According to James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, New Jersey has seen a “new demographic normal” since 2010 as people step away from the suburbs they once clamored for, and instead move into the...
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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,...
County expects population loss in next census
Sussex County remains on pace to lose population between 10-year U.S. censuses for the first time in a century. The Census Bureau's annual population estimates, released Thursday, showed the county's population decreasing from 145,004 in 2014 to 143,673 in 2015. It...
Bergen leads population growth trend, halts flow to other parts of N.J.
A decades-long population shift from northeastern New Jersey to other parts of the state has come to an abrupt halt, with Bergen and Hudson counties leading a new growth trend that has potentially broad financial, political and social implications. The New Jersey...
Slow-growing metro Philly falls to No. 7 nationally
Although residents have moved out, nearly 50,000 immigrants came to the city of Philadelphia in the same time period - and their numbers, experts said, are what counterbalance other losses, as in other Eastern cities. "What's keeping us from declining, for the most...
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...
Monmouth Mall's new look
The center included 14 buildings, 50 stores and 600,000-square feet of retail space and was anchored by Bamberger's, the center's biggest retailer when it opened. "Back then suburbanization was in full tilt and malls were automobile-centric with a retail format. If...
Report: NJ lost $18 billion in income from out migration
The report follows earlier studies of the flows of residents in and out of New Jersey, and what they mean for the state economy. Business groups cite them as evidence that the state is over-regulating and over-taxing businesses and residents. Rutgers University...
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...
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