Industry Experts Examine Critical Issues Shaping the State’s Economic and Commercial Real Estate Landscape
NAIOP New Jersey, the commercial real estate development association, kicks off its “Building a Better NJ Series” with an Infrastructure & Logistics Update on Wednesday, February 21, at the Meadowlands Hilton. Registration and a networking breakfast will begin at 7:45 a.m., followed by the program at 8:30 a.m.
Infrastructure and logistics continue to be critical factors shaping New Jersey’s economic and real estate landscape. This program will take a close look at what is trending in logistics as well as address key topics including how resources in the replenished Transportation Trust Fund are being deployed; whether or not the Gateway project can move forward in the absence of federal funding; how the New Jersey Infrastructure Bank will carry out its new mission to fund local transportation infrastructure; what progress has been made on Port improvements and the Freight Rail Industrial Opportunity (FRIO) Corridors Program.
Anthony Attanasio, executive director of the Utility & Contractors Association of NJ, former NJ DOT assistant commissioner and one of Governor Phil Murphy’s chief transportation policy advisors, will deliver keynote remarks. Confirmed panelists include: Frank Scangarella, New Jersey Infrastructure Bank; Carmelo Garcia, City of Newark; Ken Spahn, Dewberry; John Atkins, Global Container Terminals; Lou Cooperhouse, New Jersey Food Processors Association; and Anne Strauss-Wieder, New Jersey Transportation Planning Authority. Additional speakers are being finalized.
This program will offer two continuing education credits for multiple professions. To register or for more information, contact NAIOP NJ at (732) 729-9900, or visit www.naiopnj.org.
