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How 300 Kimball set the tone in suburban office redevelopment (PHOTOS)

A decision by State Farm Insurance to vacate 300 Kimball Drive in Parsippany was not just an opportunity for Transwestern’s New Jersey team in 2012. It provided a roadmap for other landlords, investors and brokers to create new value within the state’s glut of suburban office stock.

Trenton’s pitchman: George Sowa says capital city is open for business

As CEO of Greater Trenton, George Sowa sees a city that has fallen on hard times and has to overcome years of bad press. But Trenton has what it takes to change the narrative, he said, starting with all-important infrastructure such as a transit hub that links to four different rail lines.