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As the global pandemic has forced many consumers to work from home, the use of skincare and makeup products is down, resulting in a 20% decline in revenues for the industry. According to data acquired by Fraicheur.com, 90% of women who work from home use little to no makeup, leading to changing daily beauty routines […]

Through its membership of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) of New York, Columbia Bank, headquartered in Fair Lawn, sponsored 10 local organizations for $100,000 in support grants for businesses affected by the pandemic. As a participant, Columbia Bank worked alongside organizations to compile necessary documentation and to submit an application for Small Business Recovery […]

New Jersey lawmakers are continuing to move a bill that will soften the blow of a massive unemployment payroll tax increase for businesses next year, needed to replenish a pandemic-diminished unemployment trust fund. Bill A-4853 was approved by the Assembly Labor Committee on Thursday. Businesses currently face a $919 million increase in their unemployment payroll […]

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has revised its model fill ordinance for municipalities to adopt regulating the deposits of soil and fill material. NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Ray Cantor said the updated document provides more exemptions for public and utility projects and projects with fill plans approved by zoning and planning […]

There’s no question that New Jersey businesses have taken it on the chin during the pandemic and with a disastrous FY2021 budget rife with excess spending, borrowing and taxing. But there was a positive theme for business in the Statehouse this week, with a host of proposals centered on a single word: Relief. The better […]