Everyone has been writing about the possibility of a new Amazon headquarters here in New Jersey, so I’ll throw my two cents in as well for what it’s worth. There have been quite a few major proposals submitted throughout the continental United States and the last day to submit those proposals was on Thursday if … Continue reading What #HQ2 could really mean for New Jersey by Jared Hunter…
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A lot to talk about in Camden this week, from Christie’s last visit to the city as governor, Camden’s Amazon bid (and how New Jersey chose not to support it), the Camden spotlight in the final gubernatorial debate, a primary campaign post-mortem from Sean Brown, and difficult news on Camden crime. Lots to talk about! … Continue reading The End of Christie’s Camden Era, Black Panther, Campaign Post-Mortems and More…
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I’ve been doing a lot of writing over at Blue Jersey — tonight I covered the gubernatorial debate. You can find that coverage here. Here’s an excerpt: This debate was about connecting with regular New Jersey families. That’s why Murphy focuses so directly on tying Guadagno to Christie; so that she has to own the … Continue reading #NJGovDebate Coverage at Blue Jersey…
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Last Tuesday a debate was held for both gubernatorial candidates for New Jersey: Phil Murphy and Kim Guadagno. Murphy is a former ambassador to Germany under President Obama and a retired Goldman Sachs executive and Guadagno is the current Lieutenant Governor for the State of New Jersey under Governor Chris Christie. I’ve watched a lot … Continue reading What’s the Risk of Running for Governor? by Jared Hunter…
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I’ve been super impressed by the level of discourse in our comments recently. I wanted to make sure to highlight this comment from Chad Socha, who responds to concerns that Camden’s development is focused downtown and suggests looking to Newark for best practices: The article you connected in terms of “politically-connected businesses” states the issue … Continue reading Looking to Newark for Neighborhood Revitalization by Chad Socha…
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We’ve had some amazingly good writing in the comments over recent weeks — it’s almost enough to restore my faith in the internet. I’m going to start pulling from that for “guest posts”. Here’s the first, a post by Tom Dahan responding to my writing on a recent Small Business Grants program by the EDA. Thanks … Continue reading Place-Making Failures and Opportunities in Camden by Tom Dahan…
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