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Asbury Park-headquartered national boutique public affairs firm Moxie Strategies launched April 22, 2024. The team includes (from left) Hira Shaikh; Jeannine Frisby LaRue; founder and CEO Maggie Moran; Pearl Gabel; and Joe Libutti.

Moxie Strategies launches with fresh take on traditional agency model

Led by founder and CEO Maggie Moran, the new Asbury Park-headquartered public affairs brings together a group of industry leaders with extensive experience in the public and private sectors.

Cross River Bank founder and CEO Gilles Gade delivers remarks at a celebration for the company's new headquarters in Fort Lee on April 29, 2021.

Cross River releases 2023 Impact Report

Among the highlights: Last year, the Fort Lee-based bank supported nearly 350 organizations financially and through active volunteerism.

TD Bank appointed Matthew Boss as head of U.S. Consumer Banking.

TD Bank combines units, promotes Boss to lead U.S. Consumer Banking

The division was split into two groups in 2017. Matthew Boss, who has served as the company's head of Consumer Product Management in the U.S. since 2020, will oversee the reunited business.

From left: Amazon NYC Head of External Affairs Carley Graham Garcia, SOSV Managing Partner Sean O’Sullivan and NJEDA CEO Tim Sullivan take part in a discussion at the Propelify Innovation Festival on Oct. 6, 2021, in Hoboken. - DANIEL J. MUNOZ

SOSV closes $306M fund – its largest to date – focused on human, planetary health

SOSV V has a mandate to "reinvent the means of production," emphasizing the intertwined imperatives of decarbonization and re-industrialization.

On April 15, 2024, at H&R Block in Emerson, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-5th District, discusses actions to lower taxes for families and small businesses in New Jersey.

On Tax Day, Gottheimer touts efforts to lower taxes

U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer held a press conference at H&R Block in Emerson to announce actions to alleviate levies for families and small businesses in New Jersey.

The Metuchen Downtown Alliance received the prestigious Great American Main Street Award, which recognizes communities for their excellence in comprehensive preservation-based commercial district revitalization.

Money magazine names Metuchen a Best Place to Live

“Recent additions to the borough’s award-winning Main Street – which was full of empty storefronts just a few years ago – have breathed new life into downtown Metuchen,” the magazine wrote about the Brainy Borough.

Money puzzle

$1.3B Provident-Lakeland merger lands required approvals

The deal, which is now expected to close in the second calendar quarter, would make the combined bank the seventh largest insured depository institution in New Jersey and the 83rd largest in the U.S.

Side view of concentrated café/ small business owner with papers using payment terminal near calculator on table.

Bluevine rolls out new business checking option for SMBs

With the introduction of its Plus platform, the Jersey City fintech now offers three plans to choose from, with APYs ranging from 2.0%-4.25%.

HR management

Baby-boomer CPAs scout out next generation of leaders

Facing a shortage of qualified accountants, an increasing number of firms are staring at a potential succession crisis. However, some started planning decades ago and managed to avoid the demographic time bomb.

Remote work

Accountants embrace hybrid work models (updated)

A spike in remote work has spurred organizations across industries to come up with new management styles. CPA firms have been swept along in this trend, so we spoke with some practices to find out how they’re adapting.

Financials

CPA firms look for balance beyond the books

Accounting businesses have a long history of losing employees to other industries, but some New Jersey organizations are trying to reverse that.

New Jersey

NJ reacts to 4.8 magnitude earthquake (updated)

After a 4.8 magnitude tremor rattled the state Friday morning, businesses, government offices and transportation facilities report minor disruptions.