New Jersey Seeks to Punish Towns for Not Building Massive Urban Housing Projects by Denying State Funds
TRENTON, N.J. — If your town is fighting the state of New Jersey over their affordable housing mandate, Trenton is ready to punish your community. The state has drafted legislation that will…
Rodrick Turns Down Urban Infrastructure Grant to Stop Downtown Toms River City Plan
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick has turned down an urban infrastructure grant that would have laid the foundation to turn the downtown village area into a bustling urbanized…
Hip-Hop Diplomacy: State Department Using Urban Music To Push Racial Justice And Environmentalism Abroad
Hip-Hop Diplomacy: State Department Using Urban Music To Push Racial Justice And Environmentalism Abroad Robert Schmad on March 11, 2024 The federal government is using taxpayer funds to promote hip-hop abroad, sometimes…
Lakewood Secures Record Urban Enterprise Zone Grant Funding for Community Initiatives
Trenton, NJ – The Urban Enterprise Zone Authority (UEZA), linked with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has announced Lakewood as the beneficiary of the state’s largest Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ)…
Richmond’s Skyline: A Blend of Urban Charm and Small-Town Feel
Richmond, VA – Nestled along the banks of the James River, Richmond, Virginia, presents a skyline that effortlessly marries urban sophistication with the warmth of a small town. This capital city, steeped…
China adds 12.44 million urban jobs in 2023，says more effort needed this year
BEIJING (Reuters) -China created 12.44 million new urban jobs last year, meeting its target, but more efforts are needed to prop up employment amid uncertain economic conditions in 2024, the country’s human…
Urban school farm opens world of opportunity to British teens
By Phil Noble and Andy Bruce BIRKENHEAD, England (Reuters) – The rural life of rearing rare breed sheep and nurturing alpacas is a world away for many urban teenagers. Yet a British…
Shared mobility to make up 7% of all urban journeys by 2030 – report
By Catarina Demony LISBON (Reuters) – Shared mobility, from ride-hailing services to electric scooters, will make up 7% of all urban transport journeys globally by 2030, up from 3% currently, according to…
Camden’s Urban Enterprise Zone Boosts Small Business Growth with Over $2M Investment
TRENTON, NJ — The Urban Enterprise Zone Authority (UEZA), under the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has announced significant advancements in Camden’s economic landscape, propelled by an investment exceeding $2 million…
Newark Public Schools Spotlighted at Prestigious Urban Education Conference
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Public Schools recently took center stage at the 67th Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) Annual Fall Conference, contributing six sessions to the esteemed event. The District’s…
China seeks to boost demand by pushing urban development – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cabinet has approved guidelines on transforming underdeveloped areas in megacities, in the government’s latest move to support the economy, state media said on Friday. The post-COVID recovery in…
For many, French urban spending can’t shake the ghetto feeling
By Tassilo Hummel WOIPPY, France (Reuters) – After a bout of street unrest just over a decade ago, the Woippy suburb of the northeastern city of Metz secured state funding to improve…
China creates 12.06 million new urban jobs in 2022 – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China created 12.06 million new urban jobs in 2022, achieving the government’s annual target despite the COVID hit to economic growth, state media Xinhua reported late Monday, citing the…
Eighty countries sign declaration to curb bombing in urban areas
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Eighty countries including the United States, Britain and France signed a declaration in Dublin on Friday pledging to refrain from urban bombing, the first time states have agreed to…
Sharks frequent waters near crowded urban beaches, study finds
(Reuters) – Beachgoers in some urban areas are probably swimming near sharks without realizing it, according to a University of Miami study that tracked their movements off the southern Florida coast. As…
China created 6.54 million new urban jobs in H1 – human resources ministry
BEIJING – China has completed 59% of its annual target of new urban jobs, with 6.54 million such jobs created during the January to June period, the ministry of human resources said…
Litigation Partner Donna Urban Joins Top Legal Search Firm, Abelson Legal Search
NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, June 22, 2022 — Abelson Legal Search, a division of global search and staffing firm Howard-Sloan Search, is pleased to announce the addition of Donna Urban to Abelson’s…
Litigation Partner Donna Urban Joins Top Legal Search Firm, Abelson Legal Search
NEW YORK and PHILADELPHIA, June 22, 2022 — Abelson Legal Search, a division of global search and staffing firm Howard-Sloan Search, is pleased to announce the addition of Donna Urban to Abelson’s…
New Jersey’s Defund the Police Democrats Suddenly Want Urban Criminals Kept in Jail
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Democrat party has completely reversed course on police funding and criminal justice reform ahead of the party’s upcoming devastating midterm election. Previously the party of criminal…
Urban Remedy recalls strawberry drink after U.S. Hepatitis A outbreak
WASHINGTON – Urban Remedy has recalled its strawberry hibiscus rose tea drink due to potential contamination with Hepatitis A after an outbreak in organic strawberries that is being investigated by the U.S.…
Phil Murphy Blames Rowdy Urban Pop Up Parties on COVID-19
LONG BRANCH, NJ – If you’re wondering why your beach town is being overrun by unruly teens and young adults from the inner cities, it’s probably because of COVID-19. That’s the explanation…
Legislators Continue Crusade To Stop Urban Pop Up Parties at the Jersey Shore
by Kim Euler and Marilyn Piperno, NJ Assembly TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywomen Kim Eulner and Marilyn Piperno, who represent several coastal communities including Long Branch, say they support creating a task force…
More Urban Pop Up Parties Planned for the Jersey Shore Memorial Day Weekend and Beyond
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, NJ – It’s not sure at this point whether organizers of two new Jersey Shore popup parties just efforts to troll local communities over last weekend’s breakup of one…
After Urban Pop Up Party in Long Brach, Senator Calls for Action
LAKEWOOD, NJ – New Jersey State Senator Robert Singer today responded after the 2022 summer at the Jersey Shore kicked off with a rowdy popup party in Asbury Park that led to…
New Jerey Councilman Says Murphy’s School Funding is ‘Raping’ Schools, Helping ‘Urban Crack Heads’
HOPATCONG, NJ – A Hopatcong municipal councilman is under fire this week after saying the administration of Governor Phil Murphy is ‘raping’ suburban school districts and helping ‘urban crack heads’ through a…
Volta Trucks unveils two smaller truck models for urban markets
By Nick Carey LONDON – Commercial electric vehicle (EV) startup Volta Trucks on Tuesday unveiled two smaller zero-emission truck models that will start production in 2025, opening more options for urban deliveries…
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