The Future of the Development of Queens was the Topic at CUNY Business Forum 3/4/2011

Long Island City, Jamaica, Flushing, Ridgewood, and the Rockaways are Profiled

James L. Muyskens, President, Queens College, City University of New York   Gayle Baron, President LICBDC   Claire Shulman, Chief Executive & President, Flushing, Willets Point, Corona Development Corp.. Former President of Queens Borough 1986-2001     Full video coverage and follow up Q&A are available in the left column in 8 segments of approximately three to five minutes each. mvi_7859_7863 MVI_7860 MVI_7869 mvi-7872-7873 mvi_7866-7868 mvi_7874-7875 mvi_7870-7871 mvi_7881-7887

Long Island City, New York March 4, 2011 - At a CUNY Business Forum Breakfast showcasing Queens, five executive leaders of regional economic development organizations presented and discussed each of their respective high growth areas.  Collectively, it paints an impressive picture of investments being made borough-wide by private real esatate development companies, as well as various levels of government and quasi-government agencies. The five major areas of development in Queens presented at the CUNY Business Forum: Long Island City Willets Point Rockaway Ridgewood Jamaica The five panelists were: Gayle Baron, President, Long Island City Business Development Corp. Claire Shulman, Chief Executive & President, Flushing, Willets Point, Corona Development Corp. Former President of Queens Borough 1986-2001 Kevin Alexander, Executive Director, Rockaway Revitalization & Development Corp.  Ted Renz, Executive Director, Ridgewood LDC/Myrtle    Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) Carlisle Towery, President, Greater Jamaica Development Corp.  HIGHLIGTS   [ This is an article-in-progress.  Watch for update to the Highlights section. Videos are being loaded]   OurLIC attended the Business Forum and presents a full video of the meeting with this article along with photographs.   The QC Business Forum is free and open to the public, but seating is limited.  To register for an event, call 718-997-2920 (Yifat Anteri) or Email business.forum@qc.cuny.edu.  Complimentary parking is available.  For directions, go to: http://www.qc.cuny.edu/welcome/directions/Pages/default.aspx   The QC Business Forum was launched in the fall of 2005. Sponsored by the Queens Borough President’s Office; Queens Chamber of Commerce; Queens Courier; Queens Economic Development Corp.; Farrell Fritz P.C.; PricewaterhouseCoopers; and TD Bank, the forum acts as a catalyst within the diverse areas of Queens, bringing together the business community, local government, academia, and students to provide an opportunity for town and gown to interact. Influential leaders in a number of fields serve as keynote speakers at its breakfast lectures, touching on issues vital to the Queens business community. The forum’s theme this year, Looking Toward the Future, is reflected in the subject matter of the seminars. Each forum fosters discussions that provide insight on how local businesses are seizing opportunities and profitably adapting to changes in business and regulatory conditions. James L. Muyskens, President, Queens College, City University of New York Gayle Baron, President LICBDC Claire Shulman, Chief Executive & President, Flushing, Willets Point, Corona Development Corp.. Former President of Queens Borough 1986-2001 Kevin Alexander, Executive Director, Rockaway Revitalization & Development Corp. Ted Renz, Executive Director, Ridgewood LDC/Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) Carlisle Towery, President, Greater Jamaica Development Corp.

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