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Hassell Joins SGA
Boston – SGA announced that real estate industry veteran Stephen Hassell has joined the firm’s Boston office as vice president of business development. In his role, Hassell, who has worked in the real estate, construction and architecture industry for over 45 years, will focus on business development and corporate clients, and will work closely with […]
Korda Joins Mass. Architectural Firm
Danvers, MA – Gienapp Architects, a Massachusetts architecture firm, announced that Alejandro Korda has joined the firm as a project designer. Korda is skilled in schematic design, permitting, design development and construction documentation. He has successfully led the design of a variety of mixed-use, commercial, assisted living, municipal, laboratory and residential projects with budgets ranging […]
Daniel Fisher Gets AISC Award
Chicago – Daniel G. Fisher, Sr., founding partner of Girder-Slab Technologies LLC, has been named a recipient of The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Lifetime Achievement Award. Fisher, who launched Girder-Slab Technologies in 2001, received AISC’s Special Achievement Award in 2005. AISC will honor 13 leaders across the structural steel design, construction, and academic […]
Kaplan Receives Two ABC Awards
Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, announced that it was honored with two Excellence in Construction Awards (EICA) from the Massachusetts chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC MA). The company received two Eagle awards, the highest level of recognition that can be bestowed by the ABC. Congregation Kehillath […]
Colantonio Hires Two
Holliston, MA – Colantonio Inc. announced it recently hired Dylan Keyser as assistant project manager and Blayne Carney as assistant superintendent. Keyser joined the firm with five years of experience in the municipal, retail and healthcare markets. He is assigned to the Arthur O’Shea House Project, an occupied affordable housing renovation in Brookline. Carney served […]
The Pinnacle Experience
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Lisa Frisbie I was very fortunate to have received the SMPS Boston scholarship to attend the 2019 Pinnacle Experience on Nov. 13-15 in Denver, Colo. The three-day program was exactly as it was described: a thought- provoking event providing executive marketers a platform “to discuss fresh […]
Jewett Promotes Sirois
Scarborough, ME – Jewett Construction announced the promotion of Jon Sirois to vice president of Maine operations. Prior to his promotion, Sirois, who started at Jewett Construction in 2018, held the title of general manager of Maine operations. He is responsible for the management and overall performance of the Maine branch. He maintains the coordination […]
Engineering, Environmental Services Firm Welcomes Drake
Westfield, MA – Tighe & Bond, Inc., a northeastern engineering and environmental consulting firm, has appointed Keri Drake as its director of marketing and communications. Drake, who will be based out of the firm’s Worcester office, will manage the marketing and communications group and lead strategic marketing planning for the firm. Drake has 20 years […]
Lessons to Learn from Selling in a Weak Economy
This article originally appeared on SMPS Boston’s website. by Ken Lambert In Greater Boston, if you are in the AEC/development world, times are good. Look around – cranes everywhere, hard-hats bustling around, and generally speaking there is more work and building projects than there are people to build them. As another data point, the DOW […]
Over 530 Students Attend Eastern Mass. Girls in Trades Event
by Anastasia Barnes and Emily Langner On Nov. 13, the fourth annual Massachusetts Girls in Trades Eastern Mass Conference and Career Fair was held at IBEW Local 103 in Boston. Over 530 career and technical education (CTE) high school students attended the event that included speeches by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn […]
