http://www.njbiz.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3D"> All Stories en-us http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130515/NJBIZ01/305109995&source=RSS Iron Hill Brewery Restaurant opened its first New Jersey location in 2010, and liked what it saw. Fri, 10 May 2013 10:33:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130515/NJBIZ01/305109995&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130510/NJBIZ01/130519965&source=RSS As the Legislature continues its slog through budget hearings, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are trading barbs over a favorite topic taxes. Fri, 10 May 2013 13:16:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130510/NJBIZ01/130519965&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130509/NJBIZ01/130509797&source=RSS The Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee Tuesday voted to release S-2644, a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility in the state to residents earning up to 133 percent of the federal poverty line. The federal government will pick up the cost of that expansion for three years, and 90 percent of the costs the following three years. Thu, 09 May 2013 14:11:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130509/NJBIZ01/130509797&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509856&source=RSS Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill Monday requiring contracts involving lottery privatization be approved by legislators was quickly denounced by the bill's supporters, who called the action a setback for government transparency. Tue, 07 May 2013 13:38:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509856&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509859&source=RSS Gov. Chris Christie on Monday conditionally vetoed the so-called &#8220Facebook bill&#8221 that would limit the amount of information job candidates would have to disclose to prospective employers of their social media activity. Tue, 07 May 2013 12:46:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509859&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509867&source=RSS Lakeland Bancorp Inc. announced Monday it has received approval from the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance of the proposed merger with Somerset Hills Bancorp, and of the merger of the bank subsidiaries. Tue, 07 May 2013 09:16:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130507/NJBIZ01/130509867&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130506/NJBIZ01/130509880&source=RSS Quantex Laboratories believes it has found the right solution in Cranbury, moving into headquarters about triple the size of its prior Edison Township home that was badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Mon, 06 May 2013 12:53:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130506/NJBIZ01/130509880&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130506/NJBIZ01/130509942&source=RSS In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the owners of storm-damaged small businesses had a long list of needs, but at the top was grant money. Fri, 03 May 2013 09:07:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130506/NJBIZ01/130509942&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130503/NJBIZ01/130509910&source=RSS Citing declining activity, the Small Business Administration is closing eight disaster assistance loan centers in New Jersey today that temporarily opened last fall to process emergency requests after Hurricane Sandy. Fri, 03 May 2013 11:58:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130503/NJBIZ01/130509910&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130430/NJBIZ01/130439959&source=RSS Six months after Hurricane Sandy sent thousands of businesses into existential crises, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority is slated to approve a plan today to give grants to affected small businesses, NJBIZ has learned. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:35:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130430/NJBIZ01/130439959&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429809&source=RSS Health care providers are among the organizations gearing up to apply for the 1. 5 million in grants the federal government will award this summer to &#8220navigators&#8221 who will help enroll the uninsured in subsidized health insurance and in Medicaid in 2014, when the major provisions of the 2010 Affordable Care Act kick in. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:45:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429809&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429810&source=RSS On a cold and rainy day that marks six months since Hurricane Sandy struck, Gov. Chris Christie today visited businesses and greeted residents on Bay Avenue in Highlands, before he and U. S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced HUD&#8217s approval of New Jersey&#8217s plan to spend 1. 8 billion in federal grants on. . . Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:27:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429810&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429816&source=RSS The U. S. Small Business Administration announced it is closing half a dozen disaster centers in New Jersey this week due to a steady decrease in activity six months after Hurricane Sandy made landfall. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:14:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130429/NJBIZ01/130429816&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130426/NJBIZ01/130429860&source=RSS Business leaders and state officials say New Jersey has no shortage of bold startup companies or skilled workers looking for a chance to help. But sometimes the two groups need a little push to find one another. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:54:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130426/NJBIZ01/130429860&source=RSS http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130426/NJBIZ01/130429862&source=RSS In this recovering economy, mid-market companies are trying to grow revenue, boost productivity and stay competitive. While the executives at the helm remain optimistic about the future, they believe government is hindering their economic growth, according to Deloitte&#8217s report, &#8220Mid-market Perspectives 2013 Report on America&#8217s. . . Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:23:00 EST http://www.njbiz.com/article/20130426/NJBIZ01/130429862&source=RSS