New England Construction Forum to host inaugural event Oct. 23 at Sheraton Hotel in Porstmouth, NH

New England Construction Forum is hosting a full-day event focused on educating construction businesses on industry best practices to be held October 23 at the Sheraton Hotel, 250 Market St. New England Construction Forum is a networking event designed specifically to meet the needs of New England construction and real estate development professionals. This is the only educational event of its kind for the New England construction industry and features 12 breakout sessions, in addition to a keynote address by Gregg Schoppman of FMI Corp. Sessions will be presented by the region's leading accountants, law firms, business advisory firms, human resources consultants, marketing and public relations experts, construction technology and IT providers, surety professionals and accounting software vendors. Breakout session topics range from "Construction Accounting and Project Management: How to use the latest technology to automate your construction project," to be presented by Accordant and "Who to Hire and How Much to Pay: Update on Regulations Applicable to Contractors and Subcontractors on Federally Funded Projects," to be presented by Verrill Dana, to "Trending Now: Economic Recovery and Its Impact on the Surety Markets," by Cross Surety. Where: Sheraton Hotel, 250 Market St., Portsmouth, New Hampshire Register online at www.arbcpa.com/necforum2014 by Oct. 16. Fee: $40/pp When: Thursday, October 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hosted by Albin, Randall & Bennett, a full-service public accounting firm based in Portland, Maine, New England Construction Forum is designed for construction executives, construction firms, engineers, project managers, general contractors, subcontractors, architects and real estate developers. Major sponsors include Accordant, Cross Insurance and Verrill Dana along with Media Sponsor, New Hampshire Business Review and Marketing Sponsor, Clockwork Design Group. Breakfast and lunch are sponsored by Viewpoint Construction Software and Foundation Software.