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#Newsflash | Seth Bornstein to Retire. Ben Guttmann Named QEDC’s New Executive Director.

The Queens Economic Development Corporation is happy to announce that Ben Guttmann will succeed Seth Bornstein as Executive Director on July 1, 2025. Bornstein joined QEDC as a program manager in 1979 after working for two Borough Presidents. He helped coordinate the borough’s first commercial revitalization programs which led to the founding of many local…

QEDC to Offer Free Home Improvement Contractor Training Course Online in English and Spanish

The Queens Economic Development Corporation is ready to offer its highly successful Home Improvement Contractor Training course online three times over the next three months. It’s free and available in English and Spanish. LaGuardia Community College Procurement Technical Assistance Center Director Edgar Hernandez, who has been teaching HICT for more than 11 years, will lead…