Everyone knows of the need for capital access when it comes to business development. What many don’t fully appreciate is the need for surety bonding capacity. What is a surety bond? It is a form of ...

Three local government agencies have banded together to create a new program to help small and diverse contractors in bidding and obtaining work on infrastructure development and other publicly funded ...

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority board approved two contracts May 11, one with the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey (AACCNJ) and one with the Statewide Hispanic Chamber ...

An initial proposal for a $175 million bond program may see a steep decrease early on in the process. Unveiled Tuesday, a preliminary list of potential bond projects included estimated investments of ...

The bonding program targets small firms with little capital but good track records for completing projects. To qualify, a company must be certified with the department as a small and emerging business ...

Part of the 2001 "Unequal Opportunity" series. Six years ago, the city contracted with a nonprofit corporation to administer a bonding assistance program for disadvantaged businesses, but the two ...