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March 20, 2010
Prudential Center adds jobs as Nets’ arrival approaches
NJBiz
By Joe St. Arney
This story about the move by the New Jersey Nets to Newark's Prudential Center gives a good idea of what kind of "economic engine" Atlantic Yards will be. The Prudential Center is adding staff in preparation for the arrival of the Nets. With only an arena and, perhaps, one residential tower, permanent job creation for Atlantic Yards looks more likely to be in the 100's, nothing like the 8,000 jobs as promised by developer Bruce Ratner and his tool, the ESDC.
Devils Arena Entertainment, operators of Newark’s Prudential Center, plans to add more than 200 employees in preparation for the arrival of the New Jersey Nets pro basketball franchise and an expanding events schedule, according to a news release.
Throughout the week, interview time slots have been available to applicants, with nearly half the positions filled by residents of the Essex County city.
The operating group plans to increase usher and ticket-taker staff again later this summer to accommodate their first season with a resident NBA team. Centerplate, the arena’s concessionaire, also plans to increase their staff by over 150 employees during that same time period.
Posted by steve at March 20, 2010 8:51 AM