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Offshore wind provides New Jersey opportunities for green power and jobs

Offshore wind farm construction will provide job opportunities for New Jersey residents, and teh universities and county colleges can help in the training process to prepare workers for these jobs, more than 200 South Jersey business leaders heard at a conference on the topic last week. Hear more in this audio news report from SBN news director Steve Lubetkin



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.