New Jersey seeks to regain edge in high technology
New Jersey’s formerly booming high-tech sector has a lower profile, battered by a series of corporate contractions over the last 16 years. But there are new efforts by state officials and business leaders to help the state recapture its once-dominant share of jobs in science, engineering and technology.
If it works, a thriving brain belt can power New Jersey’s economy back to prosperity, said Esther Surden, who has covered the technology industry for trade publications for over 30 years. (Jordan, Asbury Park Press)