ADVISORY/`Alameda Corridor' Official to Speak at Sept. 23 Industrial Realtors Meeting.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Industrial trade, economic and employment implications of the "Alameda Corridor The Alameda Corridor is a 20 mile (32 km) freight rail "expressway"[1] owned by the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority (AAR reporting marks ATAX " will be outlined by Gill V. Hicks, general manager of the Alameda Corridor Transportation Authority, during the quarterly dinner meeting of the American Industrial Real Estate Association (AIR) Sept. 23 at the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Marriott Downtown Hotel. The event begins at 6 p.m.; registration is from 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. The Alameda Corridor is a railroad freight corridor to run 20 miles north from the nation's busiest seaports to the transcontinental railheads near downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The project is expected to vastly improve the movement of cargo between those points. During his presentation, Hicks will discuss how the project will change the face of international trade worldwide, the projected $1.9 billion economic boost to the regional economy, job creation, the project's attraction of new business and its impact on businesses along the corridor. He will also outline timing of the project, construction issues, costs and funding. In his Alameda Corridor post, Hicks is responsible for providing overall management of ACTA, assisting the Governing Board Noun 1. governing board - a board that manages the affairs of an institution board - a committee having supervisory powers; "the board has seven members" to generate political support and raise funds, and directing activities of staff, consultants and contractors assigned to the project. Prior to becoming general manager of ACTA, Hicks was assistant planning director and manager of transportation planning Transportation planning is the field involved with the siting of transportation facilities (generally streets, highways, sidewalks, bike lanes and public transport lines). for the Port of Long Beach. He earned a Master's Degree master's degree n. An academic degree conferred by a college or university upon those who complete at least one year of prescribed study beyond the bachelor's degree. Noun 1. from the Transportation Systems Division, Department of Civil Engineering at MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology . The largest organization of its kind in Southern California, A.I.R. is a nonprofit corporation nonprofit corporation n. an organization incorporated under state laws and approved by both the state's Secretary of State and its taxing authority as operating for educational, charitable, social, religious, civic or humanitarian purposes. formed in 1960 for the purpose of fostering knowledge, integrity and efficiency in the field of industrial and commercial real estate brokerage. More than 1,000 real estate professionals in more than 270 firms located in the eight-county Southern California area actively participate in A.I.R. Among its many programs and services, A.I.R. provides specialized standard industrial/commercial lease forms and purchase order forms for industrial and office real estate, and THE MULTIPLE Listing Service, considered the ultimate source for offering complete facilities for cooperative marketing of industrial and office properties. A.I.R. has headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. Cost of the Sept. 23 event is $30 for AIR members; $35 for non-members in advance. For information, contact AIR at 213/687-8777. |
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