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JERSEY CITY, N.J. | , Assistant Professor and chairperson of the (NJCU) Fire Science Department —  who also has a finance background — is featured in a story on WHYY Philadelphia, PBS and NPR entitled “Why Amazon’s wish to reduce its footprint in N.J. will be challenging.”

Professor Nugent discusses the challenges these warehouses will face going forward, at a time where the subject of warehouses is a hot topic in New Jersey. In addition to the financial considerations, he cites the fire code concerns.

Read the full story by P. Kenneth Burns:

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