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Thousands of Mass. Union Members Walk Off Jobs Due to COVID-19 Fears

April 6, 2020

More than 17,000 carpenters and painters stopped work on jobs across the state on Monday because of health and safety risks due to the pandemic, union leaders say.

Massachusetts Unions Call for Statewide Halt on Building Projects

Scott Van Voorhis

April 1, 2020

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In letter to Gov. Charlie Baker, building trades want all but emergency work stopped through April over COVID-19 concerns.

Massachusetts To Reopen Decommissioned Hospital to Address COVID-19 Capacity Concerns

Bruce Buckley

March 26, 2020

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The facility was shuttered in 2018 but will be reopened to provide beds for patients with coronavirus and other conditions.

Work Halted at Boston Project Despite Loophole in Shutdown Order

Scott Van Voorhis

March 26, 2020

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Work had continued at Boston's Oro Seaport project despite the Boston ban on all construction because it was located on state-controlled land.

Boston Extends COVID-19 Construction Ban

Mayor says work could be halted 'indefinitely' to combat coronavirus spread

Scott Van Voorhis

March 25, 2020

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Boston extended its construction moratorium indefinitely on March 25 due to continuing COVID-19 outbreak issues.

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Cambridge, Mass., Enacts Construction Ban to Combat COVID-19

Indefinite measure follows similar action in neighboring Boston

Justin Rice

March 19, 2020

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Two days after Boston announced it would shut down construction sites to slow virus spread, its neighbor across the Charles River has followed suit.

New England City Scoop: Construction Starts in Portland

March 17, 2020

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Dodge data on projected 2020 construction starts in Portland, Maine

Boston Becomes First City to Shutter Construction Sites Because of Coronavirus

City to revisit construction ban in 14 days

Scott Van Voorhis

March 16, 2020

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Gilbane, Suffolk, Consigli among companies agreeing to shut down sites after Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh halted all construction in Boston for two weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Massachusetts Utility Pleads Guilty to 2018 Gas Explosion

Columbia Gas to sell natural gas assets for $1.1 billion

Justin Rice

March 9, 2020

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Columbia Gas plea follows an agreement to pay a $53 million federal fine for blasts and fires north of Boston that killed one man.

Delayed Fed OK of Big US Offshore Wind Farm Puts Power Start Date at Risk

Mary B. Powers

February 16, 2020

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Massachusetts politicians cite Trump interference in late award of project EIS, even as power costs are shown to drop further.

July 6, 2020

Billions of dollars are being spent so the 100-year-old electric grid can better handle increases in renewable energy, electrified vehicles and natural disasters.

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