Good Afternoon Long Beach

Mike Conway serves as the Economic and Property Development director at the City of Long Beach to ensure that new and existing businesses have a central point of contact who can help them access City services, as well as guide businesses through the planning and permitting process.

Conway previously served as the Public Works director, overseeing a $180 million operation with 580 staff members and a capital-improvement budget of $46 million. Prior to becoming Public Works director, Conway served as the interim director of Community Development, Property Services Bureau manager, and real-estate officer in the former Community Development Department. He has had extensive experience managing the City’s real-estate activities, including acquisition, remediation, lease negotiations, environmental clearance, entitlements, and land re-use and redevelopment.

Prior to his service with the City in 2001, Conway worked for Legacy Partners Commercial, Inc., guiding developments up to 4 million square feet through the entitlement and development processes. Mr. Conway also served as a property development project manager for Union Pacific Railroad for 10 years prior to his time at Legacy Partners.