Business

State Assemblyman Joe Danielsen (D-17) will host a career fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 13 at The Imperia, 1714 Easton Ave. The event will be held in conjunction with the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce and The Imperia. Job seekers are encouraged to attend and network with recruiters for opportunities with public and private entities within …

The first of what township planners and business owners hope will be a bevy of projects to reinvigorate the Hamilton Street business district was approved March 3 by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. Developer Perry Pavicic’s plan for a “U”-shaped 4-story mixed-use building on Hamilton Street, between Ambrose and Home streets, was unanimously approved by the board after about a …

Township planners on March 2 got their first look at a proposal to build a mixed use building on Hamilton Street and three single family homes behind it. The Planning Board did not vote to approve the application, presented by 745 Hamilton Street LLC, because no information was given about storm water management. That is expected at the board’s first …

The Better World Market reopened its doors Feb. 29 with new owners, but with the same commitment to community as the original management. Montgomery residents Steve Greenspoon and his wife, Donna Simonetti, unlocked the doors after acquiring the business from Elijah’s Promise of New Brunswick. The Hub City non-profit operated the market at Route 27 and Skillman’s Lane as a …

Denholtz Associates, a Matawan-based real estate development, investment and management company, has purchased Somerset Executive Square II on Executive Drive. The structure is a four-story, 83,258-square-foot multi-tenant office building. The property was purchased from GE Capital. The building features newly renovated lobbies and corridors and sits on five acres directly adjacent to The Somerset Marriott Hotel and within walking distance of a …

Office Depot, the nationwide chain of office supply stores, is closing its store in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue. Julianne Embry, an Office Depot spokeswoman, confirmed that the store was closing, but said she could not provide any more details. A person with knowledge of the situation said that store employees were told on Feb. 9 that the store would …

A father-and-son team from Clifton is bringing the latest fitness club to Franklin. Peter and Eric Wahad will operate a Crunch fitness club in Rutgers Plaza on Easton Avenue, next to Office Depot. There is a temporary signup location near Radio Shack. The gym is anticipated to open in the spring, according to a press release from Crunch. The 24,000-square-foot facility will …

A “new smile” for the Village Plaza shopping center on Easton Avenue is just about completed. The work, which now entails replacing the individual retail stores’ signage, should be completed in about a month, said Jonathan Stirberg, one of the partners of center owner Jonas Realty. Next to come will be adding some “uplighting” to the facade and the replacement of …

Unity Bank, which has a branch on Cedar Grove Lane in Somerset, topped all Small Business Administration lenders in New Jersey during the year that ended September 30, 2015, with $41,769,400 in SBA loans. The bank’s loan volume increased nearly 147 percent from the prior year’s total of $16,914,500, according to a release from the company. Unity Bank and other lenders will be …

Unity Bank and its employees have donated a total of $15,000 to 15 food pantries in Central New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including to the Franklin Township Food Bank. Donations were made to one service organization for each Unity branch, according to a press release from the bank. The funds were donated by Unity Bank employees and matched by the bank …