On January 26-27, the American Planning Association New Jersey chapter and the Bloustein School presented the 2017 New Jersey Planning Conference. As the only planning school in the state, faculty and staff from the Bloustein School have a major presence during the...
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Implications of 2016 election, NJ's new state tax policies to be discussed at R/ECON event, Nov. 18
The Rutgers Economic Advisory Service’s (R/ECON) semiannual conference and forecast, “Surveying the Post-Election Landscape: What’s Ahead for the National Economy” will be held on Friday, November 18 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon at the Bloustein School's Governor James...
R/ECON: NJ economy finally in gear, state adds almost 56,000 jobs in 2015
New Jersey added 55,700 jobs last year – the vast majority in the private sector – and now has recovered 91 percent of the more than a quarter-million jobs lost during the Great Recession of January 2008 to September 2010. “This was the state’s best performance since...
NJ employers hiring; why are workers unhappy?
New Jerseyans have been waiting for a long time. While the U.S. had regained all of the nearly 9 million jobs that it lost in the recession by March 2014, New Jersey's job market muddled along. At times, it seemed like it would gain momentum. But in October 2012,...
Mercer County, Princeton Regional Chamber present economic summit at Rider, March 8
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...
Shore banks make money; why are they nervous?
"I think for New Jersey it's been an improvement, but a little more guarded (than the nation)," said John McWeeney, president and chief executive officer of the New Jersey Bankers Association. The trade group teamed up with the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning...
Outta here! Garden State residents look to retire in greener pastures
"Health problems and consumption of health-care services increase dramatically with age, and since we are living longer in retirement, the more imperative it is to have easy access to health-care services and facilities. That factor weighs heavily on retirement...
Bankers foresee no quick turnaround in N.J.
Bankers in New Jersey are fairly optimistic about the current state of the economy, but most have far more faith in the nation’s economy than they do in conditions throughout their home state. The latest annual survey from the New Jersey Bankers Association found that...
Bankers Not Quite Bullish, But They're More Optimistic About NJ Economic Outlook
Annual survey reflects more confidence in nation’s outlook than in state’s prospects, but overall picture seen as somewhat brighter New Jersey enjoyed its best year for private-sector job growth in over a decade last year, and the state’s banking community is not...
Bloustein, NJBankers release results of Sixth Annual Economic Survey of Bank CEOs
The New Jersey Bankers Association has released the results of the sixth annual NJBankers Economic Survey of Bank CEOs, conducted by researchers at the Bloustein School. The survey inquired about national and state current economic assessments, as well as six-month...
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