Women Artists of Color Leading Major Renovation of Newark Symphony Hall
fayemi shakur, board chair of Newark Symphony Hall, and the Hall’s president & CEO Taneshia Nash Laird, are guests on SBN Newsmakers TV show.
Articles by Steve Lubetkin
Study: Consolidating PA State Universities ‘Devastating’ to Local Economies
Economists say the proposed consolidation of Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities would devastate local economies and workforces through significant job losses and economic decline in surrounding communities.
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Indian Point Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Last Reactor, Ending 40 Years of Controversy, Environmental Protests
The last operating reactor at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant was shut down for the last time on Friday, April 30, the culmination of a four-decade debate about safety and environmental concerns.
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Focus NJ’s 2020 Economic Review Details Devastation of NJ Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic
A 2020 economic study by NJ Focus, a nonpartisan, nonprofit research foundation, found that the pandemic led New Jersey’s economy to record high unemployment rates and unemployment claims, as well as a historic contraction in the state’s Gross Domestic Product, followed by a quick rebound.
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New Coalition Urging Greater Gun Security for Firearm Owners
A new coalition of municipal and county elected officials and law enforcement is encouraging the development of products to prevent unauthorized use of their firearms.
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Supreme Court Hearing Student First Amendment Rights Case from Pennsylvania
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in a student freedom-of-speech case from Pennsylvania involving a cheerleader.
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Say Biden’s American Jobs Plan Will Mean Investment, Jobs, for Keystone State
Pennsylvania lawmakers say President Biden’s American Jobs Plan will help restore an economy ravaged by COVID and create thousands of new, good-paying jobs in the Keystone State.
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Airport Workers Rally at JFK for Improved Healthcare, Increased Wages
A new contract must adhere to the Healthy Terminals Act, but SBN correspondent Steve Lubetkin reports that the union says contract talks have stalled.
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NJ Business Action Center Post-COVID Webinar Series Helps Small Businesses Prepare for Commerce After Pandemic
In this interview, SBN News Director Steve Lubetkin discusses a NJ Business Action Center webinar series with Don Newman, manager of the state’s office of small business advocacy.
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‘Bootstrapped Millionaire’ Tim Mercer Describes Creating Entrepreneurial Success from Modest Roots
SBN news director Steve Lubetkin speaks with Tim Mercer, entrepreneur and author of the book, “Bootstrapped Millionaire: Defying the Odds of Business” about his rise from poverty through military service to a multimillion-dollar entrepreneurial career in information technology.
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