Spotlights

2022 Ones to Watch: Chet Braun, Project Executive at JC&A

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? As my role focuses on expanding our Life Sciences portfolio, I am particularly proud to have contributed to JC&A’s reputation and growing list of life sciences clients

2022 Ones to Watch: Harry Verenis, Senior Associate at Marcus & Millichap

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? My proudest transaction was my most recent one, a 60-unit portfolio in Rhode Island. Both the seller and buyer we’re some of the first people I had made relationships with in the industry in 2018.

2022 Ones to Watch: Jess Hamilton, Project Manager at Margulies Perruzzi

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am finishing construction documents for a project to create a four-story, ground up lab and office building in Somerville. The goal of this building is to reflect the surrounding brick and beam buildings while introducing some modern elements

2022 Ones to Watch: Zack Rotkiewicz, Safety Officer at Tecta America NE & WeatherGuard

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? We’re proud that Tecta America WeatherGuard recently earned a bronze award for workplace safety from NESCA, having only one lost workday

2022 Ones to Watch: Will Duggan, Program Manager, ESG at EBI Consulting

What led you to your current profession? Since being introduced to the concept of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at Lehigh University, I have always seen value in considering ESG concerns when making business decisions.

2022 Ones to Watch: Itamar Chalif, Vice President at Rockland Trust Company

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? My work includes many business mergers and acquisitions, often with commercial real estate and equipment. In most instances I work with the customer over an extended period of time

2022 Ones to Watch: Marc Clerc, Owner at Clerc & Associates, P.C.

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I am most proud of the relationships we build with our clients. We handled more than 75 mergers and acquisitions of businesses in this last year.

2022 Ones to Watch: Dan Ren, Project Manager at NEI General Contracting

What recent project, transaction or accomplishment are you most proud of? I’m most proud of achieving my first career goal, being promoted from assistant project manager to project manager. During my time at NEI I’ve been given opportunities to use my background in engineering management

NAI Plotkin: Family and real estate business roots go back more than 100 years

Springfield, MA “100% Location” a real estate catchphrase coined by Nathan Nirenstein more than 100 years ago to describe the best sites for retail businesses in a commercial area is still as relevant as it was then.  In 1920, Springfield real estate entrepreneur Nathan Nirenstein launched

Restaurants are part of our DNA... don’t even try to fight it - by Dennis Serpone

God, or some extraterrestrial ancient alien astronauts that interacted with humans as some theorist suggest (sorry, I guess I watch too much television) has infused us with the need to eat to survive. However, evolution has taken us from ‘hunting and gathering’ in the woods to cart-banging