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Volunteer with Career Collaborative
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Doreen Bennett Are You Looking for a Meaningful and Fun Volunteer Opportunity That Can Have a Positive Impact on Someone’s Life? If so, then consider becoming a volunteer at Career Collaborative! Career Collaborative works with adults between the ages of 19 and 55 in the Greater Boston area who are […]
Connolly Completes French HQ
Billerica, MA – Connolly Brothers Inc, a general contractor and construction management firm, has completed a new 60,000sf corporate office and maintenance facility for W. L. French Excavating Corp. in Billerica. The 48,000sf maintenance facility includes 10 drive-through maintenance bays, three high equipment bays with five-ton and 10-ton overhead cranes, truck tire carousel, diesel filter […]
Elaine Construction Promotes Leonard
Newton Upper Falls, MA – Elaine Construction Company announced the promotion of Tony Leonard to director of project management. He joined the company in early 2019 as project executive, bringing with him decades of experience at Liberty Mutual Insurance. Along with directing the project management team and its activities, he will oversee the implementation of […]
2020 Building Preview: Five Big Things We’ll See This Year
Boston – The nationally active design firm, The Architectural Team (TAT), has announced five valuable projects and trends that will impact American cities this year. From the first U.S. property for global hospitality group Raffles, to large-scale public housing transformations and 1 million-square-foot Rust Belt landmark, these new and in-process works reveal the power of […]
Thompson Receives AIA CT’s Young Architect Award
New Haven, CT – Ming Thompson, an architect member of the American Institute of Architects, Connecticut chapter (AIA Connecticut), has been selected as one of the 22 national awardees for the AIA Young Architect 2020. As the leader of an innovative multidisciplinary firm, Thompson has proposed a new paradigm for architecture and challenged the rigid […]
Cheryl Newton Architects Celebrates 10 Years
Glastonbury, CT – Cheryl Newton Architects LLC, a Connecticut based architectural design firm, is celebrating a decade in business. Founder and principal, Cheryl Newton AIA, opened the firm in 2010 and has been providing creative design and infectious enthusiasm to every project she has been involved in ever since. Cheryl Newton Architects LLC continues to […]
Kostaras Named President/CEO of Habitat Boston
Boston – The board of directors for Habitat for Humanity Greater Boston has selected architect and urban planner James Kostaras as its new president and CEO. Kostaras began transitioning into his duties in December of 2019 with the assistance of outgoing president and CEO Lark Palermo. Kostaras says his goal is to help more families […]
Pharmaceuticals HQ Completed
JC&A, Dinneen and AHA Team Up Quincy, MA – J. Calnan & Associates, Inc. (JC&A) recently completed the corporate headquarters for Dicerna™ Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a developer of investigational ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) therapeutics. Together with R.E. Dinneen Architects and AHA Engineers, JC&A transformed 80,000sf in Lexington for Dicerna. The team upgraded the existing lobby and […]
U.S. Department of Labor Implements New Overtime Rule & Increases Salary Threshold for FLSA Exemptions
by Michelle De Oliveira The U.S. Department of Labor’s updated overtime rule and increase of salary thresholds for qualifying exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) are here, effective as of January 1, 2020. On Sept. 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced its final rule, updating the salary thresholds necessary for […]
Construction Institute Announces Owners’ Forum Panelists
Hartford, CT – The Construction Institute announced panelists for its Fairfield County Owners’ Forum. The forum will be moderated by Courtney Hendricson, vice president of partnerships for AdvanceCT. She will be joined by these industry leaders: Gary Flocco, partner, Corvus Capital Partners Clayton Fowler, chairman, CEO and principal, Spinnaker Real Estate Partners R. David Genovese, […]
