Business View Civil and Municipal | September 2022

37 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 ATLANTIC CITY, Just getting started L ong before Atlantic City became the World’s Favorite Playground – gambling Mecca and go-to place for entertainers, from Vaudeville to Hollywood, to come and grace the famed stages of the Steel Pier – this bright and breezy locale on the New Jersey Atlantic coast had the spirit of the morning sea; it held the promise of a great day. That vision and continued commitment are what have allowed the city to mend and rebuild, whenever and however the foundation happened to have been destroyed. From Hurricane Sandy and the growing number of floods along the Jersey Shore, to the urban blight caused by the rapid construction of casinos, Atlantic City has certainly been dealt its fair share of bad hands in the past. Still, the city comes out winning, because it knows how to get up and move on. Amid the crises, challenges, and opportunities confronting it today, Atlantic City is confidently settling into its new character AT A GLANCE ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY WHAT: A popular coastal resort city; population approx. 38,000 WHERE: Atlantic County, New Jersey WEBSITE: www.atlanticcitynj.com www.acnj.gov EW JERSEY