Barko - Mon May 18, 2020
Barko Hydraulics Welcomes Heavy Machines Inc. as New Dealer
Barko Hydraulics (Barko) announced the addition of Heavy Machines Inc. (Heavy Machines) as the new Barko forestry equipment dealer of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont. As a diversified equipment distributor serving several regions throughout the United States, Heavy Machines has two branch locations in Maine, located in Portland and Skowhegan, to serve customers in the northeastern United States....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu May 07, 2020
MassDOT's $169M Chelsea Viaduct Project in Boston Presses Forward
The Skanska-McCourt Joint Venture (Skanska US and McCourt Construction Co. ) started its work on the Massachusetts Department of Transportation's (MassDOT) nearly $204 million (total cost) rehabilitation of the Chelsea Viaduct Bridge in Boston, a project that began in April 2019....
Mecalac - Tue April 21, 2020
Mecalac Opens New Facility to Expand Growth in North America
Mecalac, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of compact construction equipment for urban environments, has opened a new 14,000-sq. ft. facility in Norfolk, Mass., to serve as the North American headquarters and further support the growth of the brand in this market....
IBEW - Wed April 08, 2020
IBEW Local 103 Donates 20,000 PPE Masks to Frontline Nurses
Amidst a dire, statewide shortage of critical medical supplies, the region's largest electrical workers' union, IBEW Local 103, has donated 20,000 medical-grade protective masks to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) for direct distribution to front-line caregivers at Brigham and Women's Hospital....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Tue March 31, 2020
Worcester Red Sox Stadium Build Proceeds on Track for 2021 Season
The Pawtucket Red Sox — the Boston Red Sox's TripleA team — from Pawtucket, R.I., is moving into a new 10,000-capacity baseball stadium in Worcester, Mass., which is expected to be ready by April 2021, in time for the season....
CEG - Thu February 27, 2020
Worcester Sand & Gravel Sells Land in Shrewsbury
Worcester Sand & Gravel has sold its six Shrewsbury properties, totaling more than 187 acres, for $7.45 million, according to Worcester Registry of Deeds records. The buyer is a limited liability corporation, 160 Holden Street LLC, which is registered to the address of GFI Partners, a Boston real estate consulting firm....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu February 27, 2020
Latest Accelerated Bridge Construction Project Proceeds in Massachusetts
The Route 18 road widening and bridge reconstruction project in Weymouth and Abington is the latest Accelerated Bridge construction project in Massachusetts, which includes others in the Accelerated Bridge Program, an eight year $3 billion campaign that targeted more than 500 bridges across the state....
Mass ABC - Thu February 27, 2020
Connolly Brothers Inc. Completes W. L. French's Massachusetts Headquarters
Connolly Brothers Inc. , a general contractor and construction management firm, announced it has completed a new 60,000-sq.-ft. corporate office and maintenance facility for W. L. French Excavating Corp....
C.N. Wood - Thu February 13, 2020
Massachusetts Recycling Business Credits Team for Sustained Growth
Eddie Jamieson grew up sorting and handling scrap metals in his family's business. When he realized the family pyramid was growing too wide at the base and there was limited room for growth within the company, he decided to take a chance and venture out on his own....
MassDOT - Thu February 13, 2020
Mass. Files for Chapter 90 Local Funding to Support Projects in All Towns, Cities
The Baker-Polito Administration filed an "An Act Financing Improvements to Municipal Roads and Bridges," which seeks $200 million in Chapter 90 funds to support local transportation infrastructure projects in all 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts....
