CBRE has ranked Newark at the top of the tech industry for cities!

The Brick City boasts more than 53,000 technology jobs, most in software development, computer programming and database system management, according to the Scoring Tech Talent Report.

Source: CBRE ranks Newark as top tech city – NJBIZ

Newark has picked up D.C.’s Allison Ladd to fill the role as Allison Ladd as the Director of Newark’s Department of Economic and Housing Development

Mayor Ras Baraka picked a housing official from Washington, D.C., to lead economic development efforts as the city attempts to build on recent investments and continue to reinvent itself.

Source: Newark Plucks Washington, D.C., Housing Official for Development Role – WSJ

An upscale wine shop is coming to Newark. It’s called Cool Vines.

At the center of downtown Newark, a new store glows with butter-hued pendant lighting. Its main room is narrow and the wares are arranged with simplicity on ten-foot-high shelves.

Source: Grand Opening of Cool Vines: More Evidence of Changing Newark – TAPinto

This would be a mixed-use property with 402 residential units, commercial space, and parking. It will also be 24 stories.

A limited liability firm known as Beira Corporation recently began marketing a 33,572-square-foot development site within a designated Opportunity Zone in downtown Newark, one block from the Prudential Center and two blocks from Newark Penn Station. According to JerseyDigs, the tracts at 36-42 Colum

Source: Developer touts Opportunity Zone site for sale in downtown Newark