State and Local Policy Trends Impacting Commercial Real Estate Webinar

Recorded On: 06/13/2023

Registration Closed

Across the U.S., state and local governments are considering policies to increase taxes, ban warehouse development, mandate building electrification, and strengthen local permitting processes. NAIOP members and chapters are actively engaged in advocating for the interests of the commercial real estate industry during these policy debates. This webinar will focus on the industry’s challenges and responses to these initiatives.

Moderator: Toby Burke, Associate Vice President of State and Local Affairs, NAIOP

Speakers:

Abe Jacob, Senior Vice President, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter, NAIOP
Bill Loftus, President, SPACECO, Inc.
Jim Villa, CEO, Wisconsin Chapter, NAIOP

Toby Burke

Associate Vice President of State and Local Affairs

NAIOP

Toby Burke is the associate vice president of state and local affairs for NAIOP Corporate in Washington, D.C. In this capacity, he serves as a resource for NAIOP chapters in developing and executing legislative strategies on policies initiatives within the states.
He also serves as a liaison between NAIOP Corporate and chapters on our federal priorities.
Prior to joining NAIOP, he served as a special assistant to the president in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, where he served as President George W. Bush’s liaison with mayors, local officials, state attorneys general and the U.S. Territories. In this capacity, he educated public officials, their offices and national organizations on the president’s initiatives and priorities.