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Setting Their Sites   Construction is a lot like the mail. Projects have to be delivered on time, regardless of the weather. And to say it’s been a rainy year […]

Tracking a Turnaround   Annual expenditures for improvements and repairs to owner-occupied homes are expected to decline at an accelerating rate through the first half of 2024, according to the Leading […]

Restoring History   The National Park Service named the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission’s (PVPC) 501(c)(3) subsidiary, the Pioneer Valley Regional Ventures Center Inc., as one of only 13 awardees nationally […]

Habitat for Humanity’s Veterans Build

Serving Those Who Have Served Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity (GSHFH) homeowner and local veteran Max needed help. The colonial home he purchased in the McKnight neighborhood in 2002 had […]

The new modular, prefabricated truss bridge

Thinking Outside the Bridge By Daniel Holmes and Andrea Lacasse The Town of Great Barrington was faced with a substantial challenge: one of its main bridges, the Division Street bridge, […]

Back on the Job The construction industry added 19,000 jobs in July even as the sector’s unemployment rate increased, according to an analysis of new government data by Associated General […]

Frank Antonacci, left, and Jonathan Murray

What Goes Around…   Frank Antonacci says he’s lost track of how many tours he’s led of the All American Material Recovery Facility (MRF) in Berlin, Conn., which handles material […]

Oliver Layne

Bringing It Home   Oliver Layne has come to call it “my bathroom.” Others in his family simply call it “dad’s bathroom,” for reasons that will become clear. This is […]

items Michael Preli sold

Super Bowls   Michael Preli’s career has been one of constant advancement — not necessarily in title or income, but in job satisfaction. And he’s a long way from where […]

President Jeff Goodless

Current Events Early on, Jeff Goodless knew life wasn’t easy in the world of electrical contracting. But he also knew his family had built a strong reputation in the field […]

An aerial view of part of the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail.

Pathway of Progress   A study initiated by the Norwottuck Network to assess the benefits of the completion of the Massachusetts Central Rail Trail (MRCT) system predicts that general health […]

Stephen Greenwald

Past Meets Future   For Stephen Greenwald, growing his construction company was tied closely to how he saw his role in it. “I started as a one-person company — just […]

From left, partners Steve Girard, Jennifer Gagnon, and Bob Girard. Photo by Market Mentors

Reflecting on a Legacy   To build a company and steer it to three decades of growth, one needs to be future-focused. But Steve Girard has been thinking a lot […]

Brian Rudd

Sustainable Solutions By Mark Morris In the past year, energy prices have taken a bigger chunk out of everyone’s budget. Increases at the gas pump get the most attention, but […]

Claiming Mileage   On March 30, the Massachusetts State Senate passed a bill that includes $350 million in bond authorizations for transportation needs across the state, including $200 million for […]