[2][3] As such he was a driving force behind the development and building of the World Trade Center towers.
Tozzoli was the driving force from New York City, while his business associates Tadayoshi Yamada and Paul Fabry led the WTC effort in Tokyo and New Orleans respectively.
Tozzoli was credited for hiring Minoru Yamasaki to design the World Trade Center complex which was dedicated in April, 1973.
By licensing use of the name to its members, including World Trade Center-branded merchandise, the Association generated considerable revenue while absorbing the heavy costs of registering the name and defending it against improper use worldwide.
The terms of the licensing arrangement were not widely publicized until 2013 when it became known that the Port Authority had supported the mission of the Association by providing rent-free space and other assistance, with Association staff serving as the trade assistance arm of the World Trade Center.