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Understanding the Data is Key When Evaluating AI's Impact on Labor Market
14+ hour, 33+ min ago (523+ words) We need to move from the "headline-hype" of AI, to be incredibly data driven about what is actually happening today in terms of talent and what is going to happen going forward," Williams said while speaking at Focus NJ and…...
Small Business Owners Optimistic, Yet Many Still Lack Safety Net
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (369+ words) Small business owners across the US are going through the year with confidence and growth ambitions, but many remain financially vulnerable beneath the surface, according to the second annual'Financial Preparedness Survey: Small Business Owners" Report'from'TD. Optimism Is Back Even as…...
Manufacturing Outlook Remains Steady According to Business Conditions Report
1+ week, 1+ day ago (269+ words) Metalforming manufacturers" economic outlook for the next three months remained relatively steady, according to the April 2026 Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) Business Conditions Report. Prepared monthly, PMA"s report provides an economic indicator for the next three months of manufacturing, sampling…...
AI Policy is Becoming Economic Policy
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (261+ words) Artificial intelligence is often discussed as a regulatory challenge or a technological breakthrough, and while in the short term both are correct, increasingly, it is morphing into a strategic economic advantage. It is irrefutable that AI has become a core…...
Thought Leaders Answer
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (143+ words) The New Jersey Business & Industry Association's Board of Trustees members come from diverse industries that represent the melting pot of business in the Garden State. In this monthly series, these Thought Leaders discuss trending issues in their respective fields and…...
SMBs Confident and Poised for Growth in 2026
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (342+ words) U. S. business owners are entering 2026 with renewed optimism and a clear focus on growth, according to a new survey of small and middle market companies released today by Citizens. The Citizens Q1 2026 Business Pulse survey shows that 68% of middle market businesses (revenue…...
Reality Check: Affordability Cannot Mean More Taxes
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (452+ words) New Jersey Business Magazine Reality Check: Affordability Cannot Mean More Taxes "Affordability." It's the one word we heard nonstop during this past election cycle " in New Jersey, New York City, and all over our nation " as we continue reeling from…...
74% of US Business Owners Expect Revenues to Increase Next Year
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (439+ words) Small and mid-sized business owners are cautiously optimistic about the coming year, with 74% expecting revenue increases. .. 74% of US Business Owners Expect Revenues to Increase Next Year Small and mid-sized business owners are cautiously optimistic about the coming year, with 74% expecting…...
Construction Employment Falls for Third Straight Month in August
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (323+ words) The construction industry lost 7, 000 jobs in August, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) analysis of data released Construction Employment Falls for Third Straight Month in August The construction industry lost 7, 000 jobs in August, according to an Associated Builders…...
Unemployment Insurance Contributions High, Lead to Employer Savings
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (379+ words) The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) has announced that state unemployment insurance (UI) contributions have surpassed initial projections, allowing for the UI tax rate paid by businesses to be reduced as of the new fiscal year…...