Cover Story
How Devco does it: Inside $1.5 billion pipeline — and decades of high-profile New Jersey projects

New Brunswick Development Corp. is forging ahead after a year in which it broke ground on more than $1.5 billion worth of projects — a milestone that’s all the more notable for a team that never does the same project twice.

Government & Public Policy
EDA approves rules, set to accept applications for new Aspire gap financing program

State officials are set to begin taking applications under a new incentive program that will look to provide gap financing to commercial and residential projects across New Jersey.

Government & Public Policy
EDA now accepting applications for commercial ERG projects

The state Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for commercial construction projects under a relaunched gap financing program.

Policy Page
Gridlock in Trenton: Not what investors want

Messaging from Trenton over the last several months, “airing dirty laundry” and delayed payments and responses to companies involved in the state’s incentive programs are scaring away legitimate businesses from setting roots in New Jersey. Businesses need certainty and clarity. Why don’t we pivot the conversation to one about how to make robust investments in our people and infrastructure without any further distractions and political roadblocks?

Government & Public Policy
As expected, Murphy vetoes bill to extend tax incentives

Gov. Phil Murphy has officially rejected a bill that sought to extend the state’s tax credit incentives, which lawmakers hoped would have provided time to find a long-term solution for the controversial programs before they expired earlier this summer.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy reiterates plan to veto incentives extension, hopes for ‘common ground’

Gov. Phil Murphy doubled down on his pledge to veto a bill to extend New Jersey’s embattled tax incentive programs, while still offering hope for a compromise with state lawmakers.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy details tax credit overhaul, unveils new legislation

With less than four weeks to go until New Jersey’s tax incentive programs expire, Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday unveiled a bill to establish new subsidies for developers and businesses that would include annual caps on awards and requirements tied to union labor.

Government & Public Policy
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.

Government & Public Policy
Murphy: Developers can seek up to $4 million under proposed historic tax credit program

Gov. Phil Murphy is hoping to lure new investors to some of the state’s oldest buildings, touting a proposed historic preservation tax credit as part of his plan to overhaul New Jersey’s embattled incentive programs.

Government & Public Policy
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.