New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to Speak at Commercial Real Estate Conference Next Week
I.con: The Industrial Conference Focuses on Key Issues Surrounding the Industrial Sector, June 6, 2012
HERNDON, VA – June 7, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, will be hosting its annual industrial real estate conference next week, June 14-15, at the Hyatt Regency Jersey City in Jersey City, N.J. In attendance will be New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, who will address conference attendees on Friday, June 15 at 11 a.m.
During Governor Christie’s address, he will share his insights on New Jersey’s dramatically improving regulatory and tax climate, the Port of New York and New Jersey as an economic driver, and how doing business in New Jersey is highly cost-effective given the state’s access to major population centers.
I.con: The Industrial Real Estate Conference, held in partnership with NAIOP New Jersey and The Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR), will bring together industrial commercial real estate leaders from across North America to focus on the most current trends, data and business strategies impacting the industrial sector.
Some of the vital industrial issues that will be explored at I.con include:
- Regional, national, and global goods movement forecasts and challenges
- Industrial real estate investment
- Current and future industrial real estate demand drivers
- The economy’s impact on consumer demand and industrial real estate
- The state of our national transportation and infrastructure systems
- Accessing capital in today’s unsettled market
- Supply chain strategies
“As global markets slowly recover, it is imperative that we consider how increasing demand for consumer goods will affect the logistics supply chain, the demand for industrial development and trends in current and future facilities.” said Thomas J. Bisacquino, president and CEO of NAIOP. “This conference provides the platform for industrial commercial real estate leaders to discuss these issues on a national level.”The event also includes two unique industry tours in New Jersey. Attendees will have a choice of seeing the Ports of New York and New Jersey or New York’s high security DRT Data Center.
Media are invited to attend I.con at no charge, but must be pre-registered. To register, contact Denise Sena at 703-904-7100. For additional conference information, visit www.naiop.org/icon12.
About NAIOP:
NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, is the leading organization for developers, owners and related professionals in office, industrial, retail and mixed-use real estate. NAIOP comprises 15,000 members in North America. NAIOP advances responsible commercial real estate development and advocates for effective public policy. For more information, visit www.naiop.org.
