- 2020-05-14
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Yes, you can enjoy beaches and boardwalks at the Jersey Shore this summer as the state’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions are slowly being pulled back. But there won’t be any sports, concerts, or fireworks. And rides, games, and arcades will stay closed.
- 2020-05-14
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Nearly 70,000 New Jersey workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, the lowest weekly total since the state initiated aggressive social distancing due to the coronavirus crisis in March.
- 2020-05-13
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey residents can gather in vehicles for things like religious services and drive-in movies as Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday he’s easing some restrictions he put in place to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
- 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.