There’s a reason Chris Paladino is always on our Real Estate Power 50. And always near the very top.

As the president of the New Brunswick Development Corp., he has helped rebuild New Brunswick and is currently part of the group working to rebuild Atlantic City.

More than that, he and Devco are providing a model for others around the state.

Granted, no two areas are the same. And what has worked in New Brunswick and, hopefully soon, Atlantic City, will not work everywhere.

But this is more about copying the passion rather than the projects.