Associated Press - Thu January 31, 2019
Massachusetts General Hospital Plans More Than $1B Expansion in Boston
BOSTON (AP) Massachusetts General Hospital said it will spend more than $1 billion to expand its Boston campus. Hospital President Peter Slavin announced the plans in a Jan. 22 email, saying the hospital will build a 12-story structure for 450 single-bed rooms housed in a pair of connected towers....
JCB - Thu January 31, 2019
Loyer Joins Northland JCB as New Sales Representative
Northland JCB's newest sales rep is Floyd Loyer. Loyer has worked as a tech in a light/medium duty truck dealership, a specialty automotive and truck center, and then spent the last 17 years as an outside salesman/onsite technical support specialist for a large water systems distributor....
PUMA North America - Thu January 31, 2019
PUMA Establishes New North American Headquarters
As part of its growth, retention and recruitment strategy, sports company PUMA North America Inc. announced plans to establish a new North American headquarters in Somerville, Mass., in 2021. The new headquarters will bring together two PUMA offices, currently based in Boston and Westford....
Massachusetts Department of Transportation - Thu January 31, 2019
MassDOT Chooses Design for Allston Multimodal Project
Stephanie Pollack, Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) secretary and CEO, announced she has selected the "Highway At-Grade Hybrid With Elevated Soldiers Field Road" preferred alternative design for the Allston Multimodal Project when the replacement of the I-90 Allston Viaduct begins....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu January 17, 2019
SPS New England to Use Bridge Lateral Slide Technique for New Span in Mass.
The $24 million replacement of the nearly 70-year-old Route 44 over Route 24 Bridge in Raynham, Mass., is under way with selective clearing, drainage modifications, permanent and temporary ramp modifications, and the removal of the existing Route 44 median performed by SPS New England, the prime contractor....
New England Real Estate Journal - Thu January 17, 2019
Bowdoin Construction Earns ABC Mass. Excellence Award
The Associated Builders and Contractors of Massachusetts (ABC-MA) has selected Bowdoin Construction as a Merit Award winner for the Reiser project. Work entailed a 46,000 sq. ft. warehouse addition with an active rack system and a new commercial showroom for food preparation....
JCB - Thu January 17, 2019
Dennis Travers Joins Northland JCB Sales Team in Bay State
Dennis Travers has joined the Northland JCB sales team. Travers formerly handled sales for Stanley Black & Decker as a territory manager for its healthcare division. He will be serving both Norfolk and Worcester counties in Massachusetts....
MassDOT - Thu January 03, 2019
Bridge Work Begins Over Merrimack River
Work is under way on the $102 million project to replace the bridges that carry traffic on I-495 over the Merrimack River in Haverhill. Early construction activities included clearing and erosion controls along I-495 including the median and areas adjacent to the I-495 northbound bridge and slopes....
Klark Jessen - Thu January 03, 2019
Future of Transportation Commission Releases Report
On Dec. 14, the Commission on the Future of Transportation in the Commonwealth released its two-part report on transportation needs and challenges facing the Commonwealth between 2020 and 2040. The commission was established by Executive Order No....
MBTA - Thu January 03, 2019
MBTA Appoints Steve Poftak as Its New General Manager
Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack announced the appointment of MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board Vice Chair Steve Poftak as the new general manager of the MBTA. Poftak, who will succeed Luis Ramirez, brings to the position deep knowledge of MBTA operations and finances, 16 years of public policy experience, a network of relationships, familiarity with the key challenges facing the authority, and a passion for public transportation....
