- 2016-03-14
- NJBIZ
New Jersey voters will be asked this November to decide if casino gaming in the state should expand beyond Atlantic City, after a resolution to place the question on the ballot received the necessary three-fifths majority support from both the Senate and the Assembly on Monday.
- 2016-03-09
Christie Administration will Work to Cut Estate Tax, he said
The state's impending transportation funding crisis can be solved in the next few months, and the Christie Administration will lead a push for the outright elimination of the New Jersey estate tax during its last two years in office.
These assertions were made by newly appointed Acting State Treasurer Ford M. Scudder, during an address to business leaders March 9 at a breakfast in East Windsor sponsored jointly by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the New Jersey Business & Industry Association.
- 2016-03-01
- NJBIZ
A pair of bipartisan bills that aim to phase out New Jersey’s estate tax and offer more exclusions for taxes on retirement income were advanced Monday by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee.
- 2016-02-25
N.J. Chamber Train Trip to D.C. and Congressional Dinner Attracts 900, including 40 legislators,
10 Congress members, U.S. Sen. Menendez and 30 News Reporters
The 79th Annual Walk to Washington and Congressional Dinner on Feb. 25 and 26, 2016 brought to Washington a who's who of New Jersey business and government leaders. More than 900 boarded the Chamber's chartered Amtrak train, including state legislators, CEOs, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders, who walked the aisles chatting and exchanging business cards.
- 2016-02-25
N.J. Chamber Train Trip to D.C. and Congressional Dinner Attracts 900, including 40 legislators,
10 Congress members, U.S. Sen. Menendez and 30 News Reporters
The 79th Annual Walk to Washington and Congressional Dinner on Feb. 25 and 26, 2016 brought to Washington a who's who of New Jersey business and government leaders. More than 900 boarded the Chamber's chartered Amtrak train, including state legislators, CEOs, small business owners, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit leaders, who walked the aisles chatting and exchanging business cards.
- 2016-02-19
The coalition members who sponsored the New Jersey Business Summit in September announced today the formation of a grassroots organization called Opportunity New Jersey whose mission is to increase awareness of the impact that policies and legislative action will have on the state's economy and job growth for New Jersey citizens.
- 2016-02-19
The coalition members who sponsored the New Jersey Business Summit in September announced today the formation of a grassroots organization called Opportunity New Jersey whose mission is to increase awareness of the impact that policies and legislative action will have on the state's economy and job growth for New Jersey citizens.
- 2016-02-08
- NJBIZ
According to the latest biannual survey released Monday by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and Baker Tilly, Garden State employers are less concerned about the short-term and lingering effects of the Affordable Care Act.
- 2016-02-08
Bigger Worries are finding qualified job candidates, overly burdensome regulatory requirements and the high cost of state and local taxes
While New Jersey employers remain wary about the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, their concerns have declined markedly according to the results of the latest Baker Tilly - New Jersey Chamber of Commerce business climate survey of employers conducted between Dec. 22, 2015 and Jan. 22, 2016.
- 2016-02-08
Bigger Worries are finding qualified job candidates, overly burdensome regulatory requirements and the high cost of state and local taxes
While New Jersey employers remain wary about the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare, their concerns have declined markedly according to the results of the latest Baker Tilly - New Jersey Chamber of Commerce business climate survey of employers conducted between Dec. 22, 2015 and Jan. 22, 2016.