NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Financial documents show six men at the city’s biggest hospital collected over $7.5 million from the non-profit organization and related entities in 2018 alone. That year, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) paid its CEO John Gantner more than $2 million, and paid five other men at least $1 million each for their […]
Business & Labor
New Brunswick is in many ways the economic hub of Central New Jersey, with major campuses for some of the state’s largest employers. Organized labor is very active and plays a major role in the city’s affairs, and the Rutgers University’s School of Management and Labor Relations is located here.
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New Brunswick White Castle Closes After 27 Years
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—The White Castle restaurant on Somerset Street permanently closed on January 12, after 27 years in operation there. Citing “rising costs,” and a “changing business model for restaurants everywhere,” White Castle System Inc. Vice President Jamie Richardson, said that sometimes neighborhoods change or competition increases. The location was sandwiched between a McDonald’s and […]
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Woodbridge-Based Bank Closes 2,000 Debit Cards Amid Wawa “Compromise”
WOODBRIDGE, NJ–In the wake of Wawa’s data breach incident beginning in early March and recent announcement of actions to contain malware found on its payment processing servers, Northfield Bank closed 2,000 debit cards, according to a bank employee. “I’m calling to let you know that there has been a debit card compromise…our bank has to […]
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One of Largest US Fitness Chains Quietly Begins Construction in North Brunswick
NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ–A freestanding, two-story, 38,000 square foot 24 Hour Fitness gym is being built by the chain on a prime parcel of land fronting on Livingston Avenue. The ground-up-construction project is expected to be finished by June 2020, and will be the chain’s third club in Middlesex County. A 24 Hour Fitness opened in […]
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FedEx Dumps Amazon as Package Delivery Continues to Evolve
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—This holiday season will be the first where Federal Express, better known as FedEx, won’t be delivering at least some packages for Amazon, the nation’s largest online retailer. With more and more shipments being delivered amid online retail growth, parcel delivery and pick-up continues to evolve. Increasingly, Amazon is delivering its own packages […]
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New Vintage Store Sells Pieces of the Past in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK, NJ—For those who miss the good old days, or just want some fashionable throwbacks to wear, one area store might be of interest. Zuted, a nostalgia boutique located inside of the Brunswick Square Mall on Route 18, has everything vintage, from t-shirts to sports jerseys, jackets, sneakers, and hats. The boutique is filled […]
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2019 Hub City Development Docket: Watch Decisions About New Brunswick’s Future
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—It can be hard to keep track of all the plans for new developments in New Brunswick, but we are going to try. Technical meeting agendas released to the public for the first time offer a new window into the city’s development pipeline, and an advance look at possible futures for many sites […]
