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The Economy in Queens
The Office of Economic Development
seeks to attract and retain jobs through providing information
to existing and potential businesses; working with neighborhood
groups to plan for growth; and advocate for the business
community. To this end, the office provides assistance
to both large and small businesses, as well as to
the many business organizations and agencies in the
Borough.
Keep It
In Queens ...
Keep It In Queens is a joint initiative of the Queens Borough President’s Office, the Queens Chamber of Commerce and City of New York to connect Queens-based businesses to economic development projects in the Borough.
Queens is experiencing unprecedented
levels of economic development activity with major
redevelopment projects, like that at Willets Point
throughout the Borough. Keep It in Queens is designed
to better link Queens-based suppliers, distributors,
and service providers with the projects and developments
in the borough. The directory generated by this initiative
will create a one stop easily accessible program
for a wide variety of services ranging from apparel
to manufacturing, catering to accounting, lumber
and paint to construction supplies.
Keep It In Queens invites Queens-based businesses
to become part of the directory by filling out a
vendor registration form that includes contact information,
capacity, and information about the various characteristics
of the business including whether it is a minority
or woman-owned. That information will be entered
into a database on the website www.keepitinqueens.com.
Businesses or individuals in need of services or
materials can access the website and buy from a Queens-based
business. The Queens Borough President’s website
and the Chamber’s website will have links to
www.keepitinqueens.com.
This program will connect Queens businesses to future
developments like that at Willets Point. The redevelopment
of this area is the biggest and most important project
currently contemplated for the borough of Queens
and businesses who participate in Keep It In Queens
will be connected to the opportunities generated
by the construction and ongoing operation of the
project, which is projected to create 5,500 permanent
jobs and 18,000 construction jobs, and generate $25
billion in economic activity over the next 25 years.
For a link to the form please log onto nyc.gov/html/kiiq/
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN
QUEENS …
just a few of the developments in progress…
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- Residential development is moving forward with
new construction on the Pepsi site at Queens West.
- Tishman-Speyer will be developing a high rise
commercial structure on the site of the Municipal
Garage at Jackson Avenue and Queens Plaza South.
- TDC & the Rockefeller Partnership have been
designated as the developers of the Municipal Lot
site in Flushing where they plan new housing, retail,
commercial and public spaces.
- Around the Airtrain in Jamaica plans for underway
to spruce up the environs surrounding this new
terminal.
- Arverne-by-the-Sea in Rockaway continues to grow
with the addition of hundreds of new housing units.
CONTENTS
This section, organized by topic, provides names of organizations
that can assist in many aspects of business development.
In most cases, there are direct website links for complete
information.
Business Assistance/Counseling
Get a helping hand in developing your business plan
for a new or expanding business
Education
Organizations and institutions that provide classes
and workshops to hone your entrepreneurial skills
Employment/Job Development
Agencies that provide job training, employment programs
and referrals for businesses seeking qualified
employees.
Energy Savings Programs
Major utilities have programs that can help reduce
costs.
Financial Assistance/Funding
These are organizations, other than banks, that have
funding and credit resources, some of them geared
to micro-loans.
Information Technology
Assistance
Non-profit organizations that provide IT assistance
to other non-profits and start-up businesses
Marketing/International
Business
NYC agency that assists foreign-based companies.
Procurement Assistance
Learn how to sell your product and/or service to
various public agencies and private business sectors
Reference/Statistical
Information
Resources that can provide, business, statistical,
labor, land use, and other pertinent data.
Security/Crime Prevention
NYC agencies that provide crime prevention service
and anti-graffiti assistance
Government Agencies
Listing of Federal, State and City agencies providing
business assistance including business licenses,
permits and incentive programs
Neighborhood Guide
to Business Organizations
Listing of chambers of commerce, merchants associations,
local development corporations and business improvement
districts.
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