Technology

Technology
Data center vacancy for tristate region hits all-time low, CBRE report finds

Soaring demand for data center space has pushed vacancy in the region to an all-time low in recent months, thanks in part to the growth of firms tied to artificial intelligence.

Cover Story
Legacy moment: Inside the landmark deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick’s HELIX campus

The historic deal to bring Nokia Bell Labs to New Brunswick was nearly a year in the making, beginning in earnest with the company’s visit to a four-acre construction site downtown.

Policy Page
NAIOP NJ’s New Year’s resolution: Let’s get the next Energy Master Plan right

Overhauling the Energy Master Plan is an opportunity for impacted stakeholders, like you, to help improve what is currently an unrealistic policy document that has done little to accelerate achieving its lofty goals. Perhaps most striking about the current EMP is it lacks an unbiased estimate of what it’ll cost ratepayers, including commercial real estate owners and tenants. Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged this glaring omission when he announced the 2024 EMP will “seek to better capture economic costs and benefits, as well as ratepayer impacts.”

Technology
Nokia to open new 360,000 sq. ft. facility in New Brunswick by 2028, eyeing ‘the next 100 years’ of its historic Bell Labs research arm

Nokia Bell Labs will break ground in 2025 on its new 360,000-square-foot facility in downtown New Brunswick, executives said Monday, as they hailed a project that will allow it to remain at the forefront of innovation while boosting its appeal for the state’s future talent pool.

Government & Public Policy
State to invest $20 million, partner in development of Jersey City science and tech hub

The state will invest up to $20 million and partner in a planned 120,000-square-foot facility in Jersey City that will serve as a hub for life sciences, health care and technology adjacent to the acclaimed Liberty Science Center, officials said Thursday.

Industrial
New Jersey’s first high-end electric truck charging lot coming to Newark

The owner of what will be an electric truck charging lot in Newark has tapped Cushman & Wakefield as its leasing agent, in what brokers describe as a first for the New Jersey market.

Technology
Solar Landscape plans more than 100 new hires in 2024 to support its rapid growth

Solar Landscape plans to add more than 100 employees in 2024, the Asbury Park-based firm announced, as it eyes continued growth and cements its place as a leading provider of solar energy to lower-income households across the state and nationally.

Technology
Monmouth County students take top spot at sustainability challenge sponsored by Sustainable Jersey City, Solar Landscape

Three students from Marine Academy of Science & Technology in Highlands earned first place in the Green Ambassador Program Sustainability Challenge, a nationwide program sponsored by the nonprofit Sustainable Jersey City and solar developer Solar Landscape.

Industrial
Solar Landscape expands community solar portfolio with newly activated project in Union

Rooftop solar developer Solar Landscape has activated another project in New Jersey, in Union Township, where it will generate clean energy at a discount to more than 260 nearby homes.

Government & Public Policy
BPU adopts permanent community solar program after successful pilot period

A state pilot program that has brought solar panels and new revenue to dozens of New Jersey industrial buildings is now permanent after a recent vote by utility regulators.