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2012 Commercial Real Estate Forecast & Annual Meeting, January 24, Sheraton Meadowlands: Above-NAIOP NJ President George Sowa signs in for his CEUs. Below-The sell-out crowd sits down to dinner.







Ilene Jablonski (pictured) and Kathryn Koserowski of Mack-Cali Realty Corporation presented a generous donation of "Tools 4 Schools" to Mike McGuinness at the NAIOP NJ offices in New Brunswick on November 2.




Paul Ghermezian of Triple Five briefed NAIOP NJ members on plans for American Dream at Meadowlands during an exclusive tour of the former Xanadu project on October 25. Below: at the bottom of the "ski slope".




Above and below:  More views inside the never-completed Xanadu.






CEOs Weigh In: Mark Yeager of MRY Associates, Alex Klatskin of Forsgate Industrial Partners, Eric Witmondt of Woodmont Properties and Jerry Sweeney of Brandywine Realty Trust shared their insights on office, industrial and mixed-use markets & trends at the September 26 Chapter Meeting.




NAIOP NJ Membership Committee Co-Chair George Livanos, CEO Mike McGuinness, President George Sowa, and Membership Co-Chair Nick Rotonda speak to Rutgers students about careers in real estate on September 21.




At the COAH Fee Moratorium Bill Signing on August 24:Ted Zangari of Sills Cummis & Gross, Bob Lieb of Mountain Development Corp., Acting Governor Kim Guadagno, NAIOP NJ President George Sowa, and Government Affairs Consultant Anthony Pizzutillo.




"Evening with a Legend: NAIOP NJ Developing Leaders enjoy a dinner with the legendary Rick Cureton on July 21. Read more about DL events here.




"Call my cell phone!"
NAIOP NJ President George Sowa, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and NAIOP NJC EO Mike McGuinnees at the June 8 Seminar "Regulatory, Economic and Land Use Planning Issues Update" in Edison. The Lt. Governor discussed progress in the areas of cutting red tape and attracting and retaining jobs.




Choose New Jersey: NAIOP NJ CEO Mike McGuinness (left) and President George Sowa (right) met with Choose New Jersey President & CEO Tracye McDaniel in May to discuss strategies for attracting new employers and tenants to the Garden State.



Selling New Jersey March 23 Chapter Meeting: Above-NAIOP NJ President George Sowa, CEO Mike McGuinness, Gov. Christie's Chief of Staff Richard Bagger and NAIOP NJ Public Affairs Committee Chair Josh Adler. Below-Discussion Leader Gil Medina, Richard Bagger and Dennis Bone (President of Verizon and Chairman of Choose New Jersey) discuss strategies for bring employers and tenants to the Garden State.




Public Policy Symposium March 4, 2011: NAIOP NJ CEO Mike McGuinness, Public Affairs Committee Chair Josh Adler, Senate President Steve Sweeney, VP Public Affairs Michael Seeve and VP Membership & Communications Richard Cureton.



Public Policy Symposium March 4, 2011: NAIOP NJ President George Sowa with Senate Minority Leader Tom Kean, Assembly Minority Leader Alex DeCroce and Senate President Steve Sweeney.



Chapter of the Year: Immediate Past President Jeff Milanaik, Dir. of Programs & Member Services Bonnie Sovinee, NAIOP NJ Past President and current NAIOP Corporate Chair Alex Klatskin, NAIOP Corporate President Tom Bisacquino, Dir. of Policy & Communications Barbara Morford, CEO Michael McGuinness and President George Sowa accept the Chapter of the Year Award in Washington on February 9, 2011.







 
 
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