- 2020-04-20
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Although Gov. Phil Murphy has often said nearly all non-essential businesses have obeyed orders to stay closed during the coronavirus pandemic, occasional offenders continue to crop up — including a club in Plainfield officials say was caught on Saturday serving alcohol to customers.
- 2020-04-19
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
The number of deaths and cases from the coronavirus continues to rise in New Jersey as statewide positive tests hit 85,301 on Sunday, but the number of COVID-19 patients at the state hospitals has declined for the fourth consecutive day, according to a report from the state Department of Health.
- 2020-04-15
- Bloomberg
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is pitching a borrowing plan to help make up for billions of dollars of lost revenue in the current and next budget amid a virus-induced lockdown.
- 2020-04-14
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce supports both Senate bills S-2347 and S-2348 which were approved by the state senate yesterday. The two bills provide needed relief to small businesses and their employees via a series of tax deferrals and credits which will help their cash flow.
Small businesses and their employees in New Jersey are going to need all the support they can get during the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
We thank Senate President Steve Sweeney, Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean and Senators Linda Greenstein and Anthony Bucco for their work on this legislation.
We urge the state legislature to fast track this legislation to Governor Murphy’s desk and the Governor to sign the bills into law.
We further urge our state leaders to start planning now for a successful transition of our state economy from survival to recovery by finding new sources of working capital.
The overwhelming demand for the federal and state relief programs tells us that businesses are desperate for cash and will be for the foreseeable future and that government programs will be strained to keep up with this demand.
Making new sources of working capital readily available to businesses will be the key to a successful economic recovery.
- 2020-04-13
- NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
New Jersey will join five other states in the region to put a plan together to figure out how to rebound from the coronavirus outbreak and the near-lockdown that has gripped the northeast to slow the spread, Gov. Phil Murphy announced Monday.
- 2020-04-07
- Star-Ledger Op-Ed
In response to the unprecedented crisis caused by the coronavirus outbreak, everybody is understandably focused on their health and the health of their loved ones as well as the viability of their jobs and businesses.
We at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce heard these concerns in dozens of voices last week on a conference call with small business owners discussing the new federal relief legislation - How do we survive? How do I keep my employees on the payroll? How long will this nightmare last?
We are pleased that the U.S. Congress approved the CARES Act in a quick and bipartisan manner to assist those affected by COVID-19.
The NJ Chamber thanks all of New Jersey’s Congressional members who helped secure this critical legislation and we are grateful for the commitment and dedication they have shown during this unprecedented crisis.
- 2020-03-21
- State of New Jersey
Order Also Prohibits All Social Gatherings, Mandates Work From Home Arrangements for Employees When Possible, and Invalidates Any Conflicting Local and County Regulations
To mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and protect the capacity of New Jersey’s health care system for the state’s most vulnerable, Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 107, directing all residents to stay at home until further notice. The order provides for certain exceptions, such as obtaining essential goods or services, seeking medical attention, visiting family or close friends, reporting to work, or engaging in outdoor activities.
- 2020-03-21
The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce sent a letter to members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation March 21 urging them to support the $100 billion block grant funding proposed for the Northeast to help the region deal with the coronavirus emergency. Read the letter
- 2020-03-20
- ROI-NJ Op-Ed
It is hard to believe the coronavirus outbreak that has virtually paralyzed businesses and crashed global financial markets only grabbed our attention a few weeks ago.
Each day, the headlines sound more foreboding as state and federal officials across the U.S. try to get their arms around how fast the virus is spreading and how it will impact the economy.
It is not a surprise that the bad news grabs the lion’s share of the headlines, but we should recognize the many positive things New Jersey’s government and business leaders are already doing to address the coronavirus outbreak.