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NEREJ to host the Hotel Summit Sept. 6 in Nashua

Nashua, NH The New England Real Estate Journal (NEREJ) will host the Hotel Summit at the Courtyard by Marriott Nashua at 2200 Southwood Dr. on September 6. To attend please register at: http://www.hotelnewengland.eventbrite.com. Tickets for the early bird rate are $79 and ends August 31, after that date they are $99.

Come and meet old friends, create new contacts, or learn something new during a breakfast buffet and enjoy the two one-hour panels from professionals in how the world is changing in commercial real estate market.

The first panel will begin at 9 a.m. and will be on Financing Availability, 1031 Exchange. The moderator is  David Roedel of Roedel Companies; and panelists include: Mark Hamelin, VHB; Carrie Nielson, Group One Partners; Harry Wheeler, Group One Partners; and Jim Tierney, Hyatt Hotels

From 9:45 to 10 a.m. JP Ford of Hotel Development Lodging Econometrics and New England Hotel Realty will give a market overview.

At 10 a.m. a panel on Construction Projects and Hotel Trends will be moderated by James O’Connell of HREC Investment Advisors. Panelists will include: Lynn Howe, Kennebunk Savings; John Starling, Northern Bank; and Ashish Sangani, Giri Hotels.

Networking with speakers and attendees will take place from 11 till noon.

The Gold Sponsor is Group One Partners. Corporate Sponsors include: Roedel Companies, VHB, U.S. Pavement Services, Inc. and Northern Bank.

NEREJ has 18-20 Summits a year in Massachusetts, Northern New England, Connecticut and N.Y. Watch for upcoming summits in 2018.

Sponsorship and speaking opportunities are available. For more information please contact Rick Kaplan at mailto:rkaplan@nerej.com or 781-878-4540 x247.

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