AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoTech Push: New Jersey is teaming with Israeli startup SOSA to launch NJ BASE, a near-Manhattan tech hub aimed at giving foreign AI, cyber, fintech, life sciences and advanced manufacturing firms a “soft landing,” with fully funded workspaces and six months of business support for about 20 companies. World Cup Politics: NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says 1,000 $50 World Cup tickets will go only to New York residents, and NJ officials are already pushing back—calling it another example of FIFA favoring New York over New Jersey. Food Safety: Straus Family Creamery issued a voluntary ice cream recall in 17 states, including NJ, over possible metal fragments. Finance & Growth: Bluespring Wealth is buying Synthesis Wealth Planning in Morristown, adding about $1.1B in assets and expanding its NJ footprint. Business Climate: NJ’s unemployment rate fell to 4.8% in April as the state added 5,600 jobs, led by professional and business services.
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