News: Rhode Island
Posted: October 20, 2014
New England Real Estate Journal's Rhode Island "Cocktails & Conversations" Networking Event
Over 125 people attended the New England Real Estate Journal's Rhode Island "Cocktails & Conversations" Networking Event on September 25 at the Providence Hilton.
The commercial real estate networking gathering featured a cash bar, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and the NEREJ Radio show with hosts Rick Kaplan and Eric Wilson.
The platinum sponsor was City Centre Warwick. Other sponsors included Eldorado Stone, Solect, Cushman & Wakefield|Hayes & Sherry, The Washington Trust Co. and MG Commercial Real Estate.
Local real estate organizations IREM, RICIE, USGBC, RICABOR, CCIM, and NEAHMA leadership had tables to display information about their organizations.
Live video interviews of the event sponsors and organization leadership including Warwick mayor Scott Avedisian where conducted by NEREJ's Maxine Ramos. Event videos are on youtube.com/NEREJournal.
NEREJ Radio hosts Rick Kaplan and Eric Wilson interviewed mayor Avedisian, Carlton Cooper of Eldorado Stone, Jeff Butler of RICABOR and Sarah Kaufman of NEAHMA and many more influential real estate professionals. You can listen to the radio interviews at http://nerej.com/radio.
We would like to congratulate our raffle winners: Ross Cann of A4 Architects, Shawn Bell of Quarry Brothers, Tom Kiley of Cohn Reznick, Sam Amato of Jewett Construction, Susan Mitchell of RD Denelle & Co., Realtors and
Please follow the New England Real Estate Journal on Facebook and review the evening's photos at facebook.com/nerejournal
The New England Real Estate Journal plans to hold a Networking Event on Nov. 19 in Hartford and in January in Boston.
For more information contact Rick Kaplan at rkaplan@nerej.com or 781-878-4540 x247 or Eric Wilson at ewilson@nerej.com or 781-878-4540.
Jennifer Tempesta and
Karen Dowell of NEREJ
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