Personalities
Q&A: Biggins discusses the success of incentives — and their role going forward

Jay Biggins, the executive managing director of Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co., is a longtime expert in the field of incentives and has seen the evolution of the New Jersey’s programs firsthand.

Office
Banking firm extends 72,000 sq. ft. lease at 2 Gateway

A global banking and financial services firm has recommitted to its home of the past decade, extending its roughly 72,000-square-foot office lease at Newark’s 2 Gateway Center.

Government & Public Policy
Amazon HQ2: Christie signs bill for $5 billion incentive package

Less than a week before leaving office, Gov. Chris Christie has signed off on a $5 billion incentive package to help land Amazon’s coveted second headquarters project.

Office
Advance earns prestigious designation for CRE management

A global trade association has recognized Advance Realty with an accreditation tied to high standards of property management, placing it in the company of fewer than 550 firms worldwide.

Office
NKF: Newark, suburban downtowns show strength in 2017 amid struggling office market

Despite suffering the largest occupancy losses in nearly a decade, the northern New Jersey office market emerged from 2017 with reasons to be optimistic.

Government & Public Policy
Ex-CRDA official tapped for Newark economic development post

The former head of the state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is joining Newark City Hall, where he will serve in a newly created position tied to economic development.

Office
Berger: Upgrades coming to 19-story office tower

Berger Organization has unveiled plans to renovate a well-known, 450,000-square-foot office tower in downtown Newark after acquiring the building earlier this year.

Industrial
After blockbuster industrial sale, Bridge details what comes next in N.J.

After the sale of more than 3 million square feet of industrial space in New Jersey — part of a three-state, $700 million deal announced earlier this fall — Bridge Development Partners is well on its way toward refilling its pipeline in the Garden State. Jeff Milanaik, regional partner for Bridge, said the firm is under contract for a series of sites in northern and central New Jersey that could pave the way for another 6 million square feet of development activity.

Health Care & Education
NJIT unveils new manufacturing training center in Newark

The New Jersey Institute of Technology has opened the doors to a new training and prototyping facility focused on feeding the state’s growing manufacturing sector.

Government & Public Policy
Box manufacturer proposes 500,000 sq. ft. plant in Florence

The state has approved $13.6 million in tax credits to encourage a cardboard packaging manufacturer to build a 500,000-square-foot facility in Burlington County.