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1. Credit eases for small business owners seeking capital
(Money/Economy)

... indication that Americans may be more willing to spend. Holiday shopping figures for Black Friday and Cyber Monday were robust. The government jobs report on December 2nd announced that unemployment ...

2. Ledbetter Act
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... women, the group most vocal about the wage gap), not diversity, not the countless state and local laws and regulations, not the horde of overseers at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and not ...

3. Gov. Christie auditions for spot in Mitt Romney's cabinet
(Opinion/Commentary)

... the rest of the nation when it comes to unemployment. Under Christie’s watch, scores of cops, firefighters, teachers and school employees have lost their jobs. He’s canned 25,500 public sector workers ...

4. Scheme that shipped 500 lbs. of marijuana into N.J. sends 3 to prison
(N.J./State)

... contained approximately 125 pounds of marijuana. Later that day, members of the State Police Drug Trafficking Central and North Units executed a search warrant at Harte’s place of employment in Fairfield ...

5. N.J. sports betting, job creation, shared public services on table for legislature Thursday
(N.J./State)

... and extended unemployment insurance benefits in New Jersey. The upper house’s Budget and Appropriations Committee will consider legislation to restore $139 million in state aid to 11 cities and towns. ...

6. N.J. ranked 11th healthiest state, up from 17th in 2010
(Health/Healthquest)

... attack 14th Cardiac heart disease 16th High cholesterol 19th Stroke 16th Low birthweight 34th Preterm birth 36th Personal income, per capita 3rd Unemployment rate (August) 36th Unemployment ...

7. Gas prices in N.J. see dip that may just be temporary
(N.J./State)

... in unemployment, retail gasoline prices have mover lower," he said. "I have a suspicion that as we near 2012, we may see retail prices climb slightly higher again on upbeat holiday spending, which is indicative ...

8. Simple Math
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

... this program resulted in 7,275 jobs or about 1,040 per year. So for NJ, we're going to spend $3.0MM (at least) to create 967 jobs. How much is that going to move the unemployment needle? Or is this ...

9. online education
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Unemployment in construction is 21.2%, I wish these guys would tell the truth. We all need to education ourself in this tough market only way is a degree or change your career.. search online for High ...

10. Assembly approves bill to create N.J. small business loan program
(N.J./State)

... 2 percent or lower interest loans of up to $250,000 to small businesses which commit to increase employment levels by at least 10 percent within the next four years. The loans could be used for capital ...

11. N.J. Assembly Democrats approve their 'Back to Work NJ' legislation 47 to 32
(N.J./State)

... to develop the skills to stay in the workforce in the face of unemployment. It will help workers and businesses alike to jumpstart our economy and move our state forward.” Christie, who vetoed similar ...

12. Former G.W. Bridge toll collector gets 4 years probation for stealing $10K
(N.J./State)

... She was ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution to the agency and is permanently barred from public employment. Rembert admitted that she stole at least $500 in toll funds, partly concealing the thefts ...

13. Chase Bank provides $4M for affordable housing in Newark
(Money/Economy)

... of over $41 million of neighborhood reinvestment, creating not just new affordable housing, but employment opportunities for Newark residents and business opportunities for local developers. “In Fairmount ...

14. Martin Starr and Stephen Gallagher of Cliffwood Beach, N.J. plead guilty to bid rigging school contracts
(N.J./State)

... penalty. He forfeited his position with the school district and will be permanently barred from public employment in New Jersey. Berman is scheduled to be sentenced on Feb. 3. —TOM HESTER SR., NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM ...

15. LS Power a step closer to building electric plant in West Deptford, Gloucester County, N.J.
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... out of this period of high unemployment. “We have to push ahead for jobs,” the senator added. “We are in a highly competitive market, but we have the geographical advantage, skilled labor and we are ...

16. N.J. Labor Dept. launches OnRamp search engine on Jobs4Jersey.com
(N.J./State)

... engine to search for employment and nearly 24,000 of them have loaded a resume. Through an anonymous customer survey conducted through the system, nearly 200 users said they received an interview for system ...

17. 3-day waiting period to get married in N.J. would be eliminated with proposed bill
(N.J./State)

... N.J. will offer a new benefit that our biggest competitors do not,” Greenwald said. “With unemployment still at 9 percent, this common-sense bill will stimulate local economies and create jobs in our state.” ...

18. Gov. Christie announces initiative to help criminal offenders re-enter N.J. society
(N.J./State)

... to re-enter society by changing the prohibitive laws regarding employment,” Lesniak said. “I currently have two bills being considered by the Legislature that would do just that, including one to end the ...

19. Democrats' 'Back to Work NJ' legislation approved by Assembly Labor Committee
(N.J./State)

... that will allow out-of-work New Jerseyans to develop the new skills they need and keep them tethered to the workforce even in the face of unemployment. It's just the kind of program we need to tackle this ...

20. Liberalizing N.J.'s concealed firearm laws would help reduce crime
(Opinion/Commentary)

... new Abbott schools? Alex DeCroce is right about N.J. unemployment benefits Ron Paul and New Jersey's Mike Doherty should be Republican's presidential ticket for 2012  ...