February 29, 2016 | In the News
County Executive Hughes will deliver the Mercer County Economic Development Report, which will focus on business development and growth in the county. In addition, the Summit will feature a keynote address from Gene Waddy, CEO of Diversant LLC, and national, regional...
February 25, 2016 | In the News
More than 50 people braved the rain, wind and fog Wednesday night to attend a West Orange Streetscapes and Safe Streets presentation on the “Complete Streets Concept Plan” for West Orange, which was developed by the graduate students of the Rutgers University School...
February 25, 2016 | In the News
Twenty-three percent of American workers were laid off during the Great Recession, according to according to data from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, but 79 percent of workers knew someone who was laid off – a family member,...
February 22, 2016 | Graphics Portfolios
Megan Loeb View Portfolio Sayreville, New Jersey, is located in Middlesex County on the Raritan River. It is recognized throughout the region for its industries. In the late-nineteenth century, brick companies located here for the clay deposits. Currently,...
February 22, 2016 | Graphics Portfolios
Sayreville, NJ: Site Redevelopment Proposal Deanna Moran View Portfolio Sayreville, New Jersey is on the eastern coast of Middlesex County, bordered by the Raritan and South Rivers. With a population density of 2,74 inhabitants per sq. mile, the borough is fairly...
February 22, 2016 | Graphics Portfolios
Downtown Redevelopment Plan: Sayreville, NJ Brandon Williams View Portfolio Sayreville, NJ is at an important crossroads, both figuratively and physically. Hurricane Sandy brought widespread destruction and induced significant recovery costs to communities across New...
February 22, 2016 | Graphics Portfolios
Urban Design Plan: Sayreville, New Jersey Ai Yamanaka View Portfolio Sayreville, New Jersey is located inland along the Raritan River, southwest of Perth Amboy and east of New Brunswick in Middlesex County. According to the 2010 American Community Survey, the total...
February 22, 2016 | Graphics Portfolios
Redevelopment Plan: Sayreville, New Jersey Aileen Daney View Portfolio Sayreville is well-situated along the Raritan River as a midpoint between South Amboy & New Brunswick. Residents’ employment reach supported by two major local thoroughfares: Main Street &...
February 22, 2016 | In the News
“Recent history tells us that the more you can do pay-as-you-go and the less reliance on bonding, the more stable your funding will be and you will be able to maintain a reasonable program,” said Martin Robins, director emeritus of Rutgers University’s Alan M....
February 22, 2016 | In the News
In his budget address, Gov. Chris Christie swept aside claims the state’s Transportation Trust Fund is in trouble. “To imply that the TTF is in crisis and is suddenly and unexpectedly run out of money is just a politically driven mischaracterization,” he said Feb. 16....
February 22, 2016 | In the News
Do you know someone who’s been laid off? More than one someone? Has that someone been you? If you said yes to any of those questions, you’re not alone. According to a 2014 survey by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers...
February 22, 2016 | In the News
New Jersey’s union membership rate dipped below 16 percent in 2015, its lowest level in at least 15 years, according to a study released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The figures are a sign that nonunion jobs are replacing union jobs that have...
February 19, 2016 | In the News
The West Orange Pedestrian Safety Advisory Board and the Pleasant Valley Civic Association, as well as and township stakeholders have announced that the American Planning Association-New Jersey Chapter recognized the 2015 West Orange Walking and Cycling Graduate...
February 17, 2016 | In the News
And the reasons people are leaving are not limited to New Jersey’s tax structure, said Joseph Seneca, university professor emeritus at Rutgers’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. People retire and find jobs elsewhere, among other reasons, he...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
Job seekers who have been out of work for more than six months have no shortage of advice. How to write a resume. How to dress for a job interview. How to create a LinkedIn page. But the nation hasn’t gotten a grip yet on how to help long-term unemployed workers...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
In recent years the fund has supported $1.2 billion in annual construction, maintenance and operating costs at NJ Transit and the state Department of Transportation. The money will run out on June 30, according to the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services....
February 16, 2016 | In the News
U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez met with out-of-work New Jerseyans, workforce professionals, and other government officials at Rutgers University on Tuesday for a roundtable discussion on the state’s high long-term unemployment rate. Taking part in the...
February 16, 2016 | In the News
Then there’s the dynamic of a caucus where many people who may go into their precincts with a preconceived notion of who they will be voting for, but then leave it having voted for another — swayed by their neighbor or boss that their initial choice wasn’t the right...
