Bank acquires Fort Lee building, eyes expansion with EDA incentive

A Fort Lee-based bank is eyeing a major expansion in the borough, having acquired a 70,000-square-foot office building with plans to hire 250 new employees in the coming years.

Incentives: Insiders expect greater scrutiny, urge proactive approach amid Trenton firestorm

If you’ve begun to collect tax credits under Grow New Jersey and other state incentive programs, experts say now is the time to be proactive and verify that you have met your commitments for job creation and retention.

Medical device startup moving to Kearny Point with first EDA rent support grant

A medical device maker has relocated to a creative flex office space at the Kearny Point property in Kearny, making it the first company to benefit from a new state program that subsidizes rent payments for startups at certain collaborative workspaces.

EDA: Online marketplace for dog breeders, owners considers Jersey City call center

An online marketplace for dog breeders and owners is weighing plans for a new call center in Jersey City, having won approval for a 10-year, $4 million state tax credit incentive.

EDA approves $40 million tax credit to bring nonprofit to Camden

The state has approved a 10-year, $39.6 million tax credit package aimed at luring a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit to Camden, where it would build a new waterfront office building and create nearly 170 jobs not currently in the state.

EDA: Co-working sites in central, southern New Jersey eligible for rent grants for startups

The state Economic Development Authority has added two co-working facilities in Somerset and Gloucester counties to its list of locations that qualify for rent subsidies for startup businesses.

EDA: Wholesaler buys Passaic warehouse, expands from Brooklyn

A building maintenance supplies wholesaler is relocating most of its operations from Brooklyn to Passaic, where it recently acquired a nearly 11,000-square-foot warehouse.

Incentives: A look at Murphy’s plans to streamline, cap subsidy programs

Gov. Phil Murphy detailed his plans to update the state’s incentive programs, speaking Wednesday during an event in Jersey City. — Courtesy: Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office By Joshua Burd After lashing out at New Jersey’s high-profile tax credit incentives, Gov.…

NAIOP: Comptroller report only reinforces need for updated incentives in New Jersey

New Jersey’s use of tax incentives drew harsh criticism from a new audit by a state watchdog agency, but commercial real estate leaders say they welcome the scrutiny — and see it as a step toward updating and renewing the programs later this year.

Kearny Point, Bell Works among sites eligible for EDA rent grants for startups

The state has approved nine locations at which technology or life sciences startups can apply for rent support grants that would help them move into incubators, accelerators or co-working spaces, including some of New Jersey’s largest redevelopment projects.