The lawsuits and failure to pay debts “has the effect of buying them time, which gives them the opportunity to renegotiate things” more in the mall owners’ favor.” said Marc Pfeiffer.
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School closures could mean longer commutes for students. Here’s why that’s a problem.
“The research suggests that more local schools are good for students’ health, and probably for their well-being,” said Michael Smart,
N.J.’s senior U.S. senator is on trial for corruption. Again. Will this time be different?
“None of that would have happened without Menendez,” said Julia Sass Rubin, “So I think the indictment was absolutely critical to where we are right now.”
The bosses strike back | Editorial
“It’s kind of ridiculous that we’re still having a clerk draw names out of a drum when there are computers that could randomize this in a much more scientific way, and would be cheating-proof, essentially,” says Julia Sass Rubin,
BMW plans to sell off 20 acres of its North Jersey corporate headquarters
New Jersey’s suburbs have become ripe for this kind of redevelopment. They’ve been saturated with office parks stretching back to the 1980s, during an office-building boom, said James Hughes.
People Are Sharing What It’s Like To Job-Hunt Over 50 — And It’s Harrowing
When older workers apply for a job, they often get rejected by automatic tracking systems that can sort out their résumé based on dates used and skills that they do not list, said Carl Van Horn, a public policy professor and director of the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development
Marc Pfeiffer Discusses Smart City Technology
Simply put, a smart city uses current digital technologies to enhance the delivery of local government services.
Commentary: No news is bad news for democracy
Faculty Fellow Linda Stamato highlights the critical challenges faced by local journalism in the United States, and advocates for nonprofit journalism as a potential solution.
A new $16 billion rail tunnel will connect New Jersey and New York City
Hughes noted the specific impact of the number of jobs created and the amount of economic activity generated is always hard to predict, “but certainly it will be one of the largest infrastructure construction projects, perhaps ever.”
It’s hard to tell the ‘county line’ is gone on these Essex County, NJ ballots
There is a rich literature around what is known as the primacy effect that indicates being first on the ballot is helpful. To counter this effect, many states randomize the order of candidate names by voting district.