How bad is the staffing crisis in New Jersey? Consider this: Nearly three out of four business owners struggled to find help in 2021 — despite increasing pay rates — and more than one in four said they will consider selling their businesses sooner than they had planned because of it. For those struggling to […] The post Survey: Struggle to find workers (despite raising wages) has 1 in 4 business owners thinking of selling their companies appeared first on ROI-NJ. [...]
Engage 2021, Princeton University’s second annual innovation and entrepreneurship conference, will feature a long list of top speakers and panelists presenting over two days, starting Wednesday. But don’t be confused: The event will be much more than just a college lecture. Rodney Priestly, the vice dean for innovation at the school, said the virtual event […] The post Engage 2021: Princeton’s 2-day virtual conference aimed at growing innovation ecosystem in N.J. appeared first on ROI-NJ. [...]
Gov. Phil Murphy and legislative leadership agreed Friday to allocate nearly $700 million to stimulate economic growth and improve public health. The funding will allocate $435 million from the New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund and $262.6 million from the American Rescue Plan’s State Fiscal Recovery Fund. The proposals were sent from the Department […] The post State to allocate $700M to stimulate growth, improve public health: Here’s where the money is going appeared first on ROI-NJ. [...]
Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Woodbridge) and New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher will be among the key speakers at the inaugural New Jersey State of the Food System Symposium, a virtual event from 1-4 p.m. Friday. The event, organized by Stockton University, is free and open to the public. Organizer Jeanine Cava, a […] The post Inaugural State of Food System Symposium to be held Friday at Stockton appeared first on ROI-NJ. [...]
For the leaders of the Rutgers Center for Real Estate, the announcement of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, in addition to a recent rise in cases, was enough for them to postpone an event scheduled for Thursday night until the spring. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Business & Industry Association said the group will […] The post Omicron variant already impacting N.J. networking and gala scene appeared first on ROI-NJ. [...]
