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Two Utility Workers Killed in Downtown Boston Construction Accident

February 24, 2021

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced via Twitter that city officials had “immediately suspended Atlantic Coast Utilities’ only other permitted worksite in Boston.”

Boston Properties Inc. Named ENR MidAtlantic Owner of the Year

Justin Rice

February 11, 2021

ENR’s editors have selected Boston Properties Inc. as the ENR MidAtlantic Owner of the Year.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh Is Tapped as U.S. Labor Secretary

Scott Van Voorhis

January 7, 2021

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Labor union leaders hailed selection of the former construction union exec, as Biden aims to fulfill his promise of being a pro-labor president.

Industry Groups Worry Massachusetts Climate Bill Could Derail Development

Legislation would slash emissions by 50% of 1990 levels by the end of this decade

Scott Van Voorhis

January 6, 2021

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A provision in the newly passed NextGen Roadmap bill would enable individual cities, towns and suburbs to mandate tough, net-zero-energy building codes that could hurt construction and development at a time when the economy remains shaky, developers say.

Boston Construction Bands With Health Care to Fight COVID-19

A testing, tracing and treatment initiative targets tens of thousands of workers across city

Scott Van Voorhis

December 22, 2020

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Union leaders, industry executives and international experts team to stop virus spread in city's booming construction sector.

Boston First to Embrace Obama-Era Zoning Rules

Development association backs plan to incorporate fair-housing review for residential projects

Scott Van Voorhis

December 21, 2020

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Boston has become the first major city in the country that will incorporate Obama-era, federal anti-discrimination rules into the process of reviewing major new apartment and condo projects.

MassDOT Overhauling Congested Boston-Area Corridor

Crews start $31.1-million job to rework congested suburban roadways

Scott Van Voorhis

December 9, 2020

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Crews kicked off a $31.1-million revamp of one of Greater Boston's most congested, pedestrian-unfriendly suburban roadways.

Work Resumes on COVID-Delayed Boston Tower

Relaunch comes after developer secures $775-million construction loan

Scott Van Voorhis

October 23, 2020

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Construction restart on one of the Boston skyline's tallest buildings follows several months in which Winthrop Center’s future hung in the balance.

Team Set to Start Muddy River Project in Mass.

Second phase of the overall $76-million flood management project to start in July

Stephanie Loder

June 3, 2020

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The second phase of the Muddy River flood risk management construction is scheduled to begin in July following the award of a $36.5 million contract by the Army Corps of Engineers, New England District.