UPCOMING EVENTS
2009 Governor's Conference for Women "Shaping the Future" Atlantic City Convention Center
The 2009 Governor's Conference for Women will be held on May 12 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The two keynote speakers will be Cokie Roberts, political commentator & writer, and Maya Angelou, poet, playwrite & actress, along with many other exhibitors. There will also be free heath screenings and giveaways.
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MAIN STREET BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Main Street Business Assistance Program enables qualified small and mid-size businesses and nonprofit organizations in New Jersey to access capital by providing State support for bank lending through loan participations and credit enhancements. Click here for details!
INVESTNJ BUSINESS GRANT PROGRAM
New product developed to spur job creation and capital investment in New Jersey and help businesses face the fiscal challenges of the current national economic crisis. Click here for details!
EDA LATEST ANNOUNCEMENTS
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SPRING ISSUE OF TECHTALK IS NOW AVAILABLE
The latest issue of TechTalk features the EDA's 2008 recap, New Jersey's participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), green incubators in New Jersey, and more. -
CHROMOCELL BUCKS ECONOMIC TRENDS; GROWTH SPURS MOVE UP
Chromocell Corporation has graduated from the Commercialization Center for Innovative Technologies and now occupies 15,000 square feet of new space in the Biotechnology Development Center, located on the campus of the EDA's Technology Centre of New Jersey. -
SPECIALTY FOOD MARKET IS FIRST BUSINESS TO FINALIZE FUNDING UNDER STATE’S NEW MAIN STREET BUSINESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
State provides loan participation to Abrruzzi and Giunta's for debt consolidation and expansion. The company expects the funding to improve the business's cash flow by 25 percent. -
INVESTNJ REACHES $120-MILLION FUNDING LIMIT; NEW APPLICANTS FOR GRANTS WILL BE PLACED ON WAITING LIST
The overwhelming number of applications submitted by New Jersey businesses for job creation and capital investment grants under a new state initiative called InvestNJ, has resulted in the program reaching its $120-million funding limit just two months after applications first went online. -
GOVERNOR CORZINE LAUDS JOBS, PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND BASEBALL IN NEW JERSEY
Governor Jon S. Corzine officially welcomed MLB Network to their new headquarters in Secaucus, thanking the company for growing jobs in New Jersey and investing approximately $50 million in the state-of-the-art facility.
FEATURED INVESTMENT
Bridgewater-based Nistica, Inc. is the second company to have a portion of its Edison Innovation Fund investment converted to preferred stock by the EDA. Read more...
SUCCESS STORIES
This family-owned concrete cinder block manufacturer needed funding to pass the torch to the next generation of owners. The EDA’s participation in a bank loan helped blend the interest rate and make this financing affordable. Read more...