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09-25-2014 - New England Real Estate Journal to host Rhode Island Cocktails & Conversations Event

The New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) will hold a Rhode Island "Cocktails & Conversations" Networking Event on September 25 from 6-9 p.m. at the Providence Hilton Hotel, 21 Atwells Ave. Pre-register before August 31 and get $10 off your ticket price. Tickets are $49 each. To attend please register at https://nerejri.eventbrite.com. Tickets at the door are $55 each. Come and meet old friends or new contacts and find out about local and national real estate organizations that can help you grow your business network. Over 175 professionals attended the Northern New England "Cocktails & Conversations" Networking Event on June 11 at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. The commercial real estate get-together will feature a cash bar, complimentary hors d'oeuvres and the NEREJ Radio show live with hosts Rick Kaplan and Eric Wilson. Video interviews of the event sponsors and organization leadership will take place during the celebration. Sponsors of this event include City of Warwick, Eldorado Stone, Cushman & Wakefield | Hayes & Sherry, The Washington Trust Company and New England Restaurant Brokers. The fun event will showcase the leading commercial real estate associations. Come meet the commercial real estate association leadership of: Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM-RI), U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC-RI), Rhode Island Commercial and Appraisal Board of Realtors (RICABOR), Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC-RI), New England CCIM, and Rhode Island Commercial Information Exchange (RICIE), NEREJ has also held Cocktails & Conversations Networking Events in Quincy, Boston, Newton, Peabody, Milford, Mass. and Portsmouth, NH. We look forward to holding future events in Connecticut, Southeastern Mass., and 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 x249.
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