are grappling with the 8.3% inflation in the consumer price index in April announced Wednesday, slowing slightly from the […]
A Guide to Business Certifications for Small Business Owners
If you’re a small business owner who belongs to an underrepresented group, you may be eligible for certain business certifications that can help you access more government contracts and private-sector opportunities. Certifications for groups like women, minorities, LGBTQ entrepreneurs and more promote supplier diversity, which encourages the use of diverse businesses as suppliers. These certifications […]
Gas Prices Soar to Record Highs in New Jersey
Gas prices hit record highs in New Jersey as the average cost of a gallon of unleaded regular climbed to $4.47, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). The average cost of a gallon of regular is up nearly 25 cents from a week ago and nearly 37 cents from a month ago, AAA said. The average […]