Source: NJBIZ
Tommy’s Tavern & Tap is growing its presence in North Jersey.
Over the next year, the Jersey Shore-born regional restaurant chain plans to open spots at Urban Edge Properties-owned centers in Ledgewood and Paramus.
The concept expects to launch by the end of 2026 in Ledgewood, Urban Edge said. Tommy’s Tavern & [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 7:47:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Source: NJBIZ
The basics:
NJEDA approved $12.55M to fund two Strategic Innovation Centers focused on medtech and maternal health
Funding backs NJ AIM sites in Camden and Mullica Hill; New Baby New Jersey SIC in Trenton
Plug and Play will run programs, with two startup cohorts per year at each site
Investment includes startup capital, accelerator [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 7:39:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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Leadership is changing at one of New Jersey’s top law firms. As of Jan. 1, Jennifer Borek is the new managing partner of Genova Burns LLC, the Newark-based firm said in a press release.
Borek is the first woman to hold the firm’s top leadership role in its more than 35-year history. [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 7:18:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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As demand for CAR T therapies strain traditional manufacturing, Autolus Therapeutics has tapped Cellares to evaluate whether that company’s automated Cell Shuttle platform can support expanded commercial production.
Cellares will partner with Autolus Therapeutics to assess if the platform can help meet rising demand for the company’s U.S. Food and Drug [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 6:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Source: NJBIZ
The basics:
Roth appointed CEO of Prager Metis, leading strategic growth initiatives
Mayer named COO, overseeing daily operations, productivity improvements
Firm operates 24 offices worldwide with over 600 team members
Ranked No. 60 on Accounting Today’s 2025 Top 100 Firms list
Prager Metis has a global reach, more than 100 partners and principals, and over [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 4:42:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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Leaders of small and medium-sized businesses are confident about the future and are planning more spending in the first quarter of 2026, according to a new survey by Citizens Bank.
The Citizens Q1 2026 Business Pulse survey found that 86% of middle market business – defined as having annual revenue of [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 2:01:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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New Jersey received federal approval for approximately $62 million in broadband infrastructure funding under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program.
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced approval for the state’s BEAD Final Proposal from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration in December.
That clears [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 12:36:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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Atlantic City has regained investment-grade status for the first time in more than a decade. On Dec. 30, Moody’s Ratings upgraded the city’s issuer credit rating to Ba1 to Baa3.
The change reflects years of fiscal stabilization following the city’s financial crisis, which led to a state takeover in 2016 — [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 12:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
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RWJBarnabas Health appointed Jonathan Kyriacou as president and CEO of Jersey City Medical Center, effective Jan. 26.
Kyriacou succeeds Michael Priltusky, an RWJBarnabas representative confirmed with NJBIZ Jan. 6. Priltusky remains with the West Orange-based network as executive vice president and CEO for the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group.
In his new position, Kyriacou will oversee the medica center’s strategic direction, operational leadership and financial performance.
Kyriacou joins RWJBarnabas Health from [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 12:30:00 PM, Continue reading at the source
Source: NJBIZ
One of New Jersey’s largest full-service law firms is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
Founded in 1926 by David Cole and Mendon Morrill, Hackensack-based Cole Schotz PC began as a small, two-man practice. It now has more than 200 attorneys.
The law firm spans nine offices in New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Texas, Maryland, [...]

Wed, Jan 07, 2026 12:13:00 PM, Continue reading at the source