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Five Minutes With: Boston Building Trades Employer’s Association Executive Director Thomas J. Gunning

Johanna Knapschaefer

September 18, 2021

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Thomas J. Gunning oversaw the Building Trades Employers’ Association (BTEA) Boston rebrand as BTEA Northeast.

Workplace Safety

After 2 Jobsite Deaths, OSHA Proposes $1.35M Fine Against Boston Contractor

Tom Ichniowski

August 18, 2021

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OSHA cited Atlantic Coast Utilities and Advanced Utilities Inc. and Shannon Construction—all owned by Laurence Moloney.

City Scoop: Transportation, Clean Energy are Boston Highlights in 2021

June 29, 2021

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Dodge data on projected 2021 construction starts in Boston.

Boston Properties Rises to the Occasion

Jim Parsons

April 5, 2021

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ENR MidAtlantic’s Owner of the Year strives to develop and own premier properties in the region’s top markets

Labor

Construction Unions Protest Amazon Projects in Massachusetts

Retail giant plans fulfillment center in North Andover and may be looking at site in Boston.

Scott Van Voorhis

April 5, 2021

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Online retail giant faces rising opposition from organized labor and other critics as it forges ahead with plans to build major logistics centers across the state.

Boston Public Schools Welcome Students Back After Virus-Related Renovations

Oldest U.S. public school district worked on upgrades during remote learning

Stephanie Loder

March 1, 2021

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The public school district carried out extensive renovations and upgrades.

Two Utility Workers Killed in Downtown Boston Construction Accident

Scott Van Voorhis

February 24, 2021

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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.