{"id":324378,"date":"2026-08-18T21:46:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:46:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324378\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T21:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:46:07","slug":"qedc-to-host-building-queens-development-conference-in-lic-focusing-on-unprecedented-wave-of-borough-investment-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/324378\/","title":{"rendered":"QEDC to host \u2018Building Queens\u2019 development conference in LIC focusing on \u2018unprecedented wave\u2019 of borough investment \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC)<\/a> will host an inaugural \u201cBuilding Queens\u201d development and investment conference in Long Island City<\/a> next month, bringing together a variety of stakeholders across the borough to discuss the \u201cunprecedented wave\u201d of current investment in Queens.<\/p>\n

The half-day conference, which will take place at the Brewster LIC conference center, is scheduled to take place from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 15, bringing together leaders from a wide range of sectors, including government, real estate, infrastructure, organized labor, construction, economic\u00a0 development and major institutions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The conference will feature roundtables, panel discussions and showcases focusing on some of the major developments planned for the borough, including ongoing renovations at JFK Airport; NYCFC\u2019s new soccer stadium, which is nearing completion in Willets Point; the planned Metropolitan Park and Resorts World NYC casino projects; and neighborhood rezoning proposals like the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s more than $62 billion\u00a0in public and private investment coming to every corner of the borough,\u201d said QEDC Executive Director Ben Guttmann. \u201cIf Queens is not the single most active place in the country for development, it\u2019s one of the top two or three.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

He added that the current wave of investment and major projects marks the \u201cmost exciting moment for Queens in anybody\u2019s memory.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

Guttmann said the upcoming development conference takes place at a \u201creally crucial time\u201d by convening leaders across a multitude of sectors. He added that the conference aims to also \u201cbuild on the current momentum\u201d and ensure that this investment is not a one-off.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so much happening here now. How do we how do we use this to kind of catalyze that next chapter of this borough\u2019s economic future,\u201d Guttmann said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

A number of speakers have already been confirmed for the upcoming conference, including Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Port Authority of New York Executive Director Kathryn Garcia and City Planning Commission Chair Sideya Sherman.<\/p>\n

Representatives from NYCFC, Metropolitan Park, Resorts World and construction firm McKissack & McKissack will also speak at the conference, joining representatives from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Con Edison and JFK.<\/p>\n

The event will feature a \u201cMegaprojects Roundtable\u201d focusing on some of the major projects taking place in the borough as well as a series of \u201cProject Showcase\u201d presentations. The half-day event will also include a \u201cHow Queens Builds\u201d panel discussion focusing labor, local suppliers, technology and minority and women-owned businesses.<\/p>\n

Guttmann said the event provides an opportunity to foster connections between individuals overseeing the transformation.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s no replacement for getting everybody in the same room and being able to talk to each other, see each other face to face, build connections, build opportunities,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tickets are currently on sale for the Building Queens<\/a> conference, while limited sponsorship opportunities also remain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Queens Economic Development Corporation (QEDC) will host an inaugural \u201cBuilding Queens\u201d development and investment conference in Long…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[4895,122174,3945,5433,9,24,63,6584,22043,4897,122,124,123,5477],"class_list":["post-324378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-ben-guttmann","tag-brewster-lic","tag-donovan-richards","tag-metropolitan-park","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-nycfc","tag-onelic","tag-qedc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-resorts-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}