Tag: New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Community and Environmentalists Question Source of Whale Deaths
The body of an infant whale that washed up on the Keansburg beachfront in December was part of an unprecedented cluster of whale deaths along the New York and New Jersey shores over the last 40 days.
Offshore Wind Project Picks Up Steam, Some Voice Concern
An April agreement between the New Jersey Economic Development Authority and Orsted Offshore North America has cleared a path for Ocean Wind 1, the Garden State’s inaugural offshore wind development, a boon to Gov. Phil Murphy’s vision of achieving 100 percent clean energy for the state by 2050.
Program Linking COVID-Impacted Restaurants With the Hungry Extended
MONMOUTH COUNTY – Restaurants forced to shutter suffered when the pandemic took hold and food pantries strained under the weight of an increasing food insecure population. Sustain and Serve, a New Jersey program funded by the federal American Rescue Plan, addressed those negatives, yielding positive results that have propelled the program’s continuation.
State Creates New Position, Increases Tax Credits to Bolster Film Industry
TRENTON – As the revamped bid process to determine whether Netflix eventually builds a new production complex on the former Fort Monmouth plays out, the state has taken actions to boost the state’s film industry.
State Programs Support Bringing Healthy Options to Local ‘Food Deserts’
TRENTON – Options to shop for affordable, nutritious foods are often scarce in communities where some families struggle to put food on the table.
Fort Monmouth’s ‘Educational Partner’ Opens to Students
Tim Sullivan, CEO of the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, highlighted the relationship between higher education and the state’s future during...
County, Towns Aid Restaurants In Need
FACEBOOK / LOCAL SMOKE People across the county are finding ways to support area restaurants struggling to stay open and pay...
The Bay Avenue Renaissance: Highlands Rebuild Nearing Finish
Story and photos by Jay Cook
HIGHLANDS – There was no shortage of hardships in areas affected by Super Storm Sandy throughout the state; shorelines...