September 5, 2018 | In the News
After several years of consistent job growth and unemployment rates finally back under 4%, Americans’ views have changed in a positive direction, but they remain fearful and uncertain about the future and are concerned about several major threats to continuing...
September 4, 2018 | In the News
From the other side of the Hudson, James Hughes, Joseph Seneca and Will Irving from Rutger’s Bloustein School speculate on whether last year’s U.S. Census population estimates are a sign that the tide is turning back toward suburban growth. The “Burbs” Bounce Back:...
September 4, 2018 | Alumni Spotlight, News
Angelique Rajski Parashis MPAP ’10 was recently named Vice President of Mission Advancement at Community Options, a national nonprofit that provides residential and employment supports to individuals with development and intellectual disabilities. Rajski...
September 4, 2018 | In the News
A national survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers finds that a majority of Americans believe the economy is improving, but they’re worried about future job prospects. Carl Van Horn is the Center’s director. He says even though unemployment...
September 3, 2018 | In the News
A national survey by the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University finds that a majority of Americans believe the economy is improving, but they’re worried about future job prospects. Even though the unemployment rate is low, 57 percent of those...
August 28, 2018 | In the News
When Superstorm Sandy struck the Garden State in 2012, both Monmouth and Ocean Counties sustained heavy damage. Since then, the population of Monmouth has been trending downward, while the Ocean County population has continued to climb. So what’s going on here?...
August 24, 2018 | In the News
The policy foundation’s analysis, published last month, was meant to examine the “Trump effect” on immigration for skilled foreign workers, said Stuart Anderson, executive director of the foundation and a former immigration official. The Trump administration, experts...
August 24, 2018 | In the News
People in the tri-state area share these experiences. Clint Andrews, professor of urban planning, director of the Rutgers Center for Green Building, and associate dean for faculty at Rutgers University’s Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, studies how...
August 24, 2018 | In the News
Louis J. Gambaccini, a former general manager of SEPTA and the first chairman of New Jersey Transit’s board, died at his home in Skillman, N.J., on Aug. 19. He was 87 years old. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Gambaccini shaped transportation networks...
August 17, 2018 | In the News
The state gained 13,000 jobs last month. (The U.S. added 157,000 jobs last month. New Jersey’s fair share would have been about 4,700). It added 7,500 jobs in June, more than what was first reported. And its unemployment rate ticked from 4.3 percent to 4.2...
August 11, 2018 | In the News
A bipartisan task force formed by New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney recommended Thursday that the state overhaul its pensions and school systems, among other changes, to address a cost “crisis.” The Democratic lawmaker and the New Jersey Economic...
August 10, 2018 | In the News
Another recommendation: merge school districts. Dr. Ray Caprio, a professor at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy spoke about why three years after his study, it hasn’t been done. “In my mind, a lack of accountability. Nobody’s pressing for that kind...
August 10, 2018 | In the News
New Jersey lawmakers say they will introduce legislation that would merge some school districts, encourage municipalities to share services, and change the state’s pension and benefit structure in a bid to stave off billions of dollars in deficits and make governing...
August 8, 2018 | In the News
Hunterdon, Monmouth and Hudson saw their year-over-year population losses slow or halt between 2016 and 2017, while more urbanized counties like Hudson and Union experienced significant slowdowns in their recent breakneck growth. “It could be a blip in the data,...
August 6, 2018 | In the News
Remember when suburbia was a four-letter word? City life is where it was at — access to transit, outdoor cafes, vibrant street life. Especially over the last decade, the trend was urbanization, led by millennials, in places like Jersey City and Hoboken, which saw...
