New Jersey’s Single-Use Plastic bags and Polystyrene Foam Ban
New Jersey’s plastics and polystyrene ban went into effect May 2022 – what it means for small businesses in New Jersey.
Advocacy
Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking judicial and legislative issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns and then informing and educating members on these issues.
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Policy Watch
Policy Watch – January 2022
January 12, 2022 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns and then informing and educating members on these issues.
Action Alert: Legislation Puts Heavy Burden on Small Business
Legislation due for a vote on concurrence with the Governor’s conditional veto on Monday (December 20, 2021) will put a heavy burden on small business
Policy Watch – October 2021
October 11, 2021 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns.
NJEDA’s Main Street Recovery Program Sets the Stage for Stronger, Fairer Recovery from COVID-19
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority’s ‘Main Street Recovery Program’ is working to ensure a strong and equitable recovery from the economic impacts of Covid-19.
Policy Watch – May 2021
May 25, 2021 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns.
Policy Watch Prevailing Wage
February 8, 2021 – Action Alert: Advancing legislation is extremely detrimental to a municipality’s ability to incentivize and support downtown redevelopment.
Special COVID-19 Policy Watch Update
February 5, 2021 – Another round of PPP and a new State Economic Recovery bill. Check out the special COVID-19 update to see how your downtown is affected.
Policy Watch – February 2021
February 5, 2021 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns.
Winter Tents for Your Downtown
November 17, 2020 – So, you’re thinking about putting tents up to extend outdoor dining through the winter, but aren’t quite sure of the requirements or how to go about doing it?
Liquor License Reform Town Hall
December 4, 2020 – Downtown New Jersey hosted a panel of legislators, along with a local official and restaurateur to discuss liquor license reform.
Policy Watch – October 2020
October 22, 2020 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns.
Policy Watch – July 2020
July 22, 2020 – Downtown New Jersey acts as an advocate for downtown commercial districts in New Jersey, tracking legislative, regulatory, and policy issues that can affect the success of the state’s downtowns.
NJEDA Phase 2 Small Business Emergency Assistance Grants
May 29, 2020 – At this forum, Christina Fuentes, Director of Small Business Services at NJEDA provided an overview of the Phase 2 Small Business Emergency Assistance Grant Program.
What we're Reading
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