- 2020-05-13
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey will allow nonessential businesses to reopen for curbside pickup and nonessential construction to resume, starting Monday morning, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to show signs of slowing in the state, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday.
- 2020-05-13
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce supports many provisions in the proposed HEROES Act now under consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives. The N.J. Chamber especially supports the added financing to support small businesses and hospitals, as well as the funding of additional testing and monitoring for the coronavirus.
- 2020-05-11
New Jersey Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken and 15 members of the N.J. Chamber’s Board of Directors, including Board Chair Linda Bowden, were among the business leaders named on Friday to serve on Gov. Phil Murphy’s Restart and Recovery Advisory Council.
- 2020-05-05
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with regional and local chambers of commerce across New Jersey, has been asking member companies to identify their most pressing concerns as plans to reopen the economy move forward.
- NJ Spotlight
Gov. Phil Murphy says it’s “too early to tell” whether Jersey Shore beaches will be open for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer.
- 2020-05-02
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The coronavirus is forcing New Jersey to adjust a few environmental rules, and the change could slow some construction projects across the Garden State.
- 2020-04-30
- NJ Department of Labor & Workforce Development
More than 930,000 new unemployment claims have been filed since COVID-19 hit New Jersey in mid-March, and the Labor Department announced that it would begin processing claims from self-employed workers, independent contractors and others not eligible for regular unemployment.
- 2020-04-29
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Gov. Phil Murphy is scheduled to visit the White House on Thursday morning to meet with President Donald Trump as New Jersey seeks federal help to cope with the health and economic crisis of the coronavirus pandemic.
- 2020-04-28
- NJ Spotlight
While governor says he is leaning toward a statewide approach, it’s too soon to rule out a county or regional strategy, similar to what’s proposed in New York state
- 2020-04-27
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
More than five weeks after ordering New Jersey residents into a near-lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Phil Murphy will unveil his plan Monday to start rolling back those restrictions.