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Announcements/News - 2008

Dec-17-08 Employment in New Jersey Fell by 6,200 in November; Unemployment Rate Rose Slightly to 6.1 Percent

Dec-22-08 EDA Provided $540 Million In Financing, Incentives, Tax Credits To Support Governor's Economic Growth Strategy In 2008

Dec-17-08 Data Center Development Thrives In New Jersey

Dec-16-08 Governor Signs New Jersey Main Street Legislation

Dec-16-08 New Jersey Celebrates Redevelopment Project In Neptune

Dec-15-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Passage of Economic Stimulus Bills

Dec-12-08 Trenton Architecture/Planning Firm Uses State Financing To Renovate Historic Masonic Temple For Corporate Offices

Dec-09-08 Governor Signs Invest NJ Legislation

Dec-05-08 Governor Authorizes Additional Staff To Address Unemployment Claim Backlog

Dec-04-08 EDA Hosts Roundtable With Preferred Lenders

Nov-24-08 Notice of Additional Extended Unemployment Benefits Announced

Nov-19-08 New Jersey Employment Declined by 6,000 in October Unemployment Rate at 6.0 Percent for the Month

Nov-18-08 Governor's Workforce and Economic Development Conference Announced

Nov-17-08 Governor Announces Fort Monmouth Grant Extension

Nov-12-08 Princeton-Based Tech Company Receives Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Nov-10-08 Susquehanna Bank Granted Perferred Lender Status

October 31, 2008 Commission Unveils Guidelines, Applications to Advance Commercialization

Oct-28-08 First Approval For Urban Transit Hub Tax Credit Granted to Verizon New Jersey For Newark Project

Oct-24-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Marcal Paper for Retention of Manufacturing Jobs in New Jersey

Oct-15-08 Employment in New Jersey Declined by 3,900 in September; Monthly Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly to 5.8 Percent

Oct-14-08 Governor Taps Zaro For Economic Post

Sep-25-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development Seeks Proposals

Sep-24-08 Solicitation of Letters of Intent to organizations interested in developing a NJ technology center

Sep-19-08 New Migration Study Indicates "Brain Gain" to New Jersey of Highly Educated Workers

Sep-17-08 Employment Declined in August Unemployment Rate Increased to 5.9 Percent

Sep-17-08 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Awards Training Grant to a Tissue Transplant Non-For Profit Organization

Sep-16-08 New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine’s Administration Joins with Administration of New York Governor Paterson to Provide Coordinated Services to Lehman Brothers Workers

Sep-15-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Award Competitive Training Grant to Non-Profit Organization

Aug-14-08 Arch Insurance To Bring Hundreds Of Jobs To New Jersey

Aug-13-2008 Employment Relatively Unchanged in July; Unemployment Rate at 5.4 Percent

Aug-13-08 New Jersey Celebrates Another Life Sciences Success Story

July-28-08 NJ Bioscience Industry Sector Shows Strong Employment Growth

July-24-08 State Approves $1-Million Investment In Omni Capital

July-17-08 EDA Adds Roma Bank To Its List Of Preferred Lenders

July-16-08 Employment in New Jersey Lower by 4,100 in June; Unemployment Rate at 5.3 Percent

July-15-08 Switch2Health Corp. Receives a $200,000 Edison Innovation Fund Investment

July-09-08 New Business Development Prospect for IT Vendors

July-08-08 Lehman Brothers May Bring 500 Jobs To Jersey City

June-24-08 Commission Awards over $3 Million to Support New Jersey Entrepreneurs

Jun-18-08 Employment Held Steady in May; State’s Unemployment Rate at 5.4 Percent

June-12-08 Officials Celebrate Expansion and Renovation of Health Care Facility in Paterson

Jun-05-08 Labor Commissioner Presents Company with Award for Exemplary Workplace Safety

June-05-08 Low-Interest State EDA Financing Helps Bring New Wanaque Redevelopment Project To Life

Jun-02-08 NJ Labor Commissioner Awards Training Grant to Hospital Consortium

May–21-08 Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Invest Funds to Train Workers at Bergen County Company

May-19-08 Peter R. Reczek, Ph.D. Named Executive Director of the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology

May-14-08 NJ Employment Relatively Unchanged in April Unemployment Rate at 5.0 Percent for the Month

Apr-24-08 Governor Corzine Lauds Decision of Leading Healthcare Firm to Expand U.S. Headquarters in New Jersey

Apr-23-08 N J Labor Commissioner Presents Customized Training Grant to Gloucester County Hospital

May-20-08 EDA ADDS COLUMBIA BANK, PEAPACK-GLADSTONE BANK TO ITS LIST OF PREFERRED LENDERS

Apr-17-08 Global Print Systems, Inc. To Grow With Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Apr-16-08 Employment Level Relatively Unchanged in March Unemployment Rate Held Steady Over the Month

Apr-14-08 Urban Steps - Spring 2008 Edition

Apr-09-08 EDA-Assisted Tech And Life Sciences Companies Honored By NJTC As 'Best In Show' Winners

Apr-09-08 Edison Innovation Fund Investment To Assist Mount Laurel Tech-Company

August-04-08 New Resource Provides Working Capital Funds To Qualified R&D Companies

Apr-04-08 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Grants New Jersey Company the Prestigious Star Award

Apr-01-08 Commissioner David Socolow Presents Competitive Customized Training Grant To Aurobindo Pharma USA

Apr-01-08 New Providence Technology Company Elanti Systems To Expand Operations With Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Mar-19-08 NJ Employment Decreased Modestly in February Unemployment Rate Matches National Rate for the Month

Mar-10-08 EKR Therapeutics Raises Over $145 Million in Support of Growth

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Feb-27-08 Annual Benchmark Revision of Data Indicates Slower Job Growth in 2007; January Unemployment Rate at 4.5 Percent; Employment Declined Over the Month

Feb-25-08 Battelle Ventures, Affiliate Invest in Nistica, Supplier of Agile Optical Modules; Lead $9-million Series B Round To Boost Broadband Triple Play Networks

Feb-12-08 New EDA Low-Interest Loan Product Targets Nine Urban Centers

Jan-29-08 New EDA FASTSTART for small business Product Enhances State Support for Small-Business Growth

Jan-25-08 New Jersey Department of Labor Teams Up with Long Branch Housing Authority To Offer Basic Skills Training to Housing Residents

Jan-23-08 EDA Visits ShopRite Supermarket in Millville

Jan-22-08 Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies Receives International Honor

Jan-18-08 Urban Centers and Small Businesses to Benefit from New and Expanded Tools to Promote Economic Development in the Garden State

Jan-16-08 New Jersey Employment Increased in December for Fourth Consecutive Month; State Unemployment Rate at 4.5 Percent in December

Jan-16-08 Edison Innovation Fund's Newest Venture Capital Investment to Support Growth of Life Sciences Businesses in NJ

Jan-15-08 State Labor Department Offers Free Business Seminar to Employers and Managers affected by the Fort Monmouth Closing

Jan-15-08 NEW JERSEY BUSINESSES WELCOME STATE'S REVAMPED BUSINESS WEB PORTAL

Jan-10-08 Franklin Township-Based Technology Company to Expand with Edison Innovation Fund Investment

Jan-03-08 Governor's Occupational Safety and Health Awards Program