On September 22, infrastructure experts Barry LePatner of LePatner & Associates LLP along with Nicole Gelinas of the Manhattan Institute, Ryan Fitzpatrick of Third Way and moderator Erik Engquist from The Real Deal joined for a discussion at The Capital Grille in Manhattan discussing everything around the trillion-dollar infrastructure bill awaiting approval in Washington D.C.. The experts delved into the pros and cons of the legislation, the manner in which infrastructure funds are set to be deployed, how they will impact the construction and real estate markets, and their collective ability to revitalize the economy.

The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill symbolizes one of the most monumental infrastructure bills in history and has the ability to fund a vast array of infrastructure in desperate need of repair. LePatner along with the rest of the panel is spoke to how these funds should be allocated, including how they can best shape the infrastructure system of the country.

You can enjoy the full webinar HERE to learn more. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KTM-8Ta06MQFOamjKgkOQ_UWS7wkb-wg/view

Here are some of the key parts of the webinar:

Panelists discussing what they would say to President Biden regarding the infrastructure bill in 30 seconds (8:21 to 15:50) Panelists discussing how state and federal infrastructure banks can transform the allocation and oversight of funding (12:06 to 12:50) Panelists discussing what improvements should be made to Amtrak (32:09 to 34:00) Engquist and Fitzpatrick discuss what infrastructure means to the American people more broadly than bridges and roads (40:00 to 41:56) Gelinas addresses the need to monitor government does fund private enterprises at the expense of the goals of this legislation (17:50 to 19:48)

We hope that you can take some time to listen and learn from the webinar.

Thank you!