Business

Office Depot will be closing its store in Rutgers Plaza. 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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township …

Crunch Fitness will open a gym in Rutgers Plaza. A father-and-son team from Clifton is bringing the latest fitness club to Franklin. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly independent media serving the Eight Villages. But we can only do …

Workers are putting the finishing touches on the facade remodeling at Village Plaza on Easton Avenue. A “new smile” for the Village Plaza shopping center on Easton Avenue is just about completed. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. We are the only truly …

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 …

Frank Hasner, executive director of the Franklin Township Food Bank, left, accepts a $1,000 donation from Unity Bank Somerset’s Alex Shedlock. Photo: Unity Bank. 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. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering …

Unity Bank Somerset’s Raj Menon, left, and Alex Shedlock. With more than $60 million invested in Somerset County businesses and more to come, Unity Bank is a leader in serving its neighbors and supporting local businesses. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin Reporter & Advocate. Period. …

(L-R) Erin Klebaur, director of marketing services, Erna Vary, bookkeeper and third quarter Crew Star present Kenneth Hitchner manager of public relations and social media, with the Crew Star award for the fourth quarter. Photo: CMA. Submitted by Creative Marketing Alliance. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the …

Daniella Harris, franchisee of Anytime Fitness on Hamilton Street, has announced she will open a second location next year at the Crossroads at Somerset on Elizabeth Avenue. Anytime Fitness has signed a lease for a second, state-of-the-art location in the Crossroads at Somerset shopping center off Elizabeth Avenue. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you …

Goddard School assistant director Jaleesa Lockhart, holding plaque, director Merideth Benevento, holding ribbon, and Franklin Township Chamber of Commerce president Michael Harris, right, prepare to cut the ribbon on the new Goddard School at the Shoppes at Pierce Street. For the owners of the Goddard School in the Shoppes at Pierce Street, running the township’s newest early learning center is literally like …

Nicholette Coy, left, shares a laugh with a friend during the grand opening of her new salon, Shear Luxury, on Route 27. You could say that Nicholette Coy has been preparing for this moment since she was 13 years old. Don’t Miss Out! No other media outlet covering Franklin Township brings you the depth of information presented by the Franklin …