gormley is also credited with developing strategies and writing legislation to secure billions of dollars in state funding for crucial development projects in the atlantic city region including the atlantic city corridor project (now "tanger outlets the walk"), boardwalk hall, the atlantic city rail terminal, the atlantic city–brigantine connector, the borgata, the quarter at tropicana casino, "the pier shops at caesars" now "playground pier"), the atlantic city convention center, and atlantic city international airport.