July 1, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Heldrich Center for Workforce Development is pleased to announce the availability of two new research products resulting from its long-running public opinion polling series, Work Trends. To better understand the public’s attitudes about work, employers, and the...
June 25, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
The Heldrich Center, in conjunction with the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA), is pleased to share a new workforce analysis of the life sciences and technology sectors in New Jersey, with a particular emphasis on the sectors’ intersection with...
June 23, 2025 | In the News
This month, New Jersey held its first statewide primary in which all counties used a ballot without a county line. The results confirm what a political earthquake this change is for the Garden State’s politics. As pre-election polling predicted, U.S. Rep. Mikie...
June 18, 2025 | In the News
A new megadevelopment proposed for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal and surrounding blocks could reshape the future of Red Hook and the Columbia Street Waterfront. But for many residents, the project and the process for winning its approval recall an earlier plan gone...
June 18, 2025 | In the News
The developer who recently purchased 14 acres containing a roughly 117,000-square-foot office building in Morris County is eyeing potential housing at the site just off Interstate 287. Whether or not anything comes of the idea remains to be seen. Josh Mann, co-founder...
June 18, 2025 | In the News, News
Several party-endorsed Assembly candidates lost. And the gubernatorial candidate endorsed by the county party lost in 10 counties The first state election with new ballots saw five party-endorsed Assembly candidates, an unusually large number, losing in last week’s...
June 18, 2025 | In the News
Marc Pfeiffer, Senior Policy Fellow and Assistant Director of the Bloustein Local Government Research Center, recently participated in Rowan University’s conference on “The Future of Journalism: New Models, Digital Transformations and the Public Interest” on...
June 16, 2025 | In the News
The primary election last week did more than winnow the field of candidates for governor. It signaled, for many, the demise of politics as usual in New Jersey, where for generations county political party bosses have wielded nearly absolute control over candidates and...
June 9, 2025 | News, Research, Publications, and Reports
R/ECON’s next economic forecast is slated for release in mid-summer, followed by another forecast in the fall. As we track the latest state data and national outlook, we (much like everyone else) have been closely following the news on tariffs, the Fed’s potential...
June 5, 2025 | In the News
The legal battle illustrates the fragile relationship between chefs and restaurant owners and the people they serve. In December 2023, Irene Eng sat down for dinner at Hales Blackbrick, a popular spot off Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa specializing in “seasonal New...