Atlantic City is once again playing host this week to the 27th Annual East Coast Gaming Congress (ECGC), bringing together the industry’s top leaders and stakeholders. The two-day event kicked off April 17 at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino AC. It features an exhibit hall, networking opportunities, panel discussions, speeches from gaming leaders and more. “The basic notion of ‘Leaders Speaking to Leaders’ will be on full display at this event,” ECGC co-founders Lloyd Levenson and Michael Pollock, wrote in their welcome note. “Our roster of speakers begins with 11 CEOs as well as the Attorney Gen ..read more

The New Jersey Supreme Court vacated a $24.3 million award to a group of neurosurgeons over their claim that The Valley Hospital was acting in bad faith and didn’t deal fairly when it signed an exclusive agreement with a competing surgical group. In a unanimous opinion issued April 16 in the case of Comprehensive Neurosurgical PC v. The Valley Hospital, the state high court reversed the ruling, saying that the jury was incorrectly instructed by the trial judge. The plaintiff, Comprehensive Surgery filed suit against Valley in 2016 in Bergen County Superior Court. The North Jersey-based group ..read more

At the international aviation industry’s version of the Academy Awards Wednesday, Newark Liberty International Airport’s new Terminal A received another prestigious award. The terminal was honored at the 2024 Skytrax World Airport Awards as the world’s best new airport terminal. Leading global airport evaluation firm Skytrax also gave Terminal A its highest, five-star rating less than a month ago. The awards ceremony was held at the Passenger Terminal Expo & Conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Since opening in 2023, the $2.7 billion, 1 million-square-foot Terminal A has also received a ..read more

When it comes to New Jersey’s favorite convenience store, Wawa is the go-to place, according to a new poll by Monmouth University. In a survey released April 16, 50% of respondents chose Wawa, putting it far ahead of 7-Eleven (15%), QuickChek (14%) and other c-stores (10%). Wawa – which marked its 60th anniversary this week with free coffee and 60 cent doughnuts – is easily the preferred stop in South Jersey, where it has had a foothold since its earliest days. According to the poll, 79% of residents in the southern part of the state ranked it as their favorite. It was also the top convenienc ..read more

The Murphy administration announced Wednesday the hiring of Josh Berliner as executive director of the New Jersey-Israel Commission. Berliner Berliner succeeds Andrew Gross, who left the commission last year for a role at the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). He brings extensive experience, including a 12-year tenure at the Government of Israel Economic Mission to North America. Most recently, he served as director of business development, playing a critical role in connecting Israeli health innovation and biotech startups with the local and regional ecosystem. In a press rel ..read more

The annual Jersey City Summit for Real Estate Investment will return to the Hudson River waterfront next month. The conference’s ninth iteration is set for May 29 at Harborside with new owners 601W Cos. as venue partner. The daylong affair will feature a full slate of panel discussions as well as networking opportunities. Organizers anticipate another sold-out event, with more than 1,250 regional investment, real estate and placemaking leaders expected to turn out this year. So far, confirmed speakers include Gov. Phil Murphy, Jersey City Mayor (and 2025 gubernatorial hopeful) Steven Fulop, J ..read more

Following its acquisition of two Class A Short Hills office properties, Columbia Pacific Advisors tapped JLL to secure tenants. The commercial real estate firm announced its appointment as exclusive leasing agent for 101 and 103 John F. Kennedy Parkway April 15. Additionally, JLL said full-service design firm Mancini Duffy was retained to prepare plans for property upgrades. The properties: 101 JFK Parkway is a six-story, 197,196-square-foot office building. Anchors include: Franklin Mutual Insurance, Citizens Bank, Citibank and law firm Dentons. Additionally, Virtu Financial recently signed ..read more

Carteret’s ambitious, $1 billion waterfront redevelopment took another step forward as two key components recently received grant funding. The 10-acre project includes a 1.2 million-square-foot movie production studio complex as well as an intermodal ferry terminal. During its April board meeting, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) approved a $4.7 million Film and Digital Media Studio Infrastructure Program grant for Carteret. The award will fund construction allowing for public access to a former brownfield site. It will also fund utility infrastructure for a dozen 20,000 ..read more

Macy’s is gearing up to introduce its small-format store concept in New Jersey. The boutique expects to open April 19 at Centerton Square in Mount Laurel. It is the first of two outposts the retailer plans to launch this year in the Garden State. The chain is best known for anchoring indoor shopping malls, including most of its two dozen stores in New Jersey. However, Macy’s has been testing its small-format concept in high-traffic shopping centers. After launching in Texas as a pilot three years ago, Macy’s added locations to new markets. It has 15 small-format stores across the U.S., includ ..read more

PIM Brands Inc. is the Official Fruit Snacks and Gummy Candy of the New Jersey Devils as part of a new multiyear partnership. Under the agreement announced April 16, the Park Ridge-based maker of brands such as Welch’s and Sour Jacks will have distribution of its signature products at all Devils home games and Prudential Center events. Visitors to the Newark-based venue will also have exclusive access to try newer innovations from PIM. Partnership elements like exit sampling will make their trip to Prudential Center extra sweet. Additionally, PIM Brands is now presenting partner of the “Fan o ..read more