NEWARK, N.J.-Lee Shapcott will join QMA as global chief marketing officer, dedicated to building upon the strength and reputation of the QMA brand as the company continues to focus on its global growth. QMA, with approximately $128 billion in...
By Ang Santos
The Regional Plan Association (RPA) proposes a thirty to forty year long, $50 billion overhaul of Newark Airport. The plan includes a third runway and a transportation hub connecting PATH train service.
“It’s critical that we look at a third...
NEWARK, N.J., July 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chairman and CEO of Rafael Holdings, Inc., (NYSE American: RFL), Howard Jonas, will ring the NYSE Opening Bell® on behalf of the Company at 9:30 this morning, Friday, July 6th.
Rafael Holdings was spun-off from IDT Corporation and listed...
When Ras Baraka was elected, he promised to be Newark's "radical" mayor. After seven years of Cory Booker, who ushered in an area of downtown development but was criticized for being an absent mayor focused on national political ambitions, the city would be...
Over the past few years the number of celebratory ribbon cutting ceremonies in Newark has continued to grow, with each new business entrant into the city serving as a magnet for the next.
This week the co-working space Launch Pad celebrated its...
By Tom Bergeron
The transportation infrastructure in Newark is extensive — and certainly greater than any other location in the state. New Jersey Transit, Amtrak and the PATH all go through Newark Penn Station. And then there’s the fact that the city has the state’s largest...
Newark mayor Ras Baraka is preparing to name Eric Pennington as the new city business administrator, according to two sources connected to the mayor.
Pennington, a former chief judge of the Orange Municipal Court, is expected to succeed Jack Kelly,...
By Eric Kiefer
NEWARK, NJ — Governor Phil Murphy just gave New Jersey businesses a big reason to operate in Newark, along with four other large Garden State cities: tax breaks.
Last week, the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced that...
By Justin Vicory
Jackson''s chief administrative officer will take on the role of director of finance and administration and an outside consultant has been brought in to help with the city's upcoming fiscal year budget.
CAO Robert Blaine said Monday he...
By Leanna Garfield
When asked about the slow growth of the US economy, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Newark Mayor Ras Baraka both said that urban inequality and a lack of public transit are two of the largest causes.
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