Atlantic City anticipates big spring and summer
As the weather warms up and COVID worries ease, Atlantic City officials and casino owners are getting ready for what they hope and anticipate will be a big spring and summer. The preparation starts with the moves and investments that the casinos are undertaking. In anticipation of the expected business boost, several gaming halls have […]
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber Opposition to S854
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber would like to voice our opposition to bill S854, sponsored by state Senator Troy Singleton, which would divert 1.25% tax on sports betting that currently goes to the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority for marketing and promotion of the City of Atlantic City. The bill would instead earmark that tax money […]
Why Americans Are Leaving Downtowns in Droves
The rise of remote work has snipped the tether between home and office, allowing many white-collar workers to move out of high-cost cities. The great metro shrinkage is part of a larger demographic story. Last year, the U.S. growth rate fell to a record low. The major drivers of population—migration and births—declined, while deaths soared […]
Stockton hosts Atlantic City Community Cleanup Day
Hundreds of volunteers were in O’Donnell Park Saturday morning with trash bags and grapplers ready to pick up litter for the city’s first Community Cleanup Day. The event, hosted by Stockton University and the city government, was in celebration of Stockton’s 50th anniversary and its appreciation for the community. Shuttle buses carried more than 500 […]
ACUA Earth Day Festival returns after pandemic pause
The Atlantic County Utilities Authority hosted its 30th annual Earth Day Festival on Sunday. An estimated 8,000 people gathered at the ACUA Environmental Park off Delilah Road to celebrate efforts to take care of the environment. The festival was canceled the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Welcoming the community back to celebrate […]
Atlantic City tour showcases LGBTQ communities, opportunities
The Chelsea Economic Development Corp.’s first “LGBTQ Pride in Homeownership Tour — Come Out and Sea” Friday explored the city’s LGBTQ community, while showcasing real estate and investment opportunities. The event attracted about 40 people, a mix of out-of-towners, locals and members of the LGBTQ community. The tour kicked off with a charter bus ride […]
Stockton School of Business earns extended accreditation from AACSB
Stockton University’s School of Business has earned extended accreditation from one of the most prestigious business education groups in the world. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, a global nonprofit association that maintains the highest standards in business education, recently announced the reaccreditation extension after Stockton’s School of Business met numerous requirements of a rigorous […]
Fulton Bank announces $1 million grant to support Atlantic City neighborhood revitalization efforts
The Atlantic City Development Corp. and the Atlantic County Economic Alliance received $1 million in grants from Fulton Bank as part of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit program. The money will support two revitalization efforts in the city: ACDevco’s 2022 Chelsea Neighborhood Plan Project to establish regular neighborhood cleanups […]
Atlantic City visitor trend still climbing, SJTA data shows
Toll-paying traffic on the Atlantic City Expressway is up 6.5% in the first quarter of 2022 over the same period last year, while the number of passengers using Atlantic City International Airport is up 69%, according to the South Jersey Transportation Authority. “The authority continues on an upward trend in all major categories including toll […]
NJ sport bets over $1B again; casinos lag pre-pandemic level
New Jersey’s robust sports betting market broke the $1 billion mark for the sixth time last month in terms of the amount of bets taken. But the news was bad in March for seven of the nine casinos that continued to lag behind their in-person gambling revenue levels from before the coronavirus pandemic hit, according […]