How To Rescue Atlantic City's Economy

The Atlantic City economy is important not just for the city, but for the entire state -- and the key to its economic success may lie in the city’s ability to draw tourists for reasons not primarily related to gambling. Michael Busler, an Associate Professor of Finance and a Fellow at the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Richard Stockton College, explains why in How To Rescue Atlantic City's Economy.

Hall Institute Receives
Grant for Lecture Series

The Hall Institute has been awarded a $5,350 grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to support a lecture series on Abraham Lincoln.

The series will consist of four free public lectures featuring scholars with expertise on Lincoln.

MTV and NJ — A new MTV program is keeping negative Italian American stereotypes alive, and Hall Institute Executive Director Michael P. Riccards is not happy about it. In Jersey Shore, Jersey Shame, Riccards explains why he is not a fan of the show.

Hall Institute TV — Angelo J. Genova, Esq., a leading labor and trial law lawyer, is the guest on the current edition of our Hall Institute Forum television program. Genova, a partner and co-founder of Genova, Burns & Vernoia, will receive the Hall Institute's Annual Achievement Award at the organization's 2010 Gala Reception on March 18, 2010. View Video.

TV Still Top — It may be the age of the internet, but television is still the most popular means of learning election results in New Jersey, according to a Hall Institute survey. Read

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