New hotel planned for One Exchange Place (Jersey City) Renovation to finish in 2014

"A dilapidated, nearly-vacant office building at Exchange Place will be transformed into a 13-story, 247-room hotel, complete with an observation deck and restaurant with sweeping views of the New York skyline. If current plans for the site stay on schedule, the hotel should open sometime in fall 2014, according to the hotel’s project manager" (Wright, 2012, para. 1).

http://hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/19008460/article-New-hotel-planned-for-One-Exchange-Place-Renovation-to-finish-in-2014--will-boost-city-tax-revenues-?instance=lead_story_left_column 

Jersey City shows off $12 million in emergency management vehicles and gear that federal grants paid for

Jersey City Police Cheif Tom Comey said "Jersey City obtains about $1.5 million in federal grants annually, and the grants that paid for the equipment on display Wednesday could not have been used to hire extra personnel, who noted that the city's new high-tech toys are greatly needed" (as cited McDonald, 2012).


http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/06/jersey_city_shows_off_12_milli.html

Jersey City Medical Center's chief medical officer, Dr. Kenneth Garay, named one of country's top 100 physician leaders

"A hospital review company recently named Jersey City Medical Center Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth Garay one of the top 100 physician leaders of hospitals and health systems in the United States" (McNab, 2012).


http://www.nj.com/jjournal-news/index.ssf/2012/06/jersey_city_medical_centers_ch.html

JCMC or Liberty Health Systems has also been named #1 hospital in NJ for the second year in a row!  
http://www.libertyhealth.org/
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