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Upcoming NAIOP Mass. Events

April 28: Developing Leaders Executive Dinner with Dennis Clarke of Cummings Properties

NAIOP Developing Leader members are invited to attend a private dinner with Dennis Clarke, president and CEO of Cummings Properties. This private dinner is open to 10 young professionals and offers unparalleled access to the area's top real estate leaders, along with excellent networking opportunities with their peers.

May 5: Coffee with Colleagues

Jump start your day with this popular, fun and informal networking event at the offices of Redgate. Welcome remarks will be made by John Meyers, principal at Redgate. This is an ideal opportunity to develop or rekindle business relationships while enjoying a continental breakfast. Move past business cards and make real connections at Coffee with Colleagues! Space is limited - register today to save your spot. Open to all commercial real estate industry professionals, free for NAIOP members.

May 11: Cocktails and Conversation: Wynn Casino Case Study

The process to build a Las Vegas style casino is Mass. has been a long one. After a lengthy competition between numerous proposals, in 2014 Wynn Casino was awarded the license to construct a casino complex in Everett. Join NAIOP's Developing Leaders for an evening of cocktails and conversation, while hearing about the project's opportunities and challenges directly from the experts working on Wynn Boston Harbor. Presented by the Developing Leaders, open to all ages.

May 18: Life on the Edge: Boston's New Frontier Bus Tour

The 2016 NAIOP Bus Tour, Life on the Edge: Boston's New Frontier, will take a look at the outer-edge of Boston to see what's new and breaking in these fast growing markets along Boston's urban ring. See how Assembly Row, The Hub on Causeway, Fuse Apartments, One Cabot Rd. and others, are impacting not only Boston, but also Somerville, Watertown, Charlestown, Medford, Malden, Cambridge and Allston. Limited Advertising still available.

June 8: 28th Annual Charitable Golf Tournament benefiting Heading Home

Sponsor, play, win. From beginners to pros, all levels welcome! Register now for one of four ways to play at Boston's signature CRE charity golf event on the links at Stow Acres and Butternut Farm Country Clubs. Don't miss this chance to join your colleagues for some outdoor fun, contests and networking at the Post-Tournament Tent Party, all while supporting Heading Home! Limited sponsorships still available.

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