Tag: January’20
Publisher’s Message: January 2020
Ready or not, 2020 is here! At High-Profile Monthly, we are embracing this new decade! The shortage of workers in construction will continue in the new year, but according to the Associated General Contractors of America, companies and organizations are adopting a variety of recruitment, retention and technology approaches to attract, train and retain workers. As stated […]
Hipsturbia Captivates Community Developers
Submitted by Rhett Crocker of LandDesign Young creatives and techies are buying into the suburbs, but only the cool ones: “Hipsturbia,” as a journalist coined it, are the live-work-play districts preferred by the millennials who are increasingly renting and buying in U.S. suburbs and smaller metros. According to a new white paper by LandDesign, the […]
AGC National 2020 Forecast
Contractors expect demand to expand in every market segment next year Arlington, VA – Most construction firms expect demand for their services and hiring will expand in 2020, and even more firms are worried about their ability to find qualified workers to hire, according to survey results released by the Associated General Contractors of America […]
AGC MA 2020 Forecast
Wellesley, MA – In 2019, the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) through a grant from the MA Construction Advancement Program (MCAP), held a statewide Opioid Stand-Down as part of its Building the Path to Recovery campaign to eliminate opioid use in the commercial construction industry. The goal of the 2019 stand-down was to […]
TFMoran Provides Services for CMC
Manchester, NH – TFMoran provided surveying, civil engineering, landscape architecture and permitting services for a six-story multi-phase hospital expansion project located on McGregor Street in Manchester. The Catholic Medical Center (CMC) expansion plans also include an emergency room expansion and a future 327-space parking garage. The existing retail plaza will be demolished and a new […]
KBE Celebrates 60 Years with Six ‘Acts of Kindness’
Farmington, CT – In honor of its 60th anniversary, KBE Building Corporation’s senior leadership decided to complete six “Acts of Kindness,” or six substantial charitable acts, one for each decade the firm has been in business. Both KBE’s Connecticut and Maryland offices participated in the year-long endeavor. The Six Acts of Kindness are supported by […]
TFMoran Promotes Burns
Bedford, NH – TFMoran announced that Thomas Burns, PE has been promoted to senior project manager. He joined the company’s civil engineering team in 2014 and has over 19 years of relevant experience. He is responsible for overall project management of private and municipal land development projects. Burns is a licensed professional engineer in the […]
Three Important Trends Driving Healthcare Investments in 2020
by Megan Headley Healthcare has faced its share of disruption over the last few years and that shows no signs of slowing down. Aaron Mauck, senior director of the Advisory Board Co., a healthcare strategy consultant who was until recently based in Boston, predicts that 2020 will bring more consideration around making the shifts seen in […]
ICYMI: Gaston Electrical Closes Out AGC MA Series
Boston – The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) recently closed out its 2019 Technical Series program with Gaston Electrical President Mike Weber and project executive Brian Jasinski’s talk: “The Electrical Process – Industry Insight with Gaston Electrical.” The presentation provided an overview of the electrical distribution system, electrical equipment, code requirements and installation […]
AEC Technology and the Future of Smart Building
by Sara Mannes The start of the decade provides an opportunity to both take a step back and evaluate the past 10 years’ innovation, and to look forward and envision how present-day changes are propelling us into a new era of “smart building.” This past November, the Archimedia Solutions Group, the parent group of Makepeace […]
