Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
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Please feel free to contact those individuals listed within each document for additional information on a particular issue. For information on a topic not listed here or for general inquiries, please contact Rick Remington, at remingr@rci.rutgers.edu or (732) 932-6812 x552

 

February 2009

Post-Recession Economy Will See the 'New Normal'

Bloustein School Dean James W. Hughes and University Professor Joseph J. Seneca issued a quarterly Sitar Rutgers Regional Report for Winter 2009, 2009: The Shape of the “New Normal.”

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November 2008

New Sitar Economic Forecast Issued, The Lost Employment Decade

Bloustein School Dean James W. Hughes and University Professor Joseph J. Seneca issued a quarterly Sitar Rutgers Regional Report for Fall 2008, The Lost Employment Decade.

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April 2008

New Rutgers Regional Report Issued, Reversal of Economic Fortune

Bloustein School Dean James W. Hughes and University Professor Joseph J. Seneca issued Rutgers Regional Report #27, Reversal of Economic Fortune:Regional and State Prosperity At Risk

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July 2007
R/ECON™ Issues Grim Forecast for New Jersey Economy, Employment
The Rutgers Economic Advisory Service (R/ECON™) issued its newest economic forecast for New Jersey, predicting minimal job growth and offering pessimism on the prospects for a quick economic turnaround. Click here to view the Executive Summary. Click here for the press release.

 

December 2006
Rutgers' Bloustein School Faculty Honored wtih Three Awards for Leadership in Education, Planning
The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has captured three faculty awards for leadership in planning and education. Awards were presented to Professors Listokin, Nelessen and Hughes. Click here for the press release.

 

November 2006
Rutgers’ Bloustein School Named One of Nation's Top 10 Graduate Schools in Urban Planning

Planetizen

The Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, has been ranked No. 8 in the United States and No. 5 in the Northeast in an independent nationwide survey of professionals, educators and students asked to name the nation’s top graduate schools in urban planning. The survey was conducted during the fall by the opinion research firm Davis, Hibbits, and Midghall Inc. on behalf of Planetizen, a Los Angeles-based planning and development network.
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See also the University's press release on top 10.

July 14, 2006
July Rutgers Regional Report
James W. Hughes, the dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Rutgers Professor Joseph J. Seneca, today issued New Jersey's New Economy Growth Challenges, Issue Paper #25 in the Rutgers Regional Reports series.

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