COVID-19
PlaceMe Addresses Critical Need for Community Hospitals and Emergency Workers
Cambridge, MA – PlaceMe, a Hispanic-owned, female-led co-living company with expertise in offering shared, furnished apartments to young professionals in multi-family apartment buildings is quickly pivoting its business model to offer flexible housing for its community’s healthcare workforce. To address healthcare workers’ concern of passing COVID-19 on to their family when they return from work, […]
AEC Firms and Organizations Address the Coronavirus Crisis, Seek New Ways to Stay Connected
by Emily Langner On March 11, the World Health Organization officially characterized the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic. The coronavirus was identified in all 50 U.S. states by mid-March, sending a number of cities all over the country into mandatory lockdowns. After nationwide shortages of essential Personal Protection Equipment were reported, members of the New […]
How to Implement Social Distancing Practices in Your Workplace
National – Creative Safety Supply, an Oregon-based retailer of industrial safety and Lean manufacturing products, has created a new guide to social distancing in the workplace. This quick guide showcases essential distancing supplies and illustrates steps to take to incorporate the concept of social distancing in your facility. Also known as “physical distancing,” social distancing is […]
Founder’s Message: April 2020
A Message from HP’s Founder Sometimes in a crisis, new developments emerge. They are designed to solve temporary problems but succeed in being adopted permanently. The practice of working from home with more connectivity online may be one of those adaptions. Yes, we have been doing this for years. High-Profile was founded as a telecommuting team […]
Publisher’s Message: April 2020
Read HP’s April issue now! It has been really uplifting to see how we, as an industry, have come together during these uncertain times. My message to you all at this time is “We’re here for you,” both as a news source and as a platform. We have tried our best to gather the most […]
Mass. Governor Baker Releases New Definition of Construction as an Essential Service
Wellesley, MA – Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) issued the following update regarding the definition of essential services in Massachusetts during the statewide business closure: On March 31, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker extended his emergency non-essential business closure order through May 4 and issued an updated essential services list, which changes the language […]
WalletHub: Massachusetts Ranked No. 9 in State Economies Most Exposed to Coronavirus
National – Massachusetts Ranks No. 9 in the State Economies Most Exposed to Coronavirus, according to WalletHub. To identify which states are most vulnerable economically, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 10 key metrics. The data set ranges from the share of employment by small businesses to the share of […]
COVID-19 Update: Construction Deemed ‘Essential Business’ in New Hampshire
Concord, NH – Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire/Vermont (ABC NH/VT) issued the following update regarding New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu’s Emergency Order #17, requiring all non-essential businesses to shut down, effective March 27: Under Sununu’s emergency order, construction is deemed an essential business under the definition of a “Community-Based Essential Function,” which includes construction […]
COVID-19 Update: Mass. State Permits Extended by Executive Order
Boston – NAIOP Massachusetts, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, issued the following update regarding Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s executive order No. 17 on March 26: On March 26, Governor Baker issued an Executive Order to suspend relevant permitting deadlines and extend out the validity of state permits. It applies to a wide range of state […]
Massachusetts Governor Allows Construction Amid Pandemic
This link will take you to the NBC story which aired Mar. 26.
