Thu September 14, 2017
Crews Build Slurry Wall for Boston High-Rise in Seaport District
The Seaport District of south Boston has experienced explosive growth over the past decade, and with the announcements of General Electric moving its headquarters and Amazon building a major facility in South Boston, the growth rate has achieved even greater levels....
Wed September 13, 2017
Topcon Announces Addition to Topcon Solutions Store Network
Topcon Positioning Group announced a new addition to the Topcon Solutions Store distribution network Sept. 13. PPI Group, now known as PPI Group, a Topcon Solutions Store, is the latest positioning distributor to join the network with two locations in Portland, Ore....
David Sharp - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Fri September 01, 2017
Maine Utility — Late Surprise in Green Energy Competition
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) Central Maine Power company is providing an entry in the contest for the largest renewable energy contract in New England history — a proposal to bring enough green energy from Canada to power upward of a million homes in Massachusetts....
Thu August 17, 2017
Build With Strength: Waltham, Mass., City Council Votes 14-0 for Safer Codes
On July 31, Waltham city councilors voted unanimously to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Cindy Riley - Thu August 17, 2017
Mansfield's Department of Public Works Constructs New $35M Facility
In Mansfield, Mass., work continues on a $35 million municipal complex that will include a public works administrative facility and a combination police and fire department structure. Work will take place in two phases, with current construction focused on the Department of Public Works (DPW)....
Thu August 03, 2017
2017 Construction Starts Reveal Mixed Pattern Across Top Metro Areas
During the first half of 2017, eight of the top ten metropolitan markets for commercial and multifamily construction starts ranked by dollar volume registered decreased activity compared to a year ago, according to Dodge Data & Analytics....
Fri August 04, 2017
Baker-Polito Admin Celebrates Road, Bridge Projects
Gov. Charlie Baker joined Transportation Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack, Acting Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver and MassDOT officials at a bridge replacement project in Braintree to underscore more than $315 million invested by the Baker-Polito Administration in Fiscal Year 2017 in 40 roadway and bridge projects impacting 19 cities and towns throughout the Greater Boston area....
Wed August 02, 2017
After Fire, Massachusetts City Votes for Safer Building Codes
Waltham, Mass., city councilors voted unanimously July 31, to call on the state of Massachusetts to implement tighter restrictions on the size of wood-frame residential buildings after a massive ten-alarm fire destroyed a wooden apartment complex under construction in late July....
Thu July 27, 2017
Woman-Owned Excavating Business Serves Cape Cod Area
You don't often see women in the construction business, and one Cape Cod, Mass., woman is turning heads. Jenn Morris is the owner of GFM Enterprises Inc., a Certified Woman-Owned Business specializing in Septic Installation and Upgrades, Site Development, New Home Excavation, Demolition, Sewer Hook ups, Road Grading, and Foundations, both Residential and Commercial, just to name a few....
Fri July 21, 2017
AGC Releases Latest Construction Employment Numbers by Sate
Forty-one states added construction jobs between June 2016 and June 2017 amid continuing widespread demand for construction services, while 25 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May and June, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released July 21....
