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Job Prospects Slim For 2013 Graduates [AUDIO]
Source: New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, April 22
... the economy is improving, it is not improving fast enough to absorb everyone who would like to get a job who is already laid off or looking for work,” said Carl Van Horn, Director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers ...
Report highlights need to invest in infrastructure
NJBIZ, April 22
“The report is grounded in the critical assumption that you can't have credible economic development and job growth without the necessary infrastructure,” said Raphael J. Caprio, a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public ...
Looking for a job? Join the club
Source: Citizens Voice, April 22
Nearly two-thirds of unemployed workers age 55 and older say they have been actively searching for a job for more than one year, compared to just one-third of younger workers, according to a recent survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce ...
NJ's departure from RGGI emissions pact has minimal impact (subscription required)
Source: NJBIZ, April 22
Frank Felder, director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University, said such low prices won't have the desired effect of changing pollution habits.
Assessing Sandy's wrath, PSE&G president says utility didn't predict massive storm surge
Source:The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, April 21
The presentation at Rutgers' Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy was part of an economic forum on Hurricane Sandy: “Unanticipated Realities and Post-Surge Responses.
Library Program to Discuss 'Renaissance on the Raritan'
Source: Patch.com, April 20
The Raritan Economic Development Committee, in conjunction with the Rutgers E.J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Sustainable Raritan River Collaborative will present the film, "Reimagining Our Watershed: A Renaissance on the ...
New Book by Rutgers Public Policy Expert Argues for Workplace Flexiblity to Transform Family Life
Source: News from Rutgers, April 19
That Mayer, 37, was pregnant with her first child when she took the helm at Yahoo! in July and built a nursery for her infant son next to her office makes her edict all the more “shocking,” said Crowley, a professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of ...
N.J. jobless rate dips to 9 percent
Source: Philly.com, April 19
"I do not think that the effect of sequestration can be detected yet, and especially not at the state level," said public policy professor Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. In the ...
Rutgers names search committee, investigative firm
Source: Asbury Park Press, April 19
Dorothea Berkhout - Executive Director of Administration, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. Rutgers took two steps toward getting its house in ...
New Book by Rutgers Public Policy Expert Argues for Workplace Flexiblity to Transform Family Life
Source: News from Rutgers, April 19
Jocelyn Elise Crowley says Yahoo! chief's decision to end telecommuting doesn't reflect a trend By Lisa Intrabartola Mothers Unite!
Rutgers Forecast: New Jersey's Recovery Still Trails Nation's
Source: News from Rutgers, April 19
University Professor and economist Joseph J. Seneca and Dean James W. Hughes, both of Rutgers' Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, ...
Sandy didn't hurt NJ job market, but repairs haven't spurred growth either
Source: MyCentralJersey.com, April 19
Ralph A. LaRossa, president and CEO of PSE&G, speaks during the an economic conference at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, talking ...
Economists, executives debate state's recovery, post-Sandy, at Rutgers forum
Source: NJBIZ, April 19
Issues about long-term resiliency were raised in New Brunswick at the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service conference, where economists also ...
Christie Jobs Record Attacked as Growth Trails Neighbors
Source: Bloomberg, April 18
“The broad pattern or net change suggests that we do have a problem with the quality of jobs or mix that is added,” said James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. “We've added a lot ...
New NJ Jobs, Finally (subscription required)
Source: Wall Street Journal, April 18
But manufacturing has experienced a long decline there, fueled by jobs moving overseas and automation, said Joseph Seneca, a Rutgers University economist. In March, the state's manufacturing job growth came primarily from machinery and food makers.
Economics, equity and policy: The story of Mariam Chamberlain
Source: NJ.com (Blog By Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), April 18
Mariam K. Chamberlain, a little known, but critically-situated, champion of women, died last week at age 94. She was a gifted researcher who understood the power of information. Armed with a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard, she took a hard look …
Walkaways by Banks Run Up Number of Vacant Homes
Source: NJ Spotlight, April 18
... have been particular hotspots, and the contagion has spread to South Jersey, according to data from Kathe Newman of Rutgers University.
Former Rutgers President Francis L. Lawrence Dies; Headed State University of New Jersey for 12 Years
Source: News from Rutgers, April 17
Former Rutgers President Francis L. Lawrence Dies; Headed State University ... ahead of his time,” said University Professor and economist Joseph J. Seneca, ...
Newsday | MyCentralJersey | Star-Ledger |
Logistically Speaking, How is State's Post-Sandy Recovery Going? R/ECON Conference on April 19 Examines Disruptions to Supply Chain, Transportation and Power Infrastructure
Sourc: News from Rutgers, April 16
R/ECON is presented by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Saint Peter's, Robert Wood Johnson to work together to better serve community's needs
Source: MyCentralJersey.com, April 16
Joel C. Cantor, director of the Center for State Health Policy, presented results gathered from the assessment that was supported by a $249,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Jersey Health Initiatives grant, one of six awarded in the state.
A Little Flex Goes a Long Way
Source: Huffington Post, April 16
In a 2010 study of "What Mothers Want" led by Jocelyn Elise Crowley of Rutgers University, the vast majority of mothers surveyed -- over ...
Teen Hiring In NJ This Summer Is Mixed [AUDIO]
Source: New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, April 15
Rutgers Economist James Hughes says because of damage from Sandy, some shore businesses that were destroyed or damaged may not even be open, which is a loss ...
New Brunswick kicks off 'Urban Cleanup Week'
Source: RU Daily Targum, April 15
Among the groups in attendance was the University's Bloustein Public Service Association, she said. “Sweep-Up Sunday” and Monday's “Make Your ... “The city challenges every Rutgers student to take the initiative.” Chan said the collaboration with the ...
New anti-Chris Christie ad by Democratic group mostly on target
Source: PolitiFact, April 14
New Jersey wasn't the worst, though, when looking at the number of unemployed, said Joseph J. Seneca, an economics professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Pennsylvania had 24,761 unemployed.
Credit Card Debt At 18-Year Low: Have We Learned Our Lesson?
Source: PolicyMic, April 14
Cliff Zukin, a professor of public policy and political science at Rutgers, suggests that young adults suffer from an economic insecurity that limits their willingness to take on debt: “This is a generation that is scared of commitment, wants to be ...
Corporations, taxes and citizenship: Getting government-supported services without paying for them
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), April 13
“A major cyber-attack on the United States could cripple the country’s infrastructure and economy,” so said James R. Clapper Jr., the nation’s top intelligence official, as he announced plans to carry out offensive cyber-attacks on foreign nations, thus publicly admitting to the existence …
Planning expert: NJ's office parks outdated
Source: NJ.com, April 12
... James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said in a business summit yesterday.
Challenges complicate plans for Sea Bright's future
Source:Red Bank Hub, April 11
BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long speaks to students at Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy about priorities ...
Regional chamber plans economic forum
Source: phillyBurbs.com, April 10
The keynote speaker will be Rutgers University economist James Hughes, who will discuss the importance of economic growth and planning across county lines.
Rutgers-led Group Recommends Best Practice Guidelines for Halfway Houses in New Report
Source: News from Rutgers, April 10
A report issued today by a group of experts led by a Rutgers University corrections ... including termination, for failing to meet them,” said Nancy Wolff, ...
Will 'Baby Boom Tsunami' Swamp Healthcare, Other Services?
Source: NJ Spotlight, April 9
The issues that Arye raised have implications for future state healthcare policy, according to Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy. The demand for services for seniors will put pressure on the state budget. “There's more …
'Communities of Concern' data revealed on April 10 at talk in Union
Source: Independent Press - NJ.com, April 9
William M. Rodgers III, Ph.D., Professor, John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Cherron Rountree, Deputy Director, Department of Parks & Community Renewal County of Union ...
Rutherford Green Team asking town to implement Complete Streets Policy on Orient Way
Source: NorthJersey.com, April 9
Meadowlink has partnered with the NJDOT and the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers to provide educational and encouragement ...
The Fate of a Hardworking American Man
Source: Huffington Post, April 8
"This cycle of repeated job loss among the long-term unemployed is unfortunately quite common," Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich workforce center at Rutgers University and author of Working Scared (Or Not at All): The Lost Decade, Great ......
Impressive public-private-NGO partnership begins to clean up an urban river
Source: Natural Resources Defense Council, April 8
My friend Judy Shaw, who is also director of the National Center for Neighborhood and Brownfields Redevelopment at Rutgers, directs the Sustainable Raritan ...
The Atlantic Cities
Storm will bring spending to NJ, but may not be economic rebound (subscription required)
Source: NJBIZ, April 8
Joseph Seneca, an economist at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said it's true the rebuilding process will likely ...
Opinion: All hands on deck needed as New Jersey recovers from Sandy
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, April 8
Roughly $25 billion is expected to be invested in construction alone in New Jersey through 2015, according to a report by Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The aid, meanwhile, will help get Jersey Shore merchants open ...
Beyond the Fundraiser: Rutgers Students Redefine Philanthropy
Source: News from Rutgers, April 7
Elizabeth Amaya-Fernandez, an adjunct instructor for the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, is faculty adviser to the students organizing the symposium and a health educator at Rutgers Health Services –Health Outreach, Promotion …
Rutgers academics speak up for scandal-embattled president
Source: Reuters, April 6
"This is not a job for the faint hearted," said Stamato, who is also co-director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at Rutgers. "First he hit the ...
Rutgers Academic Pays Tribute to his Fellow South African, Nelson Mandela
Source: News from Rutgers, April 4
Ramsamy received a Ph.D. in urban policy and public planning from Rutgers as well as a master's in city and regional planning from the Edward J. Bloustein ...
For college grads, recovering economy still offers diminished job expectations, fierce competition
Source: NorthJersey.com; April 4
... during the recession, meaning today's college graduates are still competing against a larger pool of applicants for lower-level positions than their peers did before the market crash, said Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center ...
Letters: Rutgers, drones and the Ironbound
Source: NJ.com, April 4
Health in All Policies should have the public's interest and support. Linda Stamato, director, Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, ...
What 'Stapling a Green Card' Portends for STEM
Source: ScienceCareers.org, April 4
"The incentives are all aligned to create massive downward pressures on the labor market" should "stapling" become a reality, says Hal Salzman of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Economic Growth Gears Hit Snag (video)
Source: NASDAQ, April 3
William Rodgers is Chief Economist at the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, says we need stronger job growth: Enter up to 25 ...
Opinion: Revitalizing NJ for Its Newest Generation of Knowledge Workers
Source: NJ Spotlight, April 2
James Hughes and Joseph Seneca recently published a fascinating document, "Rutgers Regional Report: Reinventing the New Jersey Economy," which tells the story of the rise and current decline of New Jersey's suburban office parks.
Unemployment Emerging as Major Issue in Governor's Race
Source: NJ Spotlight, April 1
Carl E. Van Horn, founding director of Rutgers' John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development…With New Jersey’s governor’s race already in general-election mode, last week’s 0.2 percent dip in the state unemployment rate to 9.3 percent drew immediate partisan responses.
Report finding minimal impact of NJ business incentives draws fire from critics
Source: NJBIZ, April 1
"The competitive environment in the post-recession period has really intensified," particularly when considered alongside lower-tax states like Pennsylvania, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at ...
March
Construction on new Burlington Coat Factory headquarters to begin soon
Source: The Times of Trenton - NJ.com, March 31
But Jim Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, said Burlington Coat Factory's discount prices helped keep the company going.
Robbinsville residential property taxes make up 76 percent of township's revenue, despite commercial growth
SoSource: The Times of Trenton - NJ.com, March 31
You're going to have some in Town Center, maybe, but that's relatively small potatoes,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. “Their stock-and-trade for big potential nonresidential ...
Rutgers study ranks N.J. hospitals that prevent avoidable admissions
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, March 31
When these rates are really high, the community providers are not doing an adequate job of keeping people out of the hospital and healthy," said Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, which authored the report. The ...
Gun control and the US Congress: What do the people want?
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices) March 30
How do we know what the American people want? Is it crowds or is it voices that matter in public debates? More to the point, do we really need a show of bodies in a given place--City Hall in New York City, for example, or Hartford, Connecticut or Trenton, New …
Two new shops signal that interest in cycling is on the rise
Source: Tampabay.com, March 30
"There are plenty of people with potbellies who cycle," said John Pucher, professor of urban planning and transportation at Rutgers University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "These are not super athletes," he said. "These are ...
Starting A Second Career At Age 60
Source: AOL Jobs, March 29
Half of unemployed workers have avoided social situations with friends and acquaintances, according to a survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. Forty-four percent said they'd lost contact with close friends.
Sea Bright aims to be open for business by summer
Source: Red Bank Hub, March 27
In addition, each person who attended the meeting received a survey packet, which will be used by a Sandy Recovery Studio class from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University to assess the needs and desires of residents ...
Rutgers Report Reveals Different Patterns of Hospital Use Among Poorer Communities
Source: NJ Spotlight, March 27
The reason that this information is so valuable, according to coauthor Joel Cantor, director of the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, is that it opens up the possibility that communities that rely heavily on hospitals for primary care can learn ...
Berger sees Sandy as a chance to redevelop Shore the right way (subscription required)
Source: NJBIZ.com, March 27
... Burma Road from Rangoon to Mandalay. The company was global long before that word was an economics cliché, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
Tax credits will help 610000 New Jerseyans buy health coverage, study says
Source: NJ.com, March 27
... $250,000, imposing new taxes on medical devices and insurance policies, and collecting fines from people or businesses who choose not to follow the insurance mandate, said Joel Cantor, director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers ...
Back to the Buffalo Commons
Source: JC Shepard(dot)com, March 25
After years of outmigration, people are moving back to the Great Plains, the vast dry expanse of prairie once discounted as the Great American Desert.
Jump in Land Assessments Shocks Newark Business Owners
Source: New York Times, March 25
... scores of residential property owners filed lawsuits claiming their assessments were too high, a parallel to what some business owners are threatening now, said James W. Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers.
Rutgers Workforce Expert Carl Van Horn to Analyze Plight of American Workers, Their Potential for Comeback at Signing Session for New Book, Working Scared (Or Not At All)
Source: News from Rutgers; March 25
His publishing credits include more than 90 articles and 14 books and he has presented before numerous national and regional conferences.
Union County Residents Invited To Help Plan Sustainable Future
Source: NJ TODAY, March 25
In New Jersey, these funds are administered by the North Jersey Sustainable Communities Consortium and the Rutgers University Bloustein School. The goal is to help cities, suburbs and rural areas improve the quality of life and sustain economic growth ...
The housing drag on recovery: AQ & A on foreclosures
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog), March 24
Star-Ledger editorial writer Linda Ocasio spoke with Kathe Newman, ... W. Voorhees Center for Civic Engagement at Rutgers-New Brunswick, ...
Majority of Americans have no confidence in political parties' abilities to address unemployment crisis
Source: Newstrack India, March 24
The survey results are similar to earlier findings by researchers at the Rutgers University John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, who found in 2010 that 56 percent of Americans had either lost a job or had a family member who lost their ...
Pennsylvania Study Finds Halfway Houses Don't Reduce Recidivism
Source: New York Times, March 24
Nancy Wolff, director of the Center for Behavioral Health Services and Criminal Justice Research at Rutgers University, who testified last year at ...
What's in a name?
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), March 24
How do we identify ourselves? By our names, of course. But if we discover that our names are not our “real” names? What then? We wonder who we are, don’t we? In that simple …
Despite Yahoo, Bergen firms increasingly embrace telecommuting
Source: NorthJersey.com, March 23
The very act of telecommuting became most feasible by 2007, the age of Pentium computer chips, iPhones, iPads and high-speed Internet service, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers ...
Older workers suffer from long-term unemployment more than any age group
Source: Plain Dealer, March 23
"There is really no demographic age group that has as much difficulty getting back in the job market if they lose a job," said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in New Jersey. "We ...
Unemployment Affects Most Americans; Few Have Faith In Political Parties
Source: Huffington Post, March 23
The survey results are similar to earlier findings by researchers at the Rutgers University John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, who found in 2010 that 56 percent of Americans had either lost a job or had a family member who lost their job.
Working In Retirement: How To Make A Soft Landing From Your Career
Source: Investor's Business Daily, March 22
"Based on hundreds of interviews with older workers, I would say they should try to prepare a glide path to retirement as opposed to getting to the cliff and jumping," said Carl Van Horn, professor of public policy and director of the John J. Heldrich ...
More Homes Becoming Multi-Generational
Source: CBS Local, March 21
Earlier this year a survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that nearly every American household has ...
Experts explore new life for North Jersey's old office parks
Source: NorthJersey.com, March 21
Re-imagining New Jersey's Suburban Office Spaces," with James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, leading off the discussion.
Rutgers dean bursts baby boomers' bubble
Source: NorthJersey.com, March 20
Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, was a speaker at a panel held Tuesday night by NAIOP New ...
The soda wars continue
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), March 20
The soda wars continue. Linda Stamato/NJ Voices By Linda Stamato/NJ Voices The Star-Ledger on March 20, 2013 at 7:47 PM, updated March 20, 2013 at 9:54 PM.
NJ addded 66400 jobs in 2012
Source: NorthJersey.com, March 18
“We knew 2012 was much better than 2011,” said James Hughes, an economist and dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. “Now we know that it's more than double what was achieved in 2011.” Continue reading this ...
NJ's 2012 job growth was strongest in a dozen years, despite Sandy
Source: Asbury Park Press, March 18
“It turns out that 2012 was a much better year than we had originally thought,” said James W. Hughes, an economist and dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. For some, the year ended with a mad ...
Facing Age Bias? Don't Let It Hold You Back
Source: AOL Jobs, March 18
I posed that question to Carl Van Horn, the director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, and the author of a new book called Working Scared (Or Not at All).
Regional planning effort takes unprecedented look at northern NJ, officials say
Source: Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com, March 17
... said Jon Carnegie, project director for Together New Jersey and executive director of the Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers ...
Retraining Program Helps Former Employees of Big Pharma Get Back to Work
Source: NJ Spotlight, March 17
“There's so little job training here, in general, that almost anything is better than nothing,” says Norman Glickman, an economist and an urban ...
Murray v. Ryan on the budget: It is not about how much money but about where it comes from and who gets it
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), March 17
A budget plan--from the Senate Democrats—has been introduced by Senator Patty Murray (Washington) that raises new revenue over a decade by ending tax loopholes such as those that give favorable rates to hedge-fund managers and permit corporations …
Ideas sought from Hunterdon and Somerset counties adjoining Route 202
Source: NJ.com, March 15
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the administrative and fiscal agent for Together North Jersey.
Census: NJ population shifting back north
Source: phillyBurbs.com, March 15
James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning, said the shift in population growth from the south back to the north reflected changes to the state's economy and demographics.
Planning expert: Raleigh not suited for light rail
Source: WRAL.com, March 15
"The commuter rail plan and the light rail plan just don't make sense to me," said John Pucher, a professor in the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He is a visiting professor this semester at the ...
Ideas sought from Hunterdon and Somerset counties adjoining Route 202
Source: NJ.com/Messenger Gazette, March 15
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is the administrative and fiscal agent for Together North Jersey.
What Puts Union City's Public Schools in a Class of Their Own?
Source: NJ Spotlight, March 15
Kirp also plans to speak in New Jersey later this month at Rutgers' Bloustein School (March 25) and Union City Performing Arts Center (March 26).
Rebuild vs. Retreat: Christie and Cuomo offer contrasting plans in wake of Sandy
Source: NorthJersey.com, March 15
Judd Schechtman, a lecturer and doctoral candidate at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said buyouts are an option that New Jersey “should have on the table now.
Rutgers student looks to shake up New Brunswick schools by running for board seat
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, March 14
Rivera already has supporters within the Rutgers community. Julia Sass Rubin, an associate professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and ...
Monmouth population drops, census reports
Source: Asbury Park Press, March 13
James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, said that job loss may be one reason why U.S. …
Hard-hit Sun Belt starting to bounce back
Source: News10.net, March 13
Rutgers University planning professor Frank Popper and his wife, geographer Deborah Popper, are renowned for their Buffalo Commons ...
Flood victims urged to come to workshop Saturday
Source: Packet Online, March 13
'Saturday's program, “Best Practices to Reduce Hazard and Mitigation Flood Conditions Now,” is organized in conjunction with the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
RVCC to host conference in Branchburg on building real estate on on parking lots near public transit
Source: NJ.com-March 13
Speakers will include Anton Nelessen, Undergraduate Program Director and Associate Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and ...
New Jersey will help pay for grants to hire former pharma workers
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 13
Michael Lahr, a research professor at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy who has studied the ...
Morris Museum in Morristown presents lively economic discussion on March 14
Source: Independent Press - NJ.com, March 13
Panelists include Joseph Seneca, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, who will comment on housing and the State's economy.
Critics cite slow pace on N.J. halfway-house overhaul
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, March 11
Nancy Wolff, a Rutgers professor who has worked with corrections officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, asked while testifying over the ...
Reasons to be happy about the economy
Source: Deseret News, March 8
Another Washington Post story from last month goes over a survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University that says Americans are not so very optimistic.
Economist pleased by 'very strong' jobs report
Source: NJBIZ, March 8
James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, called the numbers “a very strong report,” noting that in 2011 and 2012, 2.3 million jobs were added annually on average.
Slow and Steady: New Jersey's Small Businesses Making a Comeback
Source: newjerseynewsroom.com, March 8
Joseph J. Seneca, professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, says that after seeing what New Jersey had to endure in the aftermath of the storm, both physically and financially, it is encouraging to ...
Spring ahead this weekend? You'd never know it in Morristown
Source: Morristown Green, March 8
... grill quite yet. Old Man Winter isn't through with us, as this photo by MG contributor Linda Stamato illustrates: SPRING AHEAD?
February revenue collections ahead of forecast for third straight month
Source: NJBIZ, March 7
James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said the increased revenue is likely the result of a better job market.
State's Unique Place in Jobs Picture
Source: Wall Street Journal, March 7 (subscription required)
in the top five states of rates of recovery," said Rutgers University economist Joseph Seneca, the co-author of a report on state-by-state job growth.
Is The Economy Finally Turning Corner In NJ? [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, March 11
... Hughes says while Jersey is lagging behind the nation's recovery somewhat, ... “ However,” says Hughes, “The dark cloud on the horizon is the ...
Foreclosures Paint a Bleak NJ Picture
Source: Patch.com, March 7
... South Jersey communities top the list for a number of unfortunate housing market trends, according to Kathe Newman of Rutgers University.
President Obama faces deadline to find gatekeeper for new regulations
The Hill, March 6
Now that Burwell has been nominated, she could consult on choosing an OIRA administrator, said Rutgers public policy professor Stuart Shapiro, a former staffer at the agency. The White House also faces pressure to act from outside groups that are looking for clues about the administration's regulatory plans. "This is one that the interest groups ...
Why America's middle class is losing ground
Source: CNN Money, March 5
Fewer than one-third believe that economic conditions will improve next year, and an equal number think they will get worse, according to the Rutgers survey, conducted by the university's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Only 19% believe that ...
Inside the Teacher's Studio - Briavel Holcomb
Source: YouTube, March 5
Inside the Teacher's Studio is a program featuring teachers from around Rutgers University ...
Historic Tax Credit Impact Numbers Speak to the Continued Need for the HTC
Source: Novogradac Company LLP, March 5
David Listokin, professor and co-director of the Rutgers Center for Urban Policy Research said, “As a generator of jobs and GDP, HTC-related investment is ...
Foreclosure Numbers Paint Bleak Picture of Garden State
Source: NJSpotlight, March 5
... South Jersey communities top the list for a number of unfortunate housing market trends, according to Kathe Newman of Rutgers University.
Monroe County workers are driven — in a bad way
Source: Pocono Record, March 5
"It's probably slowed with the bursting of the housing bubble and the sharp increase in gasoline prices," said Jim Hughes, dean of Rutgers' Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. "To some degree, it's yesterday's story." Hughes specializes in ...
Christie Plugging Transportation Trust Fund Hole With Bond Premiums One-Shot
Source: NJ Spotlight, March 4
Martin E. Robins, director emeritus of Rutgers University's Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center, sharply criticized the Christie administration's premium ...
Report: NJ small business job growth slow, but encouraging
Source: NJBIZ , March 4
"It's encouraging that New Jersey is positive at all given the negative impact that Hurricane Sandy had on small businesses in the shore counties," said Joseph J. Seneca, professor at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at ...
Chris Christie says number of private-sector jobs growing in New Jersey
Source: PolitiFact, March 3
... in New Jersey is 79,500 jobs (33,400 in 2011 and 46,100 in 2012), according to data from the BLS and Joseph P. Seneca, an economics professor with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Institute: Oklahoma part of country defying national growth trends
Source: NewsOK.com, March 1
... be turned into “the ultimate national park” and restored as a “buffalo commons.” The area was depopulating so rapidly, argued Frank and Deborah Popper, ...
A new push to make some Oklahoma offices appointive
Source: NewsOK.com
03/03/2013 BUFFALO Commons, won't you come out tonight? No? Too busy making a living? In the late 1980s, a Rutgers University professor and his wife ...
Older workers without jobs face uphill climb
Source: Austin American-Statesman; March 1
In short, companies expect to get a higher return on their investment with younger workers, particularly when the work requires extensive on-the-job training, said Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich Center at Rutgers. Given that employers and ...
February
Post-Work Economy: A Discussion with Carl Van Horn
Huff Post Live, February 28
Whether you work from home or in an office, part-time or full-time, the 9 to 5 dynamic has evolved. Is an economic future with fewer jobs & fewer work hours inevitable?
Age not helping those over 50 find new employment
Source: KTAR.com, February 28
Work ethic doesn't seem to be the reason for this glaring discrepancy, as a a recent survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that nearly two-thirds of unemployed workers age 55 and older say they have been ...
Turner Reintroduces Tax Credit for Historic Preservation
Source: RealEstateRama, February 27
According to a recent study by the Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research, the HTC has helped create 2.2 million jobs, incentivized nearly $100 ...
Avoid Becoming a 'New Unemployable'
Source: Investorplace.com, February 27
Two-thirds of unemployed workers 55 and older have been searching for a job for more than a year, according to a survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Developement at Rutgers University. 23,000 age discrimination complaints were filed with the ...
Older workers have harder time getting jobs
Source: WTVR, February 26
Nearly two-thirds of unemployed workers age 55 and older say they have been actively searching for a job for more than one year, compared to just one-third of younger workers, a recent survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers ...
Health care industry awaits announcement on 'navigators' for exchange
Source: NJBIZ, February 25
Joel Cantor, director of the Center for State Health Policy at Rutgers University, was among those predicting navigators will face a daunting task.
Governors Pushed To Implement Jobs Programs For People With Disabilities
Source: Huffington Post, February 24
Carl Van Horn, the director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in New Jersey, told governors Sunday morning that people with disabilities have an unemployment rate at twice the national average and the rate is likely ...
Barbara Buono claims New Jersey has lost half its pharma jobs to other high tax states
Source: PolitiFact, February 24
James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, said New Jersey has lost life sceinces jobs largely because the industry has a new business model for a new type of research ...
Balancing the budget and tax cuts too? Seriously?
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), February 24
Anticipating Governor Christie’s budget message, and knowing nothing of what it will contain (as he wishes to unveil it on Tuesday), I keep wondering about that income tax cut, meaning, is he, or anyone of either political …
North Brunswick, fair housing group spar over low-income units in ambitious development plan
Source: MyCentralJersey.com, February 23
A 2007 study by Rutgers University Center for Urban Policy Research co-director David Listokin indicated that the proposed transit village could increase ...
Immigration Reform and the American Worker
Source New Yorker (blog), February 22
That's why, in a new work-trends survey released earlier this month, by the John Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, four in ten of those surveyed said that high unemployment is caused by “illegal immigrants taking jobs away from Americans.
Could Next Looming Financial Crisis Affect You? [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, February 21
... “It is entirely possible that the economy could be pushed into recession by virtue of these cuts” said Rutgers economist James Hughes.
Rutgers leads partnership to build transit career network
NJBIZ, February 19
The network will launch in 2015, courtesy of a $650,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Transit Administration's Transit Workforce Development Program.
Chris Christie's decision on Health-benefits Exchange probably won’t change insurance policies
Newsworks.org, February 19
Joel Cantor, director of Rutgers University's Center for State Health Policy, said the state role in a federal exchange will still be important.
Rutgers, Partners to Build National 'Transit Virtual Career Network'
News from Rutgers, February 18
“For years, transit employers have been concerned about skilled worker ... under a $600000 FTA grant awarded to Rutgers' National Transit Institute in 2009.
Gallup survey: 72 percent dissatisfied with US direction
Press TV YouU.S. Desk, February 18
Fifty-six percent of Americans surveyed by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in August 2010 said they believed the Great Recession would permanently change the economy.
In the footsteps of Lincoln? Obama and public higher education
NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), February 18
Before the State of the Union message, there was speculation about what President Obama would emphasize, indeed, what priorities would take precedence in his second administration. It’s clear, now, that he is thinking big on …
The Buffalo Commons Redefining how we think about place, politics, and policy
Resilience (blog), February 16
One of my working hypotheses has been that commons discourse has great power because it is able to function as an open platform.
Report shows deep impact of 'great recession' on workers
The Militant, February 16
These were the findings of a survey titled “Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait of America in the Great-Recession Era,” released in February by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. The survey does a better ...
M&T to cut 384 Hudson City jobs mostly in Paramus
NorthJersey.com, February 15
For Hudson City employees who are let go, jobs may be hard to find, at least in financial services, said James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning. "It would be nice if the skills of the people ...
Looking for love in all the right places in New Jersey
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, February 14
“Somerset has a pretty strong white collar job base,” said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Interactive Map: Counties With More Low-Income Residents Would Gain Most from Expanded Medicaid
NJ Spotlight, February 14
Joel Cantor, director of Rutgers University's Center for State Health Policy, said it would be was beneficial for local officials to examine Medicaid ...
73% of Americans personally affected by Great Recession
Mother Nature Network (blog), February 14
A new study conducted by the Rutgers University John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development helps us put the recession into better perspective.
Lower Birth Rate Spurs Questions About the Future [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, February 14
Dr. James Hughes, Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, said the struggling economy is ...
The Return to the Nest: A Few Words of Encouragement
Huffington Post (blog), February 13
In May of last year, Rutgers University's Heldrich Center revealed a study proving just how much you don't stick out.
But what if she donned one of those for church?
News Transcript, February 13
So far, the state Department of Transportation hasn't weighed in on this proposal, but Robert Noland, a professor of transportation at Rutgers ...
Interactive Map: Counties With More Low-Income Residents Would Gain Most From Expanded Medicaid
NJ Spotlight, Feb 13, 2013
Joel Cantor, director of Rutgers University's Center for State Health Policy, said it would be was beneficial for local officials to examine Medicaid expansion's impact.
Annual Bike/Ped Summit to be Held at Rutgers' Bloustein School, Feb. 23
News from Rutgers, February 12
... Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University Organized by the New Jersey Bike & Walk Coalition, the annual Bike & Walk ...
Commentary: Americans still find little about the economy to cheer them up
Sacramento Bee, February 12
In a survey released last week by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, a majority of Americans said they thought it would be at least six years before the economy was all the way back.
US Economy: "Recovery" Doesn't Fool Struggling Americans
Money Morning, February 12
According to a new national survey conducted by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, many Americans continue to suffer from the impact of the Great Recession.
New job, less pay
CNNMoney, February 11
But roughly an equal share of the unemployed who landed new jobs had to settle for pay cuts, according to the report by Rutgers' Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Here are the details: graphic-new-job-wages_blog. Posted in: jobs, pay, salaries ...
Survey: Is the economy really on the mend?
Phoenix Business Journal (blog), February 11
Yahoo! reports the survey, conducted by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workplace Development at Rutgers University, found more than half of Americans believe the economy will not fully recover for another six years, while 29 percent believe it will ...
Mickelsonian reality has top earners weighing relocation
The News Journal, February 10
“The cumulative effect of multiple increases, summing up to be significant, should concern policy makers,” said Joseph Seneca, an economics professor at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy in New Brunswick, New ...
Coca-Cola, Pepsi, and public health: What does race have to do with it?
NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices, February 9
Why become a surrogate combatant in the Coca-Cola and Pepsi wars? To make money, of course. Just ask Beyonce Knowles (Pepsi) and, more recently, Christina Aguilera (Coca-Cola). On behalf of both,…
Study: Recession's psychological aftermath persists
GoErie.com, February 9
"What this reflects is how wide and deep the whole shock was," said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, one of the study's co-authors. The survey compares the attitudes of employed and unemployed ...
Sea Bright: A case study in Sandy recovery
Atlanticville, February 8
Sea Bright Mayor Dina Long speaks to students at Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy about priorities for post-storm rebuilding at Borough Hall on Jan. 31.
Study: Four Years on, Recession Still a Bummer
U.S. News & World Report, February 8
I think it reflects how devastating the recession was on some people," says Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich Center and one of the ...
Many Americans Believe Recession Is Permanent
BusinessNewsDaily, February 8
The research from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that five years after the country's economic downturn started, 60 percent of U.S. residents think the nation's economy has undergone a permanent change.
Mass Joblessness Is Still a Problem—Someone Tell Washington
… researchers Mark Szeltner, Carl Van Horn, and Cliff Zukin find that “nearly one-quarter (23%) of all survey respondents report being laid off from either a full-time or part-time job.” There's a stark racial divide, 31 percent of blacks and Hispanics report losing a job, versus 22 percent of whites, and a large gender ...
When Will the Economy Recover? Americans Not Hopeful: Poll
Millionaire Corner, February 8
Six in ten Americans believe that the nation's economy has undergone “a permanent change," according to a new nationwide survey conducted by the Heldrich Center at Rutgers University. The study's title tells the grim story: “Diminished Lives and Futures: A Portrait …
Electric bills to drop 5 percent in June
MENAFN.COM, February 8
Frank Felder, the director of the Center for Energy, Economic & Environmental Policy at Rutgers University, expects natural gas prices to rise ...
Bystander-in-chief wedded to failure
Washington Times, February 8
A revealing survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, released Thursday, finds Americans are deeply pessimistic about their economic future, and the vast majority believe things will not improve for “many ...
The recession's psychological aftermath persists
Philadelphia Inquirer, February 7
"What this reflects is how wide and deep the whole shock was," said Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, one of the study's coauthors. The survey, which is being released Thursday morning, compares ...
Bad Economy Is New Normal, More Americans Say
Huffington Post, February 7
"Five years of economic misery have profoundly diminished Americans' confidence in the economy and their outlook for the next generation," Rutgers professor and survey co-author Carl Van Horn said in a statement.
Study: 73 Percent Of Americans Personally Affected By Job Losses
CBS Local, February 7
Co-author of the study, Cliff Zukin, told the New York Times, “This to me is why the recession was so all-consuming and is likely to influence the American psyche,” he said. “Almost everyone, four out of five, were directly or one step removed from ...
Survey: Americans Remain Pessimistic on Economy
Moneynews, February 7
We have had many months straight of private-sector job growth. Yet people are stuck with this attitude and perception,” said Carl Van Horn, director of the Heldrich Center. “It speaks to how powerful, widespread …
Study Finds Vast Majority Of Americans Felt Great Recession Personally
NPR (blog), February 7
Cliff Zukin, co-author of the report, summed it up for The New York Times: "This to me is why the recession was so all-consuming and is likely to influence the American psyche," he said. "Almost everyone, four out of five, were directly or one step removed from unemployment and all that goes with ...
Economic Recovery Still Hasn't Begun for US Workers, Study Says
AOL Jobs, February 7
"There are just record numbers of people who have dropped out of the labor market, and who have exhausted unemployment insurance after giving up their search," said Carl Van Horn, the director of the Heldrich Center and a co-author of the report, in an ...
Many Americans think damaged economy is permanent, survey finds
Los Angeles Times, February 7
Six in 10 Americans now think that the economy has changed irrevocably, up from 56% in 2010 who thought so, according to a survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. Nearly two-thirds of those surveyed say the ...
Many Still Reeling from the Recession
The Fiscal Times (blog), February 7
A new poll released by the John Heldrich Center at Rutgers University shows Americans are still hurting from the Great Recession.
Rings of Unemployment
New York Times (blog), February 7
In a January survey, the Heldrich Center asked Americans about their exposure to layoffs in the recession or its aftermath.
Rutgers’ Heldrich Center Study Finds Three in Four Americans Touched Personally by Great Recession
News from Rutgers, February 7
Among other findings of the survey conducted by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: The ...
Bad Economy Is New Normal, More Americans Say
Huffington Post, February 7
Fifty-six percent of Americans surveyed by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University in August 2010 said they believed the ...
Profound Weight of Layoffs Is Seen in Work Trends Survey
New York Times Business Day, February 7
... the last few years, according to new survey data to be released Thursday by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Poll: Americans expect economic pain to continue
Washington Post, February 6
The survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University paints a picture of a nation wounded by the recession in ways that ...
Legislation to ban jughandles advances
Phillyburbs.com, February 5
Robert Noland, a professor of transportation at Rutgers University, said that jughandles probably were overused by state planners as a way to control traffic flow and avoid left turns, but that doing away with them might not be the best policy …
Trip to New Orleans highlighted Super Bowl opportunities for business in 2014
NJBIZ, February 5
Joseph Seneca, the Rutgers University economist who supplied the data, said the fiscal 1995 data was especially significant because of the three quarterfinal and semifinal games played in July.
Americans Spending Less Time Unemployed [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, February 4
... but it's complicated,” said Joe Seneca, and economist at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Clementine Reuben Hunter: An American Artist
NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), February 4
If we had an American Artist month, as we have a Black History and Women’s History month, Clementine Hunter would be at the top of the list of artists to celebrate. She is easily one of …
Behind the falling US birthrate: Too much student debt to afford kids?
MyFox Philadelphia, February 3
"This is new," says Carl Van Horn, coauthor of the Rutgers study and director of the university's Heldrich Center for Workforce Development.
Bloustein dean looks back at city's economic transformation
RU Daily Targum, February 3
David Listokin, co-director of the Center for Urban Policy Research, said Raritan Landing was lost in history for decades. “It almost was like ...
After Superstorm Sandy, Will The Jersey Shore Recover Sufficiently To Be Ready for the Summer Season?
International Business Times, February 2
It affected an estimated 185,000 businesses, resulting in about $11.7 billion in economic losses, according to a report from Rutgers' Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. But for many businesses along New Jersey's 127-mile strip of ...
In Hard Economy for All Ages, Older Isn't Better ... It's Brutal
New York Times, February 2
When older workers do find re-employment, the compensation is usually not up to the level of their previous jobs, according to data from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University. In a survey by the center of older workers who ...
Shore businesses, investors encouraged by stocks, economic reports
Asbury Park Press, February 1
Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for another brawl, this one over spending cuts due March 1. Those cuts could “slow the national economy, and, no, that's not going to help New Jersey,” said Joseph J. Seneca, a Rutgers University economist. Page ...
Bicycling Book Bolsters Britain's 'Get Cycling' Movement
Newswise (press release), February 1
... National Capital Region, and John Pucher, a professor in the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
A public star wins a prize: Joachim Messing, molecular biologist and innovator at Rutgers, gets the Wolf
NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), February 1
Public universities, especially land grant public universities, are the nation’s treasures. Consider, for example, what Professor Joachim Messing has accomplished in genetic engineering, …
Halfhearted hiring not enough to keep jobless rate flat
NJBIZ, February 1
... with expectations, and the gain of 166,000 private-sector jobs indicates that the weak fourth-quarter GDP numbers did not impact the labor markets going into 2013,” said Joseph Seneca, an economist at the Bloustein School of Public Policy at ...
Editorial: NJ retailers deserve even playing field on sales taxes with online merchants
NJ.com, February 1
The study by Nancy Mantell, director of the Rutgers Economic Advisory Services, and her colleagues included projected revenue from Amazon, ...
January
NJTIP Joins Rutgers Voorhees Transportation Center to Expand Travel, Transit Opportunities to Underserved Populations
News From Rutgers, January 31
The combined expertise of Rutgers' Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center and the New Jersey Travel Independence Program will help train the elderly and ...
Millennials Face Tough Financial Road [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, January 31
... Rutgers economist James Hughes says twenty-somethings make up the ... Hughes says New Jersey millennials can seek employment in the ...
Deputy sought for NJ Transit chief
Asbury Park Press, January 31
... said Martin Robins, executive director emeritus of the Voorhees Transportation Institute at Rutgers and a former NJ Transit deputy executive ...
Voorhees Transportation Center and NJTIP Unite
NewJerseyNewsroom.com, January 31
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center (VTC), a national leader in transportation research and education and the nucleus of transportation-related policy research, training and education at Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein …
MLS to Queens? Stop by Harrison, NJ first
Queens Chronicle, January 31
The results have been positive on a macroeconomic level for New Jersey, according to James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. The net benefit of any structure such as an arena ultimately depends on the ...
New Jersey Walking and Cycling Advocates to Convene in February
Mobilizing the Region (blog), January 31
... will be hosting the 4th Annual New Jersey Bike & Walk Summit on Saturday, February 23 at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. This year's summit is expected to be twice the size of the ...
Deals and Moves: Jan. 29
NJBIZ, January 29
The Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, in New Brunswick, announced Monday it has merged with the nonprofit New Jersey Travel Independence Program, in Livingston, ...
Will The Economy Start To Rev Up Soon? [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, January 28
... Rutgers economist James Hughes says, “This way well be an overly optimistic forecast ... Hughes adds fears about inflation seem over-blown.
Amazon.com warehouse in Robbinsville could bring $100 million to NJ in sales tax
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, January 27
The Amazon agreement alone could add an additional $100 million in annual sales tax revenue from residents, said Nancy Mantell, director of ...
Unemployment claims decrease in 2013: Are new jobs being created?
Examiner.com, January 26
According to Boston College's Sloan Center on Aging & Work and the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
Experts: Clean energy goals still a priority, post-Sandy
Source: NJBIZ, January 25
Frank Felder, director of the Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy at Rutgers University, said the state must take a realistic ...
Food Alliance Announces Urban Agriculture Movie Night
Source: Patch.com, January 25
Hosted by the New Brunswick Community Food Alliance, the screening will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 12 in the theater located on the first floor of the Edward J. Bloustein School, 33 Livingston Ave. Popcorn and refreshments will be served.
Mercer County looks to expand bus routes to include new Amazon warehouse stop
Source: The Times of Trenton - NJ.com, January 24
Rutgers economist James Hughes, dean of the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said Amazon's warehouse jobs would pay $55,000 on average, but McGough said the higher pay rate won't eliminate the need for public transportation.
Tough-talking, tea-drinking governor of Maine, Paul LePage, falls flat
Source: NJ.com (Blog by Linda Stamato/NJ Voices), January 24
Governor Paul R. LePage, the Tea Party darling who, 22 months ago, purged from the Labor Department Building evidence of its noble past and purpose, specifically the mural that seemed too “pro-labor” for his taste ...
Experts expound upon proposed development in Ridgewood
NorthJersey.com, January 24
To calculate the estimated number of children, Burgis utilized the 2006 Rutgers University's Center for Urban Policy Research and analyzed 31 existing ...
NJ's Suburban Office Parks Turning into Dinosaurs in Evolving Economy
Source: NJ Spotlight, January 23
“It's too early to say that this is the new state of the world, that the office parks of the '80s and '90s are white elephants,” says Joseph Seneca, a professor at the Bloustein School, “but there is the issue of how as a state we reinvent the ...
Raising the Medicare age could hurt young workers
Source: CNN Money, January 23
A similar scenario played out in the higher education arena after 1994 when universities were barred from instituting a mandatory retirement age of 70, said Carl Van Horn, director of Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University.
NJ Child-Raising Costs Shoot Through The Roof [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, January 23
... Rutgers economist James Hughes says, “This is not surprising, most things in New Jersey cost more than they do nationally -we have the ...
Deadline looming to apply for Sandy unemployment aid
Source: MyCentralJersey.com, January 22
“This is the pattern that happens after a natural disaster,” said Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes. “Correcting the devastation generates a lot of positive economic output.” That momentum may only increase in 2013. New Jersey is in line to ...
Group to hold workshop on future of Route 202 corridor
Source: Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com, January 22
The lead agent is the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University. Those interested in attending the workshop should RSVP to Janani Shankaran at Janani@rpa.
Disasters shouldn't become windfalls
Source: Victorville Daily Press, January 22
In fact, a study released this past week by the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University concluded that, with $25 billion in federal disaster relief headed New Jersey's way, the Garden State's economy will fare better in the ...
Gearing up to Celebrate 250 Years at Rutgers
News from Rutgers, January 22
Suggestions have ranged from the breeding of a 250th anniversary Rutgers tomato by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station to a conference on college and university campus planning at the Bloustein School. Barchi suggested the committee look ...
Experts To Speak About Environmental Quality's Effect On Economic Growth
Source: NJ Today, January 21
The event is being sponsored by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Middlesex Water Company and the Sustainable Raritan River Business Roundtable and ...
Chris Christie says state's gained 75000 private-sector jobs since he took office
Source: PolitiFact, January 20
Joseph P. Seneca, an economics professor with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, said New Jersey's jobs losses from June through October 2012 was at odds with national job growth.
Property taxes still a factor when buyers decide where to move
NorthJersey.com, January 20
"We are a wealthy state, and wealthy states tend to demand a high level of public services," said Henry Coleman, a Rutgers professor who has ...
Why does NJ have higher jobless rate than neighbors?
Source: NorthJersey.com, January 19
"When you look at the U6 rate - the rate of unemployment including anyone who works any sort of part time for economic reasons - we even out with the nation," said Joseph Seneca, a professor of economics at Rutgers University. Comparing rates as of ..
Uncertainty today is the new reality
Source: Dailyrecord.com, January 19
“The problem for many is that the longer they remain out of work, the harder it is for them to get another job,” said Carl Van Horn, Rutgers University professor and author of the new book “Working Scared (Or Not at All).” “Employers often have an ...
Could Hurricane Sandy Have A Positive Impact On New Jersey Small Businesses?
Source: Small Business News from Gaebler.com, January 18
But in a recent report in The New York Business Journal, a study by Rutgers University economists highlights the potential positive impact the recovery effort may have on the state's small business economy.
Sandy spurs 30K job gain in NJ in December
Source: Asbury Park Press, January 17
After losing 117,000 jobs in 2009, it added 10,200 jobs in 2010; 33,400 jobs in 2011; and 46,100 jobs in 2012, Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes said. Sandy's impact could be seen in December. The construction industry, for example, added ...
Planner: Proposed Ridgewood development would have minimal impact
Source: NorthJersey.com, January 17
Citing 2006 research by Rutgers University's Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, the planner said roughly .02 new public school children were produced from a sample set of about 12 transit villages.
Sandy Aid is Big Win, But Don't Expect a Katrina-Sized Boom
Source: NJ Spotlight, January 16
“You really can't compare it to Katrina,” said Seneca, who coauthored the Rutgers Regional Report on "The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Hurricane Sandy in ...
Christie critical of dune opponents
Source:
Philadelphia Inquirer - January 15
Meanwhile, economists at Rutgers have estimated that Sandy will have a net positive effect on New Jersey's economy assuming the state pulls in at least $25 billion for recovery and reconstruction.
State economy will rebound from Sandy if $25 billion is spent, Rutgers study finds
Source: Shore News Today, January 15
exceeding the baseline forecast (ie, without the storm) for 2013–2015," the report ... professor at the Bloustein School's Center for Urban Policy Research; ...
New Jersey beaches: Open for business
Source: Burlington County Times, January 15
Economists at Rutgers estimate that Sandy will have a net positive effect on the Garden State's economy assuming it gains at least $25 billion for recovery and reconstruction.
Meadowlands American Dream May Be Alive And Well [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, January 15
... Rutgers economist James Hughes says if the project does rev up again, “It's going to ... Hughes adds, if state officials ever give the go-ahead for ...
Rutgers sees net economic gain for NJ from Sandy
Source: San Antonio Express, January 14
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ (AP) — Economists at Rutgers University are estimating that ... A report out Monday from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public ...
Rutgers sees net economic gain for N.J. from Sandy
Source: NorthJersey.com, January 14
The report, issued by Rutgers University, measured $11.7 billion in economic ... These damages will echo for years,” said Joseph Seneca, a professor of ...
Rutgers Professor: Sandy Could Have Beneficial Effect On New Jersey
Source: CBS 2 New York, January 14
That's the expert opinion from the Bloustein School of Public Policy and Planning at ... will create,” Professor Joseph Seneca told WCBS 880′s Wayne Cabot.
Rutgers sees modest economic gain from Sandy
Source:
The Trentonian, January 14
A report out Monday from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy concludes the state economy should perform modestly better through 2015 than it would have if the storm hadn't hit.
Superstorm Sandy will have net positive impact on NJ economy, Rutgers study says
Source: The Star-Ledger - NJ.com, January 14
A report out today from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy concludes the state economy should perform modestly better through 2015 than it ...
New Rutgers Report Examines Economic, Fiscal Impacts of Hurricane Sandy
Source: News from Rutgers, January 14
ATTENTION BUSINESS, ASSIGNMENT EDITORS, Professor Joseph J. Seneca can be contacted ... NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ – A new Rutgers Regional Report, “The Economic and ...
Experts to Address Environmental Quality and Impacts on Economic Stability and Growth at Jan.29 Program at Middlesex Water Company
Source:
Marketwire, January 14
The event is being sponsored by the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce, Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Middlesex Water Company and the Sustainable Raritan River Business Roundtable and ...
NJ Sandy Recovery Hinges On Federal Funds, Report Says [AUDIO]
Source: NJ101.5 News, January 14
That's according to a new report by Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “This is just one aspect of ...
Boost is Seen in New Jersey from U.S. Aid
Source: Wall Street Journal, January 14
The storm won't entirely erase the losses in spending and damage to infrastructure from Sandy, but new expenditures on construction and the replacement of lost items will provide stimulus to the economy in the next three years, the analysis by three Rutgers University economists found.
Opinion: Rediscovering NJ's Tradition of Healthcare Innovation
Source: Patch.com, January 13
Joel C. Cantor is the director of the Center for State Health Policy and professor of public policy at Rutgers University.
American Dream may be closer to reality as work on Meadowlands project expected to resume
Source: NorthJersey.com - January 12
A resumption of construction at the site in the Meadowlands Sports Complex would be a significant boost to the economy of the state, according to James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
NJ Leads The Nation In Residents Moving Out [AUDIO]
Source: New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, January 10
Rutgers economist James Hughes says, “People are leaving because New Jersey is a very expensive place to live. We have high taxes and we have high housing costs per se - you can cash out on your very expensive house in New Jersey and move to a ...
Amazon's prime location: Business experts say distribution hub in Mercer is ideal
Source:
The Times of Trenton - NJ.com, January 9
... the third-largest warehouse distributor in the country, with about 850 million square feet of warehouse space linked to about 10 percent of the state's jobs, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at ...
Hiring Climbs Despite 'Cliff'
Source:
HispanicBusiness.com, January 7
"Despite the gridlock in Washington and seeming inability to get anything done, the private sector kept on hiring," said James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning at Rutgers University. Hughes expects the lawmakers' compromise ...
This Could Be Your Year For Employment [AUDIO]
Source: New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, January 7
The outlook is positive because the economy seems to be rebounding, according to Carl Van Horn, the Director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce ...
Toms River 'medical home' may be future of NJ health care
Source: NJ.com, January 7
Joel Cantor, director for the Rutgers Center for State Health Policy, said the medical home is an electronic repository of patients' health care ...
Fate of New Jersey Economy in 2013 Hinges on Congress
Source:
NJ Spotlight, January 6
"We're looking at a 2 percent to 6 percent hit on disposable income in an economy that has been slowed for three years," said Joseph J. Seneca, University Professor at Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
US adds 155000 jobs despite fiscal cliff drama
Source:
NorthJersey.com, January 4
"Despite the gridlock in Washington and seeming inability to get anything done, the private sector kept on hiring," said James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning at Rutgers University. Hughes expects the lawmakers' compromise ...
What's Next For Economy? [AUDIO]
Source: New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, January 3
Rutgers economist James Hughes says, “The pace of economic recovery will continue through 2013- some short-term uncertainty has been eliminated, we now have a permanent tax structure in effect - however there are other looming issues going forward ...
Linus Bike, Producer of City Bikes, Applauds the New Book Entitled “City Cycling”
Source: Melodika.net, January 3
... city bikes manufacturer Linus Bike comments on an article published by The Atlantic Cities which highlights authors John Pucher and Ralph ...
NJ's Suburban Office Market Fading Fast [AUDIO]
Source:
New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio, January 2
... and 1990s to a knowledge-based, information-age economy proceeded in lockstep with the emergence of powerful suburban growth corridors," said James Hughes, dean of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and ...
Superstorm aftermath lifts businesses
Source: San Francisco Chronicle, January 1
Construction workers Sandy has probably increased the demand for ... at Rutgers University's Center for Urban Policy Research in New Brunswick, NJ Yet, ...
2013 Year of Transition for NJ Healthcare Consumers, Providers
Source: NJ Spotlight, January 1
... healthcare providers -- including hospitals -- could be huge,” said Joel Cantor, director of Rutgers University's Center for State Health Policy.