Jay Edward Scharf is the founder of J. Scharf Jewelers LLC, providers of premier diamonds and fine jewelry for all of life’s special occasions. Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, not only for engagements and weddings, but significant events like an anniversary, birthday, graduation or bat mitzvah. J. Scharf Jewelers creates custom pieces

When you love what you do, 10 years fly by, according to Mark Herschlag, founder and CEO of Cosmo Insurance Agency. What began as a business in his basement in Lakewood, New Jersey, has since grown into a larger entity with multiple offices including one in Hackensack.

Herschlag started his business with a primary focus on selling healthcare insurance.

Retiring from the professional world is a monumental milestone. It is one that should be celebrated, enjoyed, and relished. Finally, the long days spent stressing over quarterly reports and last-minute deadlines

After Amazon announced it had abandoned its plans to build a headquarters in New York City, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted her delight: “Anything is possible: today was the day a group of dedicated, everyday New Yorkers & their neighbors defeated Amazon’s corporate greed, its worker exploitation, and the power of the

(Courtesy of Cross River Bank) Cross River Bank, a New Jersey financial institution known for its innovative use of new technology, is expanding in the Garden State with support from the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). The bank has acquired a 70,000-square-foot facility in Fort Lee which will be home to 200 employees from

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