Business groups appeal for more help to withstand pandemic

Many employers are ‘holding down the fort while they don't have a workforce coming back to work’

David Cruz, Senior Political Correspondent/Anchor | December 14, 2021 | Business

Now that lawmakers have been convinced that the takeaway from last month’s election was the need to focus on affordability in New Jersey, the State House’s current buzzword is providing a rationale for many to look at the Legislature and say “We need your help.” New Jersey’s business community is no exception. Business leaders say the sector is still reeling from a pandemic that shut down a third of the state’s small enterprises and reshaped Jersey’s economy.

In a virtual press conference on Tuesday, business leaders called for less regulation and more subsidy from the Murphy administration.

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