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FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Program Supports Small Businesses

The FIFA World Cup 2026 NYNJ Host Committee wants to make sure the billions of dollars flowing into the region this summer don't just land at big hotels and chain restaurants. The committee launched the Welcome World Rewards Program Thursday, a free digital platform designed to steer fans toward small businesses across New York and New Jersey. Host Committee CEO Alex Lasry made the announcement at the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce's ReNew Jersey Business Summit and Expo in Atlantic City. The timing matters. With an estimated $3.3 billion in projected regional economic impact on the table, local business owners have been watching the tournament preparations closely, wondering whether any of that money would reach their block.

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Sherrill Hits 44% Favorability in Rutgers-Eagleton Poll

Mikie Sherrill is wrapping up her first 100 days as New Jersey's governor with approval numbers that track closely with her predecessors, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll. The results show a state still sizing up its new leader, with a significant chunk of the electorate holding off on any verdict.

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No Kings Protests Draw Millions Across the US in 2026

Millions of Americans took to the streets Saturday for the third round of No Kings protests, with demonstrations spreading across every congressional district in the country and onto six continents as organizers channeled months of frustration with Donald Trump's administration into one of the largest coordinated protest movements in recent American history.

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Bryan & Shuffler Launch Resolve Strategic Communications

Two New Jersey political veterans are betting that organizations navigating today's tangled policy environment need more than a good press release. Daniel Bryan and Eric Shuffler have launched Resolve Strategic Communications, an Edison-based firm built around strategic messaging, crisis communications, media relations and integrated public affairs campaigns.

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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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Business

He Ran a Design Studio. Now He's Automating the Part Designers Hate

Rahmi Halaby knew something was off about his own agency before he had numbers to prove it. At Linden Ave Studio in Philadelphia, his designers would show up in the morning, open their laptops, and immediately start building pitch decks. Not designing. Building decks. Then they would spend the afternoon parsing client feedback that said things like "can you make it look more fun?" and trying to reverse-engineer what that actually meant. The clients were Nike, Google, Formula One. The talent was real. The workflow was not.

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Business

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.

Karen O'Brien
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Politics

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
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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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