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Construction
Building Momentum By Mark Morris Curtis Edgin says his business is all about flexibility and constantly making adjustments. This is the case when times are ‘normal,’ he noting, adding that […]
Historic Renovation With the financial support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council Cultural Facilities Fund and the Easthampton Community Preservation Act, CitySpace is beginning the first phase of a multi-million-dollar project […]
In Search of Workers Construction employment dipped by 5,000 jobs between December and January even though hourly pay rose at a record pace in the past year, according to […]
A Big Supply of Challenges How do you plan a construction project when you don’t know if all the supplies will be available, and even if all the workers will […]
More Demand Than Supply By now, the phrase ‘supply chain’ has become one of the economic buzzwords of our time, as global shortages and slowdowns of goods, not to mention […]
Steady On Thomas Crochiere had a modest vision for his construction company a quarter-century ago — and, as it turned out, a successful one. “Having worked for a company […]
Continued Momentum The engineering and construction industry has made a significant recovery from the 2020 recession, but it has also experienced multiple headwinds that are expected to persist. According […]
Glass Half Full The latest issue of the Civil Quarterly (CQ) from Dodge Data & Analytics reveals a dramatic increase in supply-chain challenges faced by civil contractors. However, contractors remain […]
Greener Days MassDevelopment announced that Abercrombie Greenfield, LLC will receive $450,000 in financing for energy improvements to its office building at 56 Bank Row in Greenfield, the first project financed […]
From Parking Lot to Plaza MassDevelopment has awarded a $10,000 grant to the North Adams Chamber of Commerce to transform the Center Street parking lot at 55 Veterans Memorial Dr. […]
Summer Special By Mark Morris In the old days — prior to the pandemic — when homeowners wanted to make improvements to their property, they called several contractors for competitive […]
The Clock Is Ticking With state financing now in place, construction is expected to begin in early 2022 on a $29.9 million project to transform the landmark Mill 8 […]
Target Acquired The Baker-Polito administration recently announced it has established an ambitious greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions-reduction goal for the next three-year Mass Save Energy Efficiency Plan. The goals, established as part […]
Survey Says Home renovation spending has grown 15% in the last year to a median $15,000, according to the tenth annual Houzz & Home survey of more than 70,000 U.S. […]
Framing the Issue Few industries have been immune to the supply shortages and rising costs that have plagued the world economy over the past few months, but construction is especially […]
