Conn./Western Mass. chapter of SIOR holds quarterly meeting

The Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter of SIOR recently held its fall meeting at the Wee Burn Country Club on September 11th. Approximately 25 members and guests were in attendance. The business meeting featured the election of a new slate of Chapter officers, all of whom will be serving a two year term. They are Keith Kumnick, SIOR, president; Mark Duclos, SIOR, vice president; and Bruce Wettenstein, SIOR, secretary/treasurer. The entire Chapter extends its thanks and gratitude to outgoing president Carl Russell, SIOR, CCIM for his leadership and dedication to the organization over the past two years. Following the business meeting, members and guests adjourned to a networking social hour over cocktails and hors d'oeuvre's, followed by dinner. The evening's guest speaker was Melissa Pasquale, director of real estate at the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc. (CERC), and an associate member of SIOR. Pasquale provided a very informative presentation with a background on CERC, its mission, and then highlighted the benefits and services CERC offers to its members while promoting and recruiting business in Connecticut. CERC SiteFinder is Connecticut's most comprehensive online database of available commercial properties. Brokers, economic developers and end users can post and search for retail, office, industrial, investment, and specialty real estate by visiting www.CTSiteFinder.com. For more than a decade, SiteFinder has been a key tool among hundreds of daily users in the transaction process, resulting in successful deals helping to grow businesses and jobs in Connecticut. Based in Rocky Hill, the Connecticut Economic Resource Center, Inc. is a nonprofit corporation and public-private partnership that provides clients with objective research, marketing and economic development services consistent with its mission of making Connecticut a more competitive business location. Visit www.cerc.com for more info. Please visit our website www.siorct.com to find additional information on the Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter, Chapter members, and upcoming events. Should you have any questions or interest in the requirements and benefits of becoming an SIOR and joining the Connecticut/Western Massachusetts Chapter, please contact Sherri Thompson, SIOR at 860.528.0884 or John Reed, SIOR at 860.987.4788.