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.
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
Wrecking ball will demolish 100 abandoned buildings in Trenton
By Olivia Rizzo For NJ.com Some of Trenton’s neighborhoods will looking a little different in the next few months as the city plans to demolish over 100 unused buildings throughout the city. Mayor Eric Jackson announced Wednesday that the Urban Blight Reduction Pilot Program will knock down over 100 abandoned buildings in order to “stimulate development and
HOW AMAZON HQ2 PROCESS WILL BENEFIT GREATER TRENTON
In an exclusive video interview with GlobeSt.com, Greater Trenton CEO George Sowa discusses how the city’s bid for Amazon’s HQ2 positions it for better conversations with other prospective companies. Even though it wasn’t selected as a finalist, preparing an elaborate economic development proposal for Amazon’s HQ2 site selection process without the support of the state