- 2020-06-11
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
As New Jersey businesses reopen their doors that had been shut due to the coronavirus pandemic, they will have to comply with standards to keep workers and customers save. Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday.
- 2020-06-05
Today, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity.
The N.J. Chamber will join the U.S. Chamber’s national town hall event on June 25, where business and community leaders will discuss concrete actions that can be taken by government and the private sector to address inequality through education, employment, entrepreneurship, and criminal justice reform.
- 2020-06-04
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce was horrified at the death of George Floyd in Minnesota and we have watched with sadness the events that have unfolded around the country since then.
- 2020-05-23
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
An Asbury Park shopping district decimated by civil unrest 50 years ago had crawled its way back to a palpable level of vibrancy when Hurricane Sandy dealt another paralyzing blow in October 2012.
But as bad as Sandy was for the local Asbury Park economy, the devastation left behind by the coronavirus outbreak stands to be even worse.
- 2020-05-18
- ROI-NJ OpEd
New Jersey is taking the first tentative steps toward restarting its economy and, hopefully, with each passing day, we will see more and more businesses opening their doors.
- 2020-05-14
For Every TikTok Video Posted by May 31 Using #TossYourCap, T-Mobile will Donate $5 to JAG, Up to $200,000
Washington, DC, May 14, 2020 – Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG), a national nonprofit serving 75,000 youth across 39 states, including New Jersey, is thrilled to be working with T-Mobile to celebrate this year’s graduating class – a class unlike any other. As graduations are being cancelled, postponed or modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey and nationwide, T-Mobile will help bring the graduation tradition of the cap toss to life…virtually through TikTok. With the #TossYourCap Challenge, students, their families and friends, and other supporters can post TikTok videos with #TossYourCap. For each post, T-Mobile will make a $5 donation to JAG, up to $200,000.
- 2020-05-14
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Beaches and boardwalks along the Jersey Shore and lakes throughout New Jersey will be open, with some restrictions, this summer as the state continues to grapple with the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Thursday, a little more than a week from Memorial Day.
- 2020-05-14
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Yes, you can enjoy beaches and boardwalks at the Jersey Shore this summer as the state’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions are slowly being pulled back. But there won’t be any sports, concerts, or fireworks. And rides, games, and arcades will stay closed.
- 2020-05-14
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Nearly 70,000 New Jersey workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, the lowest weekly total since the state initiated aggressive social distancing due to the coronavirus crisis in March.
- 2020-05-13
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey residents can gather in vehicles for things like religious services and drive-in movies as Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday he’s easing some restrictions he put in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic.