Jerry Zaro, chief of the Governor's Office of Economic Growth,served as moderator for the panel of speakers, which included MarcBerson, chairman and founder of Fidelco Realty Group; Gus Milano,executive vice president of finance/leasing for Hartz MountainIndustries, Inc.; and John Saraceno, co-founder and managingpartner of Onyx Equities, LLC.

During the discussion of the urban marketplace, Berson noted,"urban areas are starting to become more desirable places to livecompared to past perceptions. Urban universities, businessenvironments and lifestyle amenities are merging, which has apositive impact on urban growth."

When asked for a forecast for development of the urbanmarketplace for 2010, Saraceno said it will be a "sideways year."He adds, "Many people feel the worst is behind us, and those whohave survived are ready to make decisions. Private companies willbe the first to bring jobs back and take advantage of the incentiveprograms in place for urban markets."