Welcome to Greater Trenton
Greater Trenton is an independent 501c-3 nonprofit that uses private funding and a network of collaborative relationships to advance economic revitalization efforts in the state’s capital city.
Formed in the fall of 2015, Greater Trenton’s key objectives include coordinating downtown economic development projects; providing one-stop support and information for investors interested in taking on new projects; reaching out to potential residential, commercial and/or retail investors and tenants; supporting and promoting existing downtown initiatives; engaging downtown stakeholders in a strategic economic development plan; and developing investment marketing strategies.
Community Shop Trenton Video Contest
Eric Maywar, Economic Development Specialist for the City of Trenton, organized a video contest for members of the Trenton community to express love for Trenton businesses. The result: 26 community businesses were featured in eleven videos highlighting favorite restaurants, retail spots, night life, community building and the importance of shopping locally downtown in SoBro, Chambersburg,
GREATER TRENTON APPOINTS THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Greater Trenton, the nonprofit economic development organization focused on the state’s capital city, has named three new board members as it shuffles its leadership group. The three additions are: Mike Van Wagner, vice president of public affairs for NJM Insurance Group; Merodie A. Hancock, president of Thomas Edison State University; and Wanda I. Saez, senior vice president,
Horizon joins Greater Trenton effort, adding exec to board
By Eric Strauss: ROI-NJ.com Trenton | May 8, 2018 at 12:40 pm Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has become the latest prominent company to place a representative on the board of Greater Trenton, the nonprofit announced Tuesday. The state’s largest health insurer joins other businesses such as Bristol-Myers Squibb, Investors Bank
Move over, Newark. It's Trenton's turn to get billions from investors
Updated May 3, 7:21 PM; Posted May 3, 7:20 PM By Times of Trenton Editorial Board If someone had told you five years ago that Newark would be among the 20 finalists in Amazon’s high-profile search for a second headquarters, you’d have laughed yourself silly. If New Jersey’s governor had referred to Newark as “a city clearly on the rise,” not to