Anthony Attanasio delivers keynote address at the NAIOP NJ Infrastructure & Logistics Update conference in the Meadowlands.

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Transportation and infrastructure investments need to increase, even though the Transportation Trust Fund has been stabilized by the increase in the gasoline tax, say speakers at the first of a series of conversations on the topic sponsored by NAIOP New Jersey.

Logistics also continues to be a critical factor in New Jersey's economic and real estate landscape. In the first installment of its 2018 “Building a Better NJ Series,” held at the Meadowlands Hilton in East Rutherford, NAIOP New Jersey invited top industry experts to examine key issues ranging from the future of the Gateway Project to supply chain challenges and the ongoing evolution of the Port region.

“Funding for infrastructure and redevelopment and the explosive growth of e-commerce are just some of the factors that continue to impact the commercial real estate industry,” says Michael McGuinness, CEO of the New Jersey Chapter of the commercial real estate development association. “Our speakers provided insight into current trends and how New Jersey's ongoing infrastructure and logistics issues are being addressed.”

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