Atlantic County voters who requested vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 3 general election should begin watching their mailboxes.And when it's time to send those ballots back, County Clerk Joe Giralo says voters won't have to find a stamp. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports Giralo announced Thursday on The Don Williams Show on News Talk 1400 & 92.3 WOND that Atlantic County's initial batch of general election mail ballots left the post office Sept. 11 and should begin reaching voters now.
Steel Pier Hits The Market
One of Atlantic City's most recognizable landmarks is officially up for sale, and what happens next could determine whether Steel Pier remains an amusement park or becomes something dramatically different, reports SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com. Steel Pier has been listed for $85 million, putting the historic oceanfront attraction across from Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on the market after 15 years under its current ownership. The roughly 5.2-acre property is being marketed not only as a functioning amusement pier, but as a potentially significant redevelopment opportunity.
AC Casinos Have Strong Summer
Atlantic City's casinos just posted their strongest summer for in-person gambling revenue in more than a decade. SouthJerseyNewsBeat.com reports the city's nine casinos generated more than $856 million in casino-floor win from June through August, the strongest summer total since 2012 and slightly ahead of last summer. Casino analyst Anthony Marino says comparing today's dollar totals with figures from a decade ago without accounting for inflation can make the industry's performance look stronger than it actually is.
Report: Three Unnamed Companies Plan Cuts In Atlantic. Middlesex Counties
Three companies have revealed plans to eliminate nearly 175 positions across Atlantic and Middlesex counties, according to reporting from NJ.com.The planned cuts would affect workers in two of New Jersey's most distinct regions — the southern shore communities of Atlantic County and the central Jersey corridor of Middlesex County. Details on which specific companies are cutting jobs, how many positions each will eliminate, and when the layoffs take effect were not immediately available in the initial report.
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