After an 18-month process, Lawrence Township’s planning board and town council have approved plans from Paramus-based Reynolds Asset Management to transform the Princeton Pike Office Park into CANVAS, “a mixed-use ‘live, work, play’ property that will feature 204 rental residences and 17,000 square feet of community-centric retail space,” according to a December press release. Reynolds […]
As of January, luxury real estate firm Corcoran Sawyer Smith, a franchisee of the Corcoran Group LLC, has acquired Weidel Real Estate, “marking the brand’s first entry into Pennsylvania and continued expansion across New Jersey.” “As we embark on this exciting partnership with Weidel, we are celebrating not only the impressive corporate team and the […]
Commercial real estate services firm Avison Young and institutional fund Alcamo Capital held a ribbon-cutting event in December to commemorate the latter’s 261,646-square-foot warehouse and light manufacturing facility, the Lawrence Logistics Center, located at 40 Enterprise Avenue in Lawrence Township. According to a press release, its opening marks “the first new building in New Jersey […]
The Princeton Mercer Regional Chamber of Commerce has announced the election of 10 new members to its board of directors. Leading this new group will be an executive committee chaired by Jeannine Cimino, the chief retail officer at William Penn Bank. Cimino will be officially installed as chair of the board on Thursday, January 18, […]
The New Brunswick Train Station is set to be “revitalized” through a partnership between the Middlesex County Improvement Authority, or MCIA, NJ TRANSIT, and the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The $7 million design contract was awarded to AECOM, an “infrastructure consulting firm,” back in November. According to a Middlesex County December press release, “this […]
United Way Awards Grants to BIPOC-Led Organizations United Way of Greater Mercer County (UWGMC) awarded grants to eight local nonprofit organizations totaling $52,000 as part of the Inaugural Power Up Fund. The fund was established to support BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) nonprofit leaders who share in and align with UWGMC’s commitment to […]
ICGMC Announces New Director The board of trustees of Interfaith Caregivers of Greater Mercer County announced in December that Lauri Harbison has been appointed executive director. The nonprofit focuses on improving quality of life and meeting the needs of the homebound elderly and adults with disabilities in Mercer County. Harbison, most recently employed by the […]
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization, or BIO, the leading international trade association for the industry at the intersection of science, medicine, and engineering, has named John F. Crowley as its new president and CEO effective March 4. Crowley, a native of Englewood, is a biotechnology executive, advocate for rare disease research, and a former U.S. Navy […]
On December 18, Governor Phil Murphy and Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber revealed a new, unprecedented partnership between the academic institution and state government “to establish a hub for artificial intelligence” activity in New Jersey. The project will be run in collaboration with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, or NJEDA. “Leveraging state funding […]
Harry Garrison, 82, on January 3. He worked for McGraw Hill for 38 years, retiring in 2000, and later opened and operated Colonial Valley Coins in Yardville until 2023. Alice Erdy on January 2. She retired from the State Department of Labor and Industry after 30 years of service. Gail Ruopp, 70, on January 2. […]