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NJSME
The New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference will take place through Thursday, Nov. 17, in Atlantic City. For all planning on attending, here is the schedule of events.
The award winning conference is an invaluable learning experience which yields benefits throughout the year. Join 16,000 attendees and over 700 exhibitors as they converge in Atlantic City for three eventful days to share ideas, products and solutions!
New Jersey State League of Municipalities
It's almost time for the 101st Annual New Jersey State League of Municipalities Conference, which will be held at the Atlantic City Convention Center today through Thursday, Nov. 17.
A free mobile app is available here and will allow you to search all conference programs along with other conference events. You can create a personalized schedule before you arrive onsite to maximize their conference experience!
Annual League Conference attendees should download the app to access a fully searchable session schedule, interactive map of the exhibit floor, a thorough listing of exhibitors and up-to-date event information. It also provides alerts and updates right through the last day of the conference.
Click here for additional information on the NJLM Conference.
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Save the date! The NJSME Annual Membership Meeting will take place Wednesday, Nov. 16
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NJ Spotlight
The ongoing political fallout from last month's guilty verdicts in the federal Bridgegate trial continues to dog Gov. Chris Christie. First, it appears that the verdicts are hurting his propects for a significant post in the White House administration of President-elect Donald Trump. But the scandal is also causing some tension in Trenton, where Democratic lawmakers are looking to continue to put pressure on the Republican governor. At least one key legislator, Sen. Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen), is calling for Christie's impeachment.
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Engineering News-Record
NJ Transit was beset with maintenance and safety issues well before the fatal Sept. 29 passenger train crash at the Hoboken station, according to recent testimony from the agency's newly appointed executive director. Stephen H. Santoro, who took over the rail agency in mid-October, told a Nov. 4 state legislative hearing that a Federal Railroad Administration audit completed in June revealed numerous safety violations — from an absence of on-board emergency equipment to lax inspection procedures for locomotive brakes.
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PR Newswire
In an official response to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and to the gas companies that comprise the shell organization known as PennEast, the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel continued to blast the PennEast pipeline project by further substantiating its assertions that the proposed gas pipeline is not needed and does not benefit the public. New Jersey Conservation Foundation, Stony Brook-Millstone Watershed Association and the Eastern Environmental Law Center applaud the serious economic investigation that Rate Counsel undertook and renew their call for FERC to deny any approvals for this project.
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Construction Equipment Guide
U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-New York), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey) and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey), along with Amtrak Board Chairman Anthony R. Coscia and other federal partners in the Gateway Program, announced the achievement of a series of milestones and accomplishments in the vitally important infrastructure program.
The federal leaders are announcing several major milestones involving the President's Permitting Dashboard, the concrete casing portion of the Hudson Yards Right-of-Way Preservation Project and eligibility for Federal grants and financing for Portal North Bridge and the Hudson Tunnel Project, critical components of the Gateway Program.
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Hydrocarbon Engineering
ReThink Energy NJ, a campaign dedicated to reducing fossil fuel use and bringing clean, renewable energy to New Jersey, has released the results of a new poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind that shows New Jerseyans continue to very strongly support clean, renewable energy over fossil fuels, want the state to switch more quickly to those sources and have concerns about harm from pipelines.
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TAPinto.net
The Summit Common Council has approved a contract for a pilot program that will see Park Plus Valet Service of Newark provide valet parking service for employees utilizing the Tier Garage on Springfield Avenue — Mondays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. — from Nov. 28 through Dec. 26, exclusive of holidays. The program, funded by the City's Parking Utility, will be subsidized by the City at a cost of up to — but not exceeding — $15,500 and will, according to City of Summit Parking Services Manager Rita M. McNany, provide valet parking for 100 vehicles to be used for employees of downtown businesses.
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Washington and the nation saw red — more than expected — across the electoral map with Republican Donald Trump's Nov. 8 squeaker win of the presidency over Democrat Hillary Clinton in a tight race to the end, and with the GOP managing to keep control of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. As the construction industry digests Trump's surprising victory, they expect the new administration's regulatory policy to tilt strongly toward business interests' point of view. In particular, industry officials foresee a pullback on environmental and workplace-related rules.
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Constructech
As the year comes to a close, analysts are coming out with their predictions for technology adoption and trends in the year ahead. Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC recently revealed its worldwide CIO agenda 2017 predictions and set the stage with an interesting statement: Today's IT organizations are divided. On one side of the equation, there are those that thrive by leveraging digital technologies and new business models. And then there are those that are saddled by technical debt, plodding business processes and lack of digitally-fueled vision for the future.
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