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28 NJ Companies Make Inc. 2026 Fastest-Growing List

Twenty-eight New Jersey companies earned spots on Inc. magazine's 2026 Regionals list, which ranks the fastest-growing privately held businesses across the country by region. The Northeast edition covers companies headquartered in nine states, and Jersey's contingent spans nearly every corner of the state, from Hamburg in the northwest to Mickleton in the southwest to Hoboken on the Hudson. Companies are ranked by two-year revenue growth from 2022 to 2024. Across the full Northeast ranking, honorees added 6,779 jobs and $2.3 billion to the regional economy, a measure that reflects not just smart business plans but real hiring.

Karen O'Brien | Apr 2, 2026

Politics

NJ Congressional Primaries Heat Up: CD7, CD8, CD11 Battles

New Jersey's congressional primaries are heating up weeks before ballots get printed, with petition fights, endorsements, and fundraising battles already shaping races across multiple districts.

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Business

Amy Herbold Named President and CEO of Choose New Jersey

Choose New Jersey has a new leader. The business attraction nonprofit announced March 27 that Amy Herbold will take over as president and chief executive officer, effective April 16.

Politics

NJ Politics Briefing: Sherrill Budget Fight & 2026 World Cup Tax

Governor Meg Sherrill enters her first budget negotiation riding a 58% approval rating, according to a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll, but political observers say the honeymoon period carries a clock. "As the governor starts having to make tough choices, these numbers are going to go down. The question is what Sherrill does with her high support while she has it," FDU's Dan Cassino said.

NJ Spends $10M to Protect Medicaid Enrollment in 2026

Gov. Mikie Sherrill has put more than $10 million into her $60.7 billion budget proposal to shore up New Jersey's Medicaid enrollment system before new federal rules hit in January, when hundreds of thousands of residents could lose their health coverage if the state's infrastructure isn't ready.

Anthony Ferraro · Mar 31, 2026

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Business

Andrew Garson: How Claude Code Is Giving Marketers the Analytics They Used to Beg Engineering For

Last Tuesday, a marketing director at a consumer brand in Hoboken cancelled her company's $1,200 per month Google Search Console analytics subscription. Not because she stopped caring about search data. Because she replaced the entire thing over a weekend.

Karen O'Brien

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Environment

NJBPU Awards Clean Energy Grants to 19 NJ Municipalities

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities awarded grants to 19 municipalities last week under its Community Energy Plan Grant program, part of a sustained push to help local governments map out clean energy strategies and cut utility costs for residents.

Karen O'Brien

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Real Estate

NJCC Invests $10M in California Mixed-Use Development

New Jersey Community Capital is taking its community development model to the West Coast, announcing a $10 million equity investment in The Walk, a mixed-use development project in Norwalk, California.

Karen O'Brien

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Food & Dining

Peloton Instructor Shares Plant-Based Take on Classic Sloppy Joes

Peloton's head instructor Robin Arzón has transformed the traditional sloppy joe into a protein-packed, plant-based meal that maintains all the messy satisfaction of the original.

Karen O'Brien

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Sports

Union Suffers Third Straight Loss as Offensive Struggles Continue at Subaru Park

The Philadelphia Union fell 1-0 to San Jose Earthquakes at Subaru Park on Saturday night, extending their losing streak to three games and leaving fans booing at the final whistle, according to reports from the match.

Raj Patel · Mar 8, 2026

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Arts & Culture

Integrity House Launches Health Services Kiosk at University Hospital in Newark

Integrity House has installed a new health services kiosk outside the emergency department at University Hospital in Newark, providing free access to naloxone, HIV test kits and other essential health supplies, according to the nonprofit organization.

Anthony Ferraro

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Local & news

Governor Sherrill Scales Back $10.7B Newark Bay Bridge Project to $6.7B

Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced March 3 she is reducing the scope of the New Jersey Turnpike Authority's controversial Newark Bay Bridge expansion project, cutting the cost from $10.7 billion to $6.7 billion while addressing environmental and traffic concerns raised by local officials and advocacy groups.

Karen O'Brien

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Technology

New Study Reveals Coastal Waters Higher Than Previously Measured, Threatening Millions More

Rising seas may threaten tens of millions more people than scientists and government planners originally estimated due to widespread measurement errors in coastal water heights, according to a new study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

Anthony Ferraro · Mar 5, 2026

Politics

NJ Morning Briefing: No Kings Rallies & Primary Season 2026

Governor Milly Sherrill took the stage in Princeton Saturday to kick off one of dozens of "No Kings" rallies that swept New Jersey as part of a coordinated nationwide day of protest, drawing crowds and candidates alike into the streets just weeks before the state's primary season heats up.

Darnell Jackson

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Politics

NJ Judge Blamed Frustration for Deporting Truant Teens

A suspended New Jersey municipal court judge told a state judicial disciplinary panel Wednesday that he threatened to have truant teenagers deported because he felt "powerless" and frustrated, and acknowledged he will likely dismiss future truancy cases that come before him.

Darnell Jackson

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Politics

Trump Pays $1B to Cancel Two Offshore Wind Farms

The Trump administration announced Monday it will pay a French energy company nearly $1 billion in taxpayer money to walk away from two offshore wind projects off the East Coast, a deal that would have delivered power to more than one million homes.

Anthony Ferraro

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