In this week’s episode Rick and Eric visited with Derek Santos, the executive director of the New Bedford's Economic Development Council. Derek sheds light on new projects, the industrial park and the many uses of the nation's number one commercial fishing port. Rick and Eric also toured New Bedford from the water by taking a harbor cruise out past the hurricane barrier. Watch the show to learn what opportunities the city of New Bedford has to offer new businesses and the community. Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio nerej.com/

Spencer Macalaster, executive vice president of Risk Strategies Company, a national insurance brokerage and risk management firm based in Boston joins Rick and Eric as they discuss the impact that riots, natural disasters, and other unforeseen events have on building owners and tenants. Spencer goes in some detail on how building owners and tenants should prepare themselves as best they can in terms of insurance and risk assessment plus what steps to take to ensure your company or building continues to do business. Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio nerej.com/

Join Rick and Eric at the NEREJ's 2nd Annual Cocktails & Conversations, Northern New England Networking Event. This year it was held at the Portsmouth Harbor Events & Conference Center. Rick and Eric interviewed: John Samenfeld, the president of PROCON, Inc; Jonathan Shapleigh, the vice president of Bank of New Hampshire; Josh Levy, principal at Waterstone Retail; and Dave Barrett, the president of RCM Services. NEREJ would also like to thank the event's sponsors: Platinum sponsor City of Rochester, N.H.; Platinum sponsor, PROCON. Gold sponsor Eldorado Stone; Silver sponsor CPManagement; Bronze sponsors NE Restaurant Brokers and Bank of New Hampshire; Radio sponsor Nautilus Realty Group and Media sponsor The News Funnel. We would like to thank all who attended and look forward to seeing you at our Rhode Island Event on June 24 at the Crowne Plaza Warwick. Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio nerej.com/

This week Rick and Eric attended the 2015 Help Confernece at the Seaport in Boston, Massachuetts. Rick and Eric spoke with some of the biggest names in the hospitality industry including the Founder and President of Hotel Innvestor, Tim L. Edgar, Rachel Roginsky, a Principal at Pinnacle Advisory Group. Rick and Eric also talked with the Principal of O'Connell Hospitality Group, LLC, James O'Connell and Matthew LaBarre the Director of Real Estate Development for Marriott. Rick and Eric ended the show after speaking with Ken Ford and Hans Wentrup of New England Hotel Realty.

Enjoy this year's 2015 Help Conference. The event was held on Monday April 13 through Tuesday April 14, 2015. This year's conference was hosted at the Seaport Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts.

Derek Peterson, the CEO of Terra Tech, joins Rick and Eric as they discuss the impact of buying and selling commercial property used for medical marijuana. Terra Tech is pioneering the future by integrating the best of the natural world with technology to create sustainable solutions for food production, indoor cultivation and agricultural research and development. Skip to 15 minutes for the interview. Terra Tech Website: www.terratechcorp.com/index.php Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio

Diana Brennan from Building Impact joins Rick and Eric for an entertaining show this week. Upcoming events such as the Non-Gala on April 15th, 2015 were part of the opening talk. Building Impact focuses on programs and events that connects companies with volunteering opportunities. They currently deliver community programming to 53 buildings across Greater Boston and are constantly growing. If you are interested in what Building Impact is all about or want to attend upcoming events check their website below. Building Impact: buildingimpact.org/event/nongala-2015/ Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio

In this episode Rick and Eric are joined via phone by Sam Nutter, the vice president of Conservation Services Group. Sam also serves as the president of the Association of Energy Engineers, New England chapter and shared the upcoming schedule for the energy products and services show on April 8, 2015. We also talked about buildings overall performance and maintenance based on energy savings and cost efficiency. Want to know more about Sam: www.csgrp.com/about-us/executive-leadership/sam-nutter/ Join Sam at the event and to purchase tickets: aeenewengland.org/meetinginfo.php?bypassCookie=1 Follow Rick: twitter.com/Rickykap Follow Eric: twitter.com/EP_Wilson Follow the Show: twitter.com/NEREJRadio