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Home sales drop for eighth consecutive month
The housing market is hitting another speed bump, adding to growing concerns about a potential crash. The latest monthly report from New Jersey Realtors shows existing home sales...
Another new year, another automatic toll hike for NJ drivers
For the second year in a row, tolls will be going up automatically at the start of a new year on New Jersey’s major toll roads. The increases totaling 3% will go into effect on...
Black Friday kicks off big, but is inflation still a concern?
Industry leaders say the holiday season should provide a huge lift for businesses. While many spent Friday recovering from Thanksgiving feasts, others took their full bellies and...
Online gambling, near 45% of NJ gaming revenue, up for renewal
It has now been nearly 10 years since New Jersey approved internet gambling – and the way the law was written, the Legislature must renew it to keep it from disappearing less...
Rutgers University develops oyster reef ecosystem to prevent beach erosion
Sea level rise and increased storm events caused by climate change are accelerating erosion along the East Coast, putting communities and infrastructure at risk. Concrete...
NJBIA 64th Annual Business Outlook Survey Details Affordability, Inflation Challenges for NJ Businesses
While affordability was the talk in Trenton a year ago, New Jersey’s business community is clearly feeling left out of that conversation. In NJBIA’s 64th annual Business Outlook...
Another benefit to CRDA police funding in this era of officer shortages
For several years, the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority has been funding additional police officers for Atlantic City. This important benefit to the city began before...
LIGHT Comments on Third Quarter Report from the New Jersey DGE
Comments from Jane Bokunewicz, faculty director of the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism (LIGHT), Stockton University School of Business, on the...
Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce Announces Seven New Board Members
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce has announced seven new members to its board of directors, including a representative of Ørsted wind energy and two leaders at...
Poll Finds Higher Costs Taking Some Cheer Out of Holiday Spending and Travel
Galloway, N.J. — Inflation is making the holidays a bit less merry, as many in New Jersey are cutting back on gift-giving or seasonal travel, according to a Stockton University...
Stockton University’s Holiday Tradition, Handel’s Messiah, Returns to Atlantic City
Galloway, N.J. – Nearly 200 singers from throughout the region will raise their voices in Stockton University’s production of “The Messiah” at the Event Center at the Borgata...
AC’s Bar 32 Launches Chocolate Golden Ticket-Inspired Contest
Bar 32 is giving Taylor Swift fans a chance to win two tickets to the megastar’s upcoming concert in Philadelphia by launching a “Golden Ticket”- inspired candy bar contest....
Poll: NJ Residents Oppose Casino Expansion, Full Smoking Ban
A poll of New Jersey voters conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) found that a majority of residents across all political affiliations oppose expanding casinos beyond...
Good numbers for NJ show few signs of economic trouble
Amid growing concerns about a potential recession, the latest economic reports for New Jersey show continued low unemployment, robust state revenue collections and other signs of...
Developer Bart Blatstein pitches $3 billion development project at Bader Field
Bart Blatstein, CEO of Tower Investments Inc. and owner of Showboat Atlantic City, proposed a plan to redevelop the city-owned Bader Field with market rate rental housing during...
Two New Rollercoasters Coming to Atlantic City’s Steel Pier
Two new attractions are coming to Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in the next three years. The amusement park is adding a pair of rollercoasters, according to an announcement by...
OceanFirst Bank Awards $40,000 in Scholarships to Stockton Students
Galloway, N.J. – The OceanFirst Foundation presented a check for $40,000 to Stockton University on Nov. 14 that is providing 16 scholarships to first-year students for the...
Press of Atlantic City, Stockton partner to launch journalism lab
The Press of Atlantic City and Stockton University are teaming up on a new journalism lab aimed at developing the next generation of reporters. The Community Reporting...
U.S. Supreme Court justice swears in Atlantic City police Chief Sarkos
There was a surprise attendee at police Chief James Sarkos’ public swearing in Thursday — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, who grew up near Trenton and appeared via the...
NJ Governor Murphy: Major National Event is Coming to Atlantic City
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, the incoming Chairman of the National Governor’s Association just broke major news on Thursday, November 17, 2022, during an interview. ...
Luxury condos planned for the former Atlantic Club site
Developers of the Boardwalk property that once housed the Atlantic Club Casino say the building will be renovated into luxury condominiums. Rocco Sebastiani, the principal...
Most Atlantic City department heads missing from first meeting to track municipal problems
At the inaugural meeting Wednesday morning of the new CitiStat program, residents and business owners got a quick course in how to report a problem via the GovPilot computer...
NJEDA Funding Opportunities
The NJEDA is offering several funding opportunities that can benefit the businesses in the NRTC neighborhoods of Atlantic City. Please see the programs below and click the...
Sun Country will begin scheduled non-stop flights between ACY and their Minneapolis (MSP) hub.
Country Airlines (NASDAQ: SNCY) today announced 15 new nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) beginning in summer 2023. Twelve new destinations are...
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