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Sep- 15-09 Governor Corzine Announces Nation's First Return-to-Work Program

September-01-09 BRIDGEPORT-BASED IMTEK, LLC FINALIZES EDA ASSISTANCE

Aug-28-09 Final Unemployment Insurance Payments Approach for 33,000 Workers; Governor Corzine Urges President Obama and Congress to Extend Benefits

August-27-09 GOVERNOR CORZINE TOURS TERRACYCLE

August-27-09 GOVERNOR CORZINE TOUTS SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH AND EXPANSION

August-26-09 VALLEY NATIONAL BANK JOINS SELECT LIST OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PREFERRED LENDERS

Aug-25-09 Ocean Power Technologies Making Waves In Clean Energy

August-20-09 Roselle Restaurant To Expand With Help From Main Street Business Assistance Program

Aug-20-09 Valley National Bank Joins Select List Of Economic Development Authority Preferred Lenders

Aug-19-09 New Jersey Gained 13,000 Private Sector Jobs in July; Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 9.3 Percent

August-13-09 MAIN STREET PROGRAM SUPPORTS GROWTH OF GLASSB MANUFACTURER IN VINELAND

August-10-09, Paramount Bakery to expand and grow jobs in Newark

Aug-03-08 NJ Launches New Clean Energy Solutions 'CHP' Program To Meet Goals of Governor's Energy Master Plan

Jul-27-09 Governor Corzine Signs New Economic Recovery Legislation

Jul-24-09 Federal Law Raises Minimum Wage in New Jersey to $7.25/Hour July 24, 2009; Printable Posters Can be Downloaded at Department Website

Jul-24-09 Governor Corzine Praises Graduates of Energy Efficiency Training Program

Jul-20-09 Governor Corzine And Bausch & Lomb Celebrate Grand Opening Of New Global Pharmaceutical Headquarters

Jul-15-09 NJ Employment Losses Slowed in June; Unemployment Rate, Over the Month, Rose to 9.2 Percent

Jul-08-09 Petra Solar Is First Business Awarded Funding Under New Jersey's Clean Energy Manufacturing Fund

Jul-08-09 Governor Corzine Lauds Expansion Of Homegrown Clean Energy Company

Jul-07-09 Department Delivers $ 2 Million in Back Pay Owed to Workers For Overtime Wages Collected from Raymour and Flanigan Furniture

Jun-30-09 Statewide Supermarket Summit Event Recap

Jun-17-09 New Jersey Employment Declined in May by 6,200 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 8.8 Percent Remained Below the National Level

Jun-17-09 Statewide Supermarket Summit Kicks Off Governor Corzine’s New Jersey Food Access Initiative

Jun-16-09 New Jersey Offers Loans/Grants For Clean Energy Capital Investment

Jun-11-09 Foreign Consuls, N.J. Businesses Explore How Partnership With State Can Enhance International Trade Opportunities

Jun-11-09 Fox rehabilitation to relocate corporate headquarters in cherry hill with financing from TD Bank and EDA

Jun-01-09 NJ Raises the Maximum Weeks Payable for Extended Unemployment Benefits from 13 to 20 Weeks

May-29-09 Next Solicitation For Financing Under Clean Energy Manufacturing Fund Opens June 1

May-20-09 Employment in NJ Fell by 14,400 in April; Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 8.4 Percent

May-18-09 New Clean Energy Programs Coming Soon!

May-18-09 Paterson Manufacturer Growth Continues With EDA Assistance

May-13-09 First Line Of Credit Guarantee Finalized Under State’s New Main Street Business Assistance Program

May-13-09 Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Celebrates The Growth Of Its U.S. Headquarters

May-11-09 Labor Commissioner Testifies Before Senate Budget Committee

Apr-30-09 Trust Fund Balance Bolstered to Minimize Increase in Wage Taxes

Apr-30-09 Labor Commissioner Testifies Before Assembly Budget Committee

Apr-29-09 U.S. Labor Secretary, New Jersey Governor and Labor Commissioner Hosted Worker Roundtable in Paramus to Focus on Issues Affecting State’s Unemployed

Apr-15-09 New Jersey Unemployment Rate at 8.3 Percent in March; Employment Down by 17,200 Over the Month

Apr-01-09 Governor Corzine Joins State League of Municipalities to Kick-Off One Year Countdown to Census Day April 1, 2010

Mar-27-09 U.S. Labor Department announces release of nearly $207 million in unemployment insurance modernization incentive funds to New Jersey

Mar-25-09 Employment in NJ Fell in February; Unemployment Rate at 8.2 Percent

Mar-25-09 Chromocell Bucks Economic Trends; Growth Spurs Move Up

Mar-20-09 New Jersey Qualifies for Federally Funded Extended Benefit Program

March 16, 2009 NJCST and NJBPU Announce New Program to Advance Clean Energy Technologies

Mar-16-09 Specialty Food Market Is First Business To Finalize Funding Under State's New Main Street Business Assistance Program

Mar-04-09 New Jersey’s January 2009 Unemployment Rate at 7.3 Percent; Annual Benchmark Revision of 2008 Data Also Announced

Feb-25-09 Financing Now Available Through The Edison Innovation Clean Energy Manufacturing Fund

Feb-24-09 NJ Green Job Training Program Receives Funding From NJ Resources' Conserve To Preserve Foundation

Feb-17-09 Governor Corzine Will Redirect Funds Into New Jersey’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund

Feb-09-2009 Governor Announces National Emergency Grant Funding to Assist Financial Services Workers

Jan-21-09 New Jersey’s Estimated December Employment Fell by 15,200 Unemployment Rate Rose to 7.1 Percent

Jan-21-09 Applications Now Available Online For $170 Million In Economic Stimulus Assistance

Jan-15-09 Economic Development Authority Adds Citizens Bank As Latest Preferred Lender

Jan-09-09 New Jersey’s Unemployed Workers Automatically Qualified for Additional Federally-Funded Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits; Claimants Do Not Need to Contact the Department to Receive Benefits

Dec-17-08 Employment in New Jersey Fell by 6,200 in November; Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 6.1 Percent

Dec-22-08 EDA Provided $540 Million In Financing, Incentives, Tax Credits To Support Governor's Economic Growth Strategy In 2008

Dec-17-08 Data Center Development Thrives In New Jersey

Dec-16-08 Governor Signs New Jersey Main Street Legislation

Dec-16-08 New Jersey Celebrates Redevelopment Project In Neptune

Dec-15-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Passage of Economic Stimulus Bills

Dec-12-08 Trenton Architecture/Planning Firm Uses State Financing To Renovate Historic Masonic Temple For Corporate Offices

Dec-09-08 Governor Signs Invest NJ Legislation

Dec-05-08 Governor Authorizes Additional Staff To Address Unemployment Claim Backlog

Dec-04-08 EDA Hosts Roundtable With Preferred Lenders

Nov-24-08 Notice of Additional Extended Unemployment Benefits Announced

Nov-19-08 New Jersey Employment Declined by 6,000 in October Unemployment Rate at 6.0 Percent for the Month

Nov-18-08 Governor's Workforce and Economic Development Conference Announced

Nov-17-08 Governor Announces Fort Monmouth Grant Extension

Nov-12-08 Princeton-Based Tech Company Receives Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Nov-10-08 Susquehanna Bank Granted Perferred Lender Status

October 31, 2008 Commission Unveils Guidelines, Applications to Advance Commercialization

Oct-28-08 First Approval For Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Granted to Verizon New Jersey For Newark Project

Oct-24-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Marcal Paper for Retention of Manufacturing Jobs in New Jersey

Oct-15-08 Employment in New Jersey Declined by 3,900 in September; Monthly Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly to 5.8 Percent

Oct-14-08 Governor Taps Zaro For Economic Post

Sep-25-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development Seeks Proposals

Sep-24-08 Solicitation of Letters of Intent to organizations interested in developing a NJ technology center

Sep-19-08 New Migration Study Indicates "Brain Gain" to New Jersey of Highly Educated Workers

Sep-17-08 Employment Declined in August Unemployment Rate Increased to 5.9 Percent

Sep-17-08 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Awards Training Grant to a Tissue Transplant Non-For Profit Organization

Sep-16-08 New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine’s Administration Joins with Administration of New York Governor Paterson to Provide Coordinated Services to Lehman Brothers Workers

Sep-15-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Award Competitive Training Grant to Non-Profit Organization

Aug-14-08 Arch Insurance To Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To New Jersey

Aug-13-2008 Employment Relatively Unchanged in July; Unemployment Rate at 5.4 Percent

Aug-13-08 New Jersey Celebrates Another Life Sciences Success Story

July-28-08 NJ Bioscience Industry Sector Shows Strong Employment Growth

July-24-08 State Approves $1-Million Investment In Omni Capital

July-17-08 EDA Adds Roma Bank To Its List Of Preferred Lenders

July-16-08 Employment in New Jersey Lower by 4,100 in June; Unemployment Rate at 5.3 Percent

July-15-08 Switch2Health Corp. Receives a $200,000 Edison Innovation Fund Investment

July-09-08 New Business Development Prospect for IT Vendors

July-08-08 Lehman Brothers May Bring 500 Jobs To Jersey City

June-24-08 Commission Awards over $3 Million to Support New Jersey Entrepreneurs

Jun-18-08 Employment Held Steady in May; State’s Unemployment Rate at 5.4 Percent

June-12-08 Officials Celebrate Expansion and Renovation of Health Care Facility in Paterson

Jun-05-08 Labor Commissioner Presents Company with Award for Exemplary Workplace Safety

June-05-08 Low-Interest State EDA Financing Helps Bring New Wanaque Redevelopment Project To Life

Jun-02-08 NJ Labor Commissioner Awards Training Grant to Hospital Consortium

May–21-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Invest Funds to Train Workers at Bergen County Company

May-19-08 Peter R. Reczek, Ph.D. Named Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology

May-14-08 NJ Employment Relatively Unchanged in April Unemployment Rate at 5.0 Percent for the Month

Apr-24-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Decision of Leading Healthcare Firm to Expand U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey

Apr-23-08 N J Labor Commissioner Presents Customized Training Grant to Gloucester County Hospital

May-20-08 EDA ADDS COLUMBIA BANK, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK TO ITS LIST OF PREFERRED LENDERS

Apr-17-08 Global Print Systems, Inc. To Grow With Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Apr-16-08 Employment Level Relatively Unchanged in March Unemployment Rate Held Steady Over the Month

Apr-14-08 Urban Steps - Spring 2008 Edition

Apr-09-08 EDA-Assisted Tech And Life Sciences Companies Honored By NJTC As 'Best In Show' Winners

Apr-09-08 Edison Innovation Fund Investment To Assist Mount Laurel Tech-Company

August-04-08 New Resource Provides Working Capital Funds To Qualified R&D Companies

Apr-04-08 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Grants New Jersey Company the Prestigious Star Award

Apr-01-08 Commissioner David Socolow Presents Competitive Customized Training Grant To Aurobindo Pharma USA

Apr-01-08 New Providence Technology Company Elanti Systems To Expand Operations With Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Mar-19-08 NJ Employment Decreased Modestly in February Unemployment Rate Matches National Rate for the Month

Mar-10-08 EKR Therapeutics Raises Over $145 Million in Support of Growth

New Jersey:Where the World Does Business

Feb-27-08 Annual Benchmark Revision of Data Indicates Slower Job Growth in 2007; January Unemployment Rate at 4.5 Percent; Employment Declined Over the Month

Feb-25-08 Battelle Ventures, Affiliate Invest in Nistica, Supplier of Agile Optical Modules; Lead $9-million Series B Round To Boost Broadband Triple Play Networks

Feb-12-08 New EDA Low-Interest Loan Product Targets Nine Urban Centers

Jan-29-08 New EDA FASTSTART for small business Product Enhances State Support for Small-Business Growth

Jan-25-08 New Jersey Department of Labor Teams Up with Long Branch Housing Authority To Offer Basic Skills Training to Housing Residents

Jan-23-08 EDA Visits ShopRite Supermarket in Millville

Jan-22-08 Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies Receives International Honor

Jan-18-08 Urban Centers and Small Businesses to Benefit from New and Expanded Tools to Promote Economic Development in the Garden State

Jan-16-08 New Jersey Employment Increased in December for Fourth Consecutive Month; State Unemployment Rate at 4.5 Percent in December

Jan-16-08 Edison Innovation Fund's Newest Venture Capital Investment to Support Growth of Life Sciences Businesses in NJ

Jan-15-08 State Labor Department Offers Free Business Seminar to Employers and Managers affected by the Fort Monmouth Closing

Jan-15-08 NEW JERSEY BUSINESSES WELCOME STATE'S REVAMPED BUSINESS WEB PORTAL

Jan-10-08 Franklin Township-Based Technology Company to Expand with Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Jan-03-08 Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program

Dec-20-07 EDA Hosts "Open Door Day for Entrepreneurs" in Support of State Efforts to Encourage Small Business Growth

Dec - 19 - 07 New Jersey Employment Increased in November by 2,100 Jobs; State Unemployment Rate, at 4.2 Percent, Remained Below National Rate

Dec-19-07 Newark Medical Technology Company to Expand with Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Dec-15-07 EDA Raises Preferred Lender Financing Limits To Support State Efforts To Encourage Small, Mid-Size Business Growth In NJ

Dec-04-07 Edison Innovation Fund Assists New Jersey Tech Companies

Nov-29-07 Central Jersey's BIO-1 received $5.0 million in Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED) funding from the U.S. Department of Labor

Nov-29-07 State Highlights Daiichi Sankyo During Life Sciences Week

Nov-28-07 Edison Innovation Fund Helps Tris Pharma Expand

Nov-26-07 Governor Corzine Proclaims "Life Sciences Week"

Nov-08-07 State Approves 92 Companies to Share $60 Million Available through Innovative and Enhanced Tax Transfer Program

Oct-17-07 New Jersey Employers Added 4,900 Jobs in September; Unemployment Rate at 4.3 Percent Remained Below National Rate

Oct-16-07 The Bank Becomes EDA Preferred Lender; Program is Designed to Speed Flow of Capital to Growing State Businesses

State Training Grant Allows Small Companies to Stay Ahead

Oct-02-07 State Training Grant Allows Small Companies to Stay Ahead

The Whitman Companies Expands Its Services

Sept-25-07 Agilence Secures Funding to Continue Expansion

Sept-21-07 Scientific Conference Spotlights Stem Cell Research

Sept-19-07 Unemployment Rate Declined to 4.3 Percent

Sep-19-07 El Empleo en Nueva Jersey Incremento Ligeramente en Agosto; La Tasa de Desempleo Disminuyo a 4.3 Por Ciento

Sept-10-07 EDA-ACCION Partnership Provides $500,000 to Small, Women and Minority-Owned Businesses

Sept-10-07 Notice of Request for Qualifications and Proposals - Information Technology Services - Business Strategy Deployment

Sept-06-07 Commissioner David Socolow Presents Competitive Customized Training Grant to Owens Corning

Sept-04-07 EDA Joins Archive Systems on Tour of Fairfield Headquarters

Aug-27-07 Entrepreneurial Training Fall 2007 - Free Workshops, Classes Scheduled in North Jersey

Aug-27-07 EDA Joins Amicus Therapeutics on Tour of Headquarters in Cranbury Township

Aug-16-07 Request For Proposal (RFP) For Technical Assistance Consultant

Aug-15-07 Entrepreneurial Training Fall 2007 Session

Aug-14-07 EDA Welcomes Cooper Health System as Newest Tenant of the Waterfront Technology Center at Camden

Jul-19-07 East Brunswick Technology Company to Expand Operations with Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Forbes' Best States for Business

CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business

Jul-11-07 The Whitman Companies Expands Its Services

Notice of Request for Qualifications and Proposals - Property and Facilities Management Services

Casino Reinvestment Development Authority - Request for Proposals

Jun-29-07 Governor Corzine Announces Website Listing State Contracts

Tech Company to Relocate to Camden with Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Jun-21-07 NJ Biotechnology Industry Study Sees Strong Job Growth

Jun-20-07 EDA Approves Funding to Support Redevelopment Efforts in Newark and Pleasantville

First funding to build N.J. stem cell research center approved

Jun-12-07 EDA Authorizes First Funds from $270 Million Designated for Stem Cell Research Facilities

Jun-06-07 Talleres Programados para Junio y Julio que estaran enfocados en como generar ingresos para aumentar la visibilidad de las companias sin fines de lucro

Jun-06-07 Workshops Scheduled for June and July to Focus on Earned-Income to Enhance Nonprofits Viability

Jun-06-07 Edison Innovation Fund Investment Assists Biotech Company in South Brunswick

Jun-05-07 Trenton Redevelopment Project Wins New Good Neighbor Award

Statewide Bid Opportunity

May-16-07 Edison Innovation Fund Investment to Assist New Jersey Technology Business

NJDOT Announces the 2007 NJ Smart Workplaces and Best Workplaces for Commuters

Department of Labor and Workforce Development Invests $6.8 Million in Matching Training Grants

NJEDA 2006 Annual Report Available Online

Department of Labor and Workforce Development Invests $6.8 Million in Matching Training Grants

Departamento de Trabajo y de Desarrollo de la Fuerza Laboral Invierte $6.8 Millones en Subsidios Eqiparable para Entrenamiento a Compañias en Sectores de Alto-Crecimiento

Apr-24-07 Edison Innovation Fund Investment Assists Weehawken Software and Services Provider

El Empleo en Nueva Jersey Gano 4,900 Trabajos en Marzo

New Jersey Employment Gained 4,900 Jobs in March

Apr-19-07 Steel Manufacturing Company to Expand in New Jersey with Low-Cost Financing from EDA

NJDOT and NJ TRANSIT announce proposed Fiscal Year 2008 Capital Program

Commission Funding to Provide Services to Incubator Companies

Mar-21-07 New Jersey Unemployment Rate at 4.1 percent in February - New Jersey Employment Declined by 6,200

Mar-21-07 TASA DE DESEMPLEO EN NUEVA JERSEY PARA FEBRERO FUE DE 4.1 PORCIENTO - EL EMPLEO DISMINUYO EN 6,200

The New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund is currently seeking proposals.

"Franchising as a Business Opportunity" One-Day Conference

ETI For Nonprofits-Social Entrepreneurship Programs Will Be Offered This Spring

EDA Launches Online Application for Financial Assistance

Join Governor Corzine on Wednesday, March 14, 2007, from 8:30 am to discuss the state's commitment to revitalization.

Mar-08-2007 EDA Launches Online Application for Financial Assistance

New Jersey Employment Growth in 2006 Revised Upward to 33,900 Jobs

Cifras del Crecimiento de Empleo de Nueva Jersey En El 2006 Han Sido Revisadas Incrementándose Por 33,900 Empleos

Collaborative Effort Attracts Significant Funding to Tri-State Region

Notice of Request for Qualifications and Proposals for Web Services

Mar-01-07 EDA Approves Edison Innovation Fund Investment to Assist Local Technology Business

New Jersey Among Top State Rankings in Transitioning to New Economy

Feb - 13 - 07 The Commission on Science and Technology Advances Edison Innovation Fund Through New Programs

Entrepreneurial Training Spring Session Classes Will Be Offered at 10 New Jersey Locations

Free Workshops to Familiarize Aspiring & Existing Business Owners with Entrepreneurial Training, Small Business Financing

Important Announcement Notice of Competitive Grant Opportunity for New Jersey’s Literacy Skills Grants

Jan-16-2007 $45 Million Slated to Advance Edison Innovation Fund

Notice of Competitive Grant Opportunity for New Jersey's High-Growth Workforce Investment Grants

Notice of Request for Qualifications and Proposals for Marketing and Advertising Services

Applications for the New Jersey Stem Cell Research Grant Program Now Available

Merrill Lynch Community Development Grant to Assist Entrepreneurial Training Institute Graduates

RFP for Outreach and Technical Assistance Consultant to Nonprofit Organizations Developing Social Entrepreneurial Ventures

RFP for Hispanic Outreach Consultant for Small Business Technical Assistance for Central and Southern Counties in New Jersey [PDF 71kB]

Notice of Request For Qualifications (RFQ)
Architectural & Engineering Services Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Office Building

Notice of Request for Qualifications (RFQ)
At-Risk Construction Management Services Pre-Construction and Construction Higher Education Student Assistance Authority Office Building

Nov-22-06 EDA Expands Predevelopment Resources to Make Funds Available to Municipalities for Project Planning and Marketing

Nov-20-06 Technology Tax Certificate Approvals Reinforce Governor's Economic Growth Strategy

Nov-16-2006 Ready for Growth RFQ-P Consulting Services [PDF 1.85MB]

Nov-14-2006 New Jersey’s fall 2006 SBIR/STTR training program series

Oct-27-2006 Innovation Partnership Institute

Oct-17-06 NJ Near Top of 'Smartest States' Survey

Oct-16-2006 New Jersey Commission on Higher Education - Notice of Grant Opportunity (Ngo) Innovation Partnership Institutes [PDF 96kB]

2006 Governor’s Conference for Women - October 30, 2006 Hilton, East Brunswick

Oct-05-06 Recently Enacted Tax Laws

Sept-18-06 Executive Order No. 34