Route S4A was intended to connect Tuckerton in Ocean County to Atlantic City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, during the 1920s. The road's construction would have significantly shortened the travel distance between North Jersey and Atlantic City, but it was never...
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Reconciling rising unemployment and strong job growth: NJ’s uncertain fiscal outlook
New Jersey’s unemployment rate has steadily risen over the past year and now ranks among the highest in the nation. But while some economists and others suggest that’s a cause for concern, the topline numbers may not tell the full story. The state unemployment rate...
Jersey City unemployment rate hits 25-year low
The city says there are 7,000 units under construction now and another 19,000 approved. James W. Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, cited the city's booming residential construction sector as one of the...
Booming 'Burbs: Suburbia Shapes NJ Culture
New Jersey has been the scene of revolutionary warfare, manmade catastrophes and devastating storms, but nothing has transformed our state like the Baby Boom, the unparalleled population explosion unleashed by the end of World War II. As veterans returned from the...
State climate scientists shed insight on climate change
All new buildings in the University are also set to new regulations as well, Kornitas said. The Rutgers Center for Green Building advises and benchmarks buildings for sustainability and efficiency, and new construction projects use recycled carbon and low CO2 paint....
Construction in New Jersey, Rutgers continues to grow
There are five factors driving New Jersey’s construction increase, said James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. “Higher education, multifamily housing, warehouse distribution, data centers and health care centers are...
NJ construction employment on the rise
James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, cautioned that the large increase in New Jersey's construction employment report for January and February may be revised downward, because the cold weather causes...
NJ job figures by the numbers
Rutgers University economist James W. Hughes said he was holding February's report at arm's length. One reason? The construction industry added 2,100 jobs, the government said, even though the cold and snowy weather brought construction projects to a standstill....
Rutgers alumnus to present discussion on Bayonne Bridge navigational clearance program, April 7
The existing 151-foot clearance of the Bayonne Bridge is a limitation to future post-Panamax vessels following the anticipated completion of the Panama Canal expansion. In late 2010, The Port Authority of NY & NJ approved $1.3 billion dollars and initiated the...
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