
New Jersey Business Action Center Awarded $750,000 to Help Businesses Go Global
By Lauren Moore, Executive Director, New Jersey Business Action Center
The New Jersey Business Action Center (NJ BAC) has been awarded a $750,000 State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to help NJ businesses gain access to foreign markets. This award is a…

Challenger Releases 2016 Employment Outlook
Layoffs lessen while wages, hiring increase.
While 2015 job cuts are expected to reach a six year high, the pace of downsizing should slow in the new year, while hiring and wages continue to make gains, according to a new outlook released Monday by global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas…

The 20 Most-Visited International Cities of 2015
Posted on December 17, 2015 by Christina Lavingia
At the end of the year, two things tend to happen: We look forward to the year ahead, with all of its potential, and evaluate the year that’s coming to a close. Perhaps your nostalgia harkens back to memories made with…

Manufacturing Day Helps Change Perception of Industry
Eighty one percent of students surveyed are more convinced manufacturing provides careers that are both interesting and rewarding.
Manufacturing Day 2015, including all events scheduled throughout the year, has far exceeded expectations of scale and impact, reaching more than 400,000 participants and improving the public’s perception of manufacturing…

Milken Institute's 2015 Best-Performing Cities
Success Knows the Way to San Jose — and Other Tech Hubs
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – December 08, 2015) – The Milken Institute’s annual Best-Performing Cities index for 2015 shows that tech is tops, as cities that excel in innovation increasingly drive the nation’s economic dynamism. With an ecosystem…