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...
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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...
Garden State needs to guard borders – to keep people in
"Between 2010 and 2015, New Jersey had a net domestic migration loss of 269,194 people — that is a net figure: 269,194 more people moved from New Jersey to the rest of the country than people from the rest of country moved to New Jersey," said James W. Hughes,...
Study: NJ localities poorly equipped to manage IT risk
Many of New Jersey’s local governments are ill equipped to safeguard against the risks inherent in managing their networks and working with citizens’ data, according to the results of a new report. The study, prepared by researchers at Rutgers University’s Bloustein...
Foreclosures now 'normal' at 10-year low
Economist James Hughes, dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, explained that New Jersey’s economy has struggled from a number of causes since the recession. “New Jersey got hit hard by the contraction in the...
NJ.com event on Chris Christie's New Jersey inspires thoughtful discussion
On Thursday, September 24 over 70 guests joined Tom Moran, editorial page editor of the Star-Ledger and NJ.com and colleagues Matt Katz of WNYC and Brian Donohue, producer of NJ.com’s Ledger Live broadcasts, to discuss “Chris Christie’s New Jersey” at the Bloustein...
R/ECON: NJ's economy will continue to lag the nation's through 2025 while undergoing structural changes
Though New Jersey’s economy is performing better than in 2014, it will continue to grow more slowly than the nation’s through 2025 before keeping pace with the national rate over the next 20 years, said Nancy Mantell, director of the Rutgers Economic Advisory Service,...
NJ catching up on bridge work, but another 200 spans expected to need repairs
The delay in replenishing the state's Transportation Trust Fund for road and bridge repairs could make things worse, said Martin Robins, director emeritus of the Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers. Newsworks.org, April 29
More reminders of high taxes for NJ
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Trenton Healthy Communities Initiative receives grant funding through APA Plan4Health program
The Trenton Healthy Communities Initiative has received a $135,000 grant from the American Planning Association through its Plan4Health program to combat two determinants of chronic disease—lack of physical activity and lack of access to nutritious foods in the...