International Business News - NJ http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif How badly do the former owners of the Tropicana Casino and Resort want to get back into Atlantic City? Bad enough that they'll consider trying to buy or build another casino here if their bid to regain control of the Tropicana fails. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/ex-tropicana-owner-may-eye-other-ac-casino.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:55:30 EDT The New Jersey Work Environment Council says it has identified nearly 100 industrial sites around the state that pose potential catastrophic risks to the public. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/report-more-chemical-regulations-needed-in-nj.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:50:12 EDT New Jersey is powering up an ambitious plan to become a world leader in the use of wind-generated energy. Gov. Jon Corzine says the Garden State is tripling the amount of wind power it plans to use by 2020 to 3,000 megawatts. That would be 13 percent of New Jersey's total energy, enough to power between 800,000 to just under 1 million homes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/nj-aims-to-triple-its-reliance-on-wind-energy.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:19:35 EDT Emergency home foreclosure prevention loans and financial counseling services would be available to struggling homeowners under legislation that advanced Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/new-jersey-assembly-considers-economic-agenda.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:13:46 EDT With the economy crumbling and revenues plunging, Atlantic City is considering delaying the start of a total smoking ban at its 11 casinos. The ban, which was approved in April after a year-and-a-half battle between casino workers and gambling hall operators, is set to take effect Oct. 15. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/atlantic-city-mulls-delaying-casino-smoking-ban.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:05:19 EDT A revised $700 billion bailout package for the financial industry finally passed the House on Friday after several lawmakers--including two New Jersey congressmen--dropped their opposition to the proposal. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/2-nj-congressmen-change-votes-over-bailout.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:35:07 EDT Garden State Offshore Energy was selected Friday by New Jersey as the preferred developer to build one of the nation's first offshore wind farms. The Board of Public Utilities considered five proposals as part of a broader push for alternative energy sources in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/nj-picks-developer-for-offshore-wind-farm.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:48:05 EDT New Jersey officials plan to announce Friday the winning proposal to build one of the nation's first offshore wind farms. The Board of Public Utilities is considering five proposals as part of a broader push for alternative energy sources in the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081003/builder-of-nj-offshore-wind-farm-to-be-annouced.htm Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:31:05 EDT The former owners of the Tropicana Casino and Resort say it is worth no less than $950 million, and will try to regain control of it next week. Tropicana Entertainment LLC told a U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge in Delaware on Thursday that the company will ask the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to allow it to retake control of the struggling casino-hotel. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/ex-owners-tropicana-worth-no-less-than-950m.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:48:49 EDT Two high-ranking Republican lawmakers claim the New Jersey Turnpike Authority failed to respond promptly to an open public records request that sought documents related to the agency's plan to raise highway tolls. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/lawmakers-unhappy-with-nj-turnpike-records-delay.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:26:37 EDT A proposal to cut taxes to New Jersey businesses will be discussed Monday. The bill revising corporate business taxes is scheduled for consideration as the Assembly meets in a special session focusing on the impact of the Wall Street financial crisis on the Garden State. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/nj-lawmakers-to-weigh-tax-cut-for-businesses.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:56:42 EDT No one disputes that Angela Domino won--and won big--while playing a progressive slots machine last year in Atlantic City. But just how big the 78-year-old woman's prize should be is at the heart of a lawsuit she brought against Harrah's Resort Atlantic City and the maker of the slots game, which was linked to several other casinos in the city. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/amount-of-slots-jackpot-at-issue-in-nj-lawsuit.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:00:16 EDT The Wall Street meltdown that is threatening New Jersey's economy will be the sole focus of Monday's Assembly session. Assembly Speaker Joe Roberts said he is breaking with tradition and devoting the entire session day to the economy because of the gravity of the financial situation facing New Jersey's businesses and workers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/nj-assembly-session-devoted-solely-to-economy.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:01:36 EDT A state appeals court handed another defeat to Jersey City's handgun purchase limit Monday, and city officials said they would appeal the ruling to the state Supreme Court. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/appeals-court-nixes-jersey-city-gun-purchase-limit.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:01:35 EDT Public employees in New Jersey will no longer get Lincoln's Birthday as an official holiday and newly hired workers won't be able to retire with full benefits until they're 62, under newly signed legislation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/nj-governor-oks-cuts-in-public-worker-benefits.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:49:58 EDT The Baltimore developer tapped as a potential buyer of the Tropicana Casino and Resort plans a $100 million face-lift of the troubled casino hotel after the deal goes through, the casino's state-appointed trustee said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/buyer-willing-to-invest-100m-in-tropicana-upgrade.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:59:40 EDT Gov. Jon S. Corzine said New Jersey's budget may need to be pared by hundreds of millions of dollars due to the sputtering economy. The administration is currently reviewing 5 percent across-the-board cuts that every department and agency was instructed to draw up in August as a precaution. The cuts add up to about $500 million. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/nj-governor-more-state-budget-cuts-may-be-needed.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:57 EDT The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday unanimously passed a package of bills to help the state's economy as national leaders grapple with the Wall Street financial meltdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/new-jersey-assembly-oks-economy-boosting-package.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:12:36 EDT The New Jersey Assembly on Thursday is expected to vote on a package of bills to help the state's economy as national leaders grapple with the Wall Street financial meltdown. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/nj-assembly-to-vote-on-economy-boosting-package.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 12:21:38 EDT Fearing a "fire sale" price would leave nothing left for it after debts are paid, the former owner of the Tropicana Casino and Resort says it will sue to block the proposed sale of the casino to a Baltimore developer. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/ex-tropicana-owner-may-try-to-block-nj-casino-sale.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:18:43 EDT