Genmab secures $8.4 million Emerge tax credit for 135,000 sq. ft. expansion in Plainsboro

Global biotech firm Genmab is adding more than 135,000 square feet to its footprint in Plainsboro after being approved for a seven-year, $8.4 million tax credit package from the state Economic Development Authority.

Biotech firm takes 28,000 sq. ft. in Jersey City, plans move from Brooklyn with EDA tax credit

A biotechnology firm is moving from Brooklyn to Jersey City after being awarded a seven-year, $3.5 million tax credit under the Economic Development Authority’s Emerge program.

Insiders see growing (but measured) demand for new, more targeted state incentive program

With the recent approval of the first awards under Emerge, the state’s new jobs-based tax incentive program, officials and other insiders expect to see a measured pace of applications for a subsidy that was designed to be more discerning and targeted than its predecessor.

Starting anew

The debate over New Jersey’s corporate incentive programs has been well-chronicled in recent years, but regardless of where you fall on the issue, there’s no denying their influence on the state’s commercial real estate market. That influence was all but gone for two years after Grow New Jersey and other subsidy programs were allowed to expire in summer 2019, with no immediate replacements in sight until Gov. Phil Murphy and lawmakers agreed on new incentives late last year. The state is now putting those offerings to work, starting with the jobs-based Emerge program that will fill the void left by Grow New Jersey.

New Jersey office market shows ‘early signs’ of recovery in Q3, Collier says

The state’s office market took modest steps toward a recovery in the third quarter, as the pace of new listings slowed and as renewals helped sustain leasing activity in many locations.

EDA: Applications open for Emerge program, successor to key jobs-based tax incentive

The state Economic Development Authority is now accepting applications for the jobs-based tax incentive known as Emerge, the long-awaited successor to the Grow New Jersey program.

EDA to start accepting applications for new jobs-based incentives program

The state Economic Development Authority is set to begin accepting applications for a long-awaited new incentive program, following the adoption of short-term rules for the subsidies.