Articles Tagged with ''Boston''

Bid For Martin's Park To Be Released This Month

A park honoring Boston Marathon Bombing victim Martin Richard is slated to break ground this spring

January 5, 2017

With the design for Martin’s Park next to the Boston Children’s Museum nearly complete, the Boston Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up to accept bids to build the park in honor of Martin Richard—the 8-year-old boy who was killed in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

New England Construction Looks Up Heading Into New Year

Boston’s tall towers continue to rise despite market shift to institutional and higher education

Justin Rice

December 27, 2016

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With a slight shift from residential to the industrial and higher-education sectors in 2016, New England’s construction market will continue to look up in 2017, especially in Boston.

Suffolk Wins CM for New GE Global Headquarters

Contractor selected for $200-million Boston project from among four other competitors.

December 20, 2016

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Contractor selected for $200 million Boston project from among four other competitors.

Justin Rice

December 1, 2016

Just more than a month after two workers died in Boston after a water main break flooded the trench they were working in, another water break early Wednesday morning flooded city streets, this time setting off several manhole fires in Chinatown.

Health Care Best Project - Building for Transformative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

November 22, 2016

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The Building for Transformative Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is designed to help physicians and researchers from different disciplines collaborate on new treatments and therapies within the same facility.

MBTA Hires Construction Manager To Oversee Green Line Extension

Former Chicago Transit Authority official John Dalton picked to run long-delayed project

Justin Rice

November 8, 2016

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The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority is hiring a construction manager to administer the long-delayed $2.3 billion Green Line Extension project, according to an MBTA press release.

Boston To Develop Air Rights Over Turnpike

November 2, 2016

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After decades of starts and stops, three air-rights projects over the Massachusetts Turnpike are gaining traction.

Demolition Work on MassPike Toll Booths Begins Sunday

Justin Rice

October 28, 2016

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With the new All Electronic Tolling, or AET, system on the Massachusetts Turnpike going live tonight, demolition work to tear down 23 toll booths on the Turnpike begins this Sunday, according to MassDOT.

Electrical Contractors See ‘Disrupting’ Forces in 2016

Justin Rice

October 12, 2016

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Surging revenue for firms generating power, light and building communication technologies charged up record attendance for the 2016 National Electrical Contractors Association convention in Boston.

GE Ready to Present Plans for New Boston HQ

New Fort Point Channel campus will rehabilitate two brick buildings and include significant public space

Justin Rice

August 2, 2016

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A day after releasing renderings for its new global headquarters in Boston’s Fort Point Channel on Monday, General Electric will present its plans to the public on Tuesday night. Designed by Gensler, the new 2.4-acre campus located at 6 Necco Court will include two rehabilitated historic brick buildings and a newly constructed 12-story building connected by a bridge and a pedestrian walkway.

Live: July 16, 2026 at 2:00 pm EDT We'll address the current state of the construction market as we reach the halfway point of 2026. ENR invites three top forecasters asking them to share their views on the market prospects for the industry at midyear, both nationally & regionally, in the midst of these unique challenges.