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...
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With Jobless Rate Low, Why Aren’t Wages Up?
The U.S. labor market works generally on the law of supply and demand. When the unemployment rate is low, and businesses are hiring, employers generally hike wages to attract the workers needed to fill their open jobs. Even with the jobless rate at 3.9 percent in...
New Jersey could give you $1000 to pay off your mortgage
NJ 101.5 writes that State Sen. Troy Singleton, D-Burlington, is sponsoring a measure that would give homeowners a tax credit of up to $1,000 in order to help cover an extra mortgage payment, quoting James Hughes. NJ1015.com, August 2, 2018
NJ suburbs bounce back as older millennials go for house and garden
A new report suggests suburban living in the metropolitan region may not be passé after all, although New Jersey’s urban counties are continuing to grow even faster than the suburbs. The new Rutgers Regional Report released yesterday indicates a possible resurgence of...
People are moving out of New Jersey – But is that a good thing?
Several studies have shown that many New Jersey residents are moving out of the state at a high rate. New Jerseyans say that the high cost of living in the state is forcing them to move to Pennsylvania and elsewhere. But as a state with an already high population, and...
Why are some New Jersey malls struggling to stay open?
Twenty-eight so-called enclosed malls dot New Jersey, and except for high-end enclaves like The Mall at Short Hills, many struggle to stay profitable. “That’s the other dimension of retooling malldom in New Jersey, shifting activities to experience, health, wellness...
Have Office Parks Become Obsolete?
The same demographic trends threatening New Jersey’s malls have left the state with dozens of abandoned office parks—sometimes referred to as “gray fields”—and countless vacancies in suburban office buildings. Lately, however, technology has changed the workplace...
Can New Jersey’s Dying Malls Be Saved?
It’s widely believed that online shopping poses the greatest threat to New Jersey’s malls. Retail forecaster Forrester predicts that Web sales will constitute 11 percent of total U.S. retail this year, up from 8 percent in 2013. That doesn’t seem like a huge chunk, so...
Results of 8th annual NJBankers Economic Survey released
The New Jersey Bankers Association, in conjunction with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, has released the results of the eighth annual NJBankers Economic Survey of Bank CEOs. The survey inquired about national and...
Van Horn Appointed to New Jersey Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council
Carl Van Horn, Distinguished Professor and director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, has been appointed to the newly created New Jersey Jobs and Economic Opportunity Council. Established by Governor Phil Murphy, the council will provide...
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Undergraduate New Student Information Session for Fall 2024 Majors
Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesIn-Person Session August 27th The Bloustein School is hosting the annual undergraduate student orientation for new majors on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. Newly enrolled direct-admit students in Planning and Public Policy, […]
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