Media Contact: 

William G. Dressel, Jr., Treasurer,

NJLM Educational Foundation

609-695-3481 ext 122

BDressel@NJSLOM.org

 

For Immediate Release

 

Year 4 of Economic Recovery:New Municipal Realities to Come

 

TRENTON, NJ (June 29, 2012) The NJLM Educational Foundation presents its annual economic summit July 12, 2012, at Rutgers Bloustein School in New Brunswick.  Presenters will analyze, from the state, regional and national perspectives, New Jersey’s recovery from the great recession.  This half-day event will examine the current recovery in terms of jobs, housing, and commercial real estate and  the implications for municipalities, and fiscal trends and how we do business going forward.

Attendees will be given a detailed review of the companion white paper “New Jersey Employment Upswing? Or will it Succumb to the National Slowdown?” by James Hughes and Joseph Seneca

The focus audience is mayors and elected officials at all levels of government and corporate/business leaders interested in hearing the latest on the state of the economy.

 

All those interested, particularly the media, business decision-makers and community leaders, are invited to register to attend this half-day high level event, or to participate as a supporter by visiting www.njlmef.org . 

 

Led by Dr. James W. Hughes, Dean, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, our distinguished presenters include:

 

• Patrick O’Keefe, Director of Economic Research, JH Cohn, Accountants and Consultants
• Gil Medina, Executive Managing Director, Cushman and Wakefield
• Martin Allen, Associate League Counsel, Member of the Firm:  DiFrancesco, Bateman, Coley, Yospin, Davis &Lehrer, P.C.
• Dr. Raphael J. Caprio, University Professor, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
• Tom Neff , Director, Division of Local Government Services, DCA
•  Keith A. Bonchi, General Counsel, New Jersey Tax Collectors & Treasurer Assoc.,Goldenberg, Mackler, Sayegh, Mintz, Pfeffer, Bonchi & Gill,
• Matthew Jessup, Esq., Partner, McManimon, Scotland & Bauman

 

This NJLM Educational Foundation event is made possible by the generous support of program partner United Water; and supporters Atlantic City Electric; McManimon Scotland, Bauman, and PSE&G;  along with Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority; New Jersey Natural Gas; TD Bank, and Rutgers - The Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.