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Bloustein Dean James W. Hughes to Provide County Economic Outlook on January 22, 2016

Noted expert on demographics, housing, and regional economics will examine economic viability in Middlesex County

Join the Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce on January 22, 2016 in New Brunswick as Dean James W. Hughes, Distinguished Professor and Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, delivers the Middlesex County 2016 Economic Outlook.

The event will take place at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, 2 Albany Street, New Brunswick, 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.

“There are so many pieces to the puzzle when it comes to continuing a successful and robust economic landscape here in Middlesex County,” said Lina Llona, president, Middlesex County Regional Chamber of Commerce. “We look to leaders like Dean Hughes for providing a big picture policy perspective so we can take his insights and act locally,” she added.

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Dean Hughes is director of the Rutgers Regional Report, which has produced over 40 major economic, demographic, and real estate studies on New Jersey and the broader metropolitan region.

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He is a nationally-recognized academic expert on demographics, housing, and regional economics and is author or co-author of 34 books. He has provided extensive budgetary and economic testimony before many New Jersey State Legislative committees, and has provided numerous policy briefings both in Washington and Trenton on demographics, housing and the economy.

He has served on numerous commissions and task forces, including NJ Governor’s Commission on Jobs, Growth and Economic Development, the Economic Advisors Board of the Council of the City of New York, the NJ Governor’s World Class Economy Task Force, and the NJ Governor’s Property Tax Commission.

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