Thu May 25, 2017
MHA Hosts 38th annual NE Public Works Expo September 20th and September 21st
Yhe 38th annual Massachusetts Highway Association (MHA) New England Public Works Expo which will be held on Wednesday, September 20th and Thursday, September 21st at the Boxboro Regency (formerly Holiday Inn) in Boxborough, MA....
Thu May 25, 2017
Equipment East Hosts Open House at New Dracut Facility
Following its ribbon cutting ceremony in April, Equipment East hosted a successful Open House at its brand-new facility located at 61 Silva Lane in Dracut, Mass., on May 6. The rainy weather didn't stop a heavy crowd of more than 500 customers, friends and family from pouring in to celebrate....
Thu May 25, 2017
Bill Allows MassDOT to Distribute $200M to Local Projects
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker recently signed into law a measure authorizing the state Department of Transportation to distribute $200 million in “Chapter 90” funds to local governments for road-related construction projects....
Thu May 25, 2017
Baker, Polito Cut Ribbon on $20M Boston Landing Station
The Baker-Polito Administration, state transit and local elected officials and New Balance executives celebrated the ribbon-cutting of the new $20-million Boston Landing Commuter Rail Station, privately financed by New Balance, and restoring commuter rail service to the Allston-Brighton community for the first time since the 1960s, effective for riders on Monday, May 22....
Brenda Ruggiero - Thu May 25, 2017
Nanoscience Facility Takes Shape on MIT's Campus in Cambridge, Mass.
A state-of-the-art nano facility is being built at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Mass. The project website noted that recent discoveries have caused a revolution in the understanding of how materials behave at the nanoscale (one billionth of a meter), and MIT researchers are exploring the ways nanoscience and nanotechnology will have an impact....
Thu May 11, 2017
Equipment East LLC Cuts Ribbon on New Facility in Dracut
Equipment East LLC, a heavy equipment construction retailer, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of its new facility in Dracut, Mass. Located at 61 Silva Lane, the new 43,000 sq. ft. building features eight drive-through service bays, enhancing serviceability of customers' equipment, a wash bay and a fluid distribution system for accurate dispensing of hydraulic, gear and transmission oils, as well as a large indoor-outdoor parts warehouse, providing customers with the most commonly needed spare parts....
Jon Chesto - Boston Globe - Mon May 08, 2017
Construction Breaks Ground on $200 Million GE Headquarters in Boston
General Electric on Monday officially kicked off construction for its new $200 million headquarters overlooking the Fort Point Channel, just over a year after the industrial giant made the decision to relocate to Boston from Connecticut....
Wed May 03, 2017
High-Production Excavators Fill Need for Boston-Area Firm
After more than three decades in business, Metro Equipment Corporation is well-acquainted with the ups and downs of the construction industry. The current economic recovery, however, has been a little slower than normal for the family-owned company....
Wed May 03, 2017
Transwestern Arranges Financing for Celtics' New Facility
Transwestern Consulting Group (TCG) has arranged a construction and permanent financing loan on behalf of NB Development Group for 40 Guest St. in Brighton, Mass. TCG Partner Chris Skeffington and Vice President Andrew Stone, working with NB Development Group Managing Director Jim Halliday and New Balance Treasurer Kevin Doyle, arranged the loan with East Boston Savings Bank, led by Vice President Ed Rich....
Wed April 19, 2017
Construction Team Saves Cambridge Residents
A construction worker is being hailed as a hero by the grateful residents of a two-story home in Cambridge who say his pounding on the door woke them up yesterday morning and helped them escape the house before flames swept across the second floor....
