Maine industrial contractor, Cianbro, has opened a new workforce development center in remodeled space at a former technology center in Pittsfield to address the skilled worker shortage, the company announced on August 17.
Marijuana, while still banned under federal law, is now legal in 28 states and in the District of Columbia, where federal law is not enforced. Eight of those states have legalized recreational marijuana and the remaining 20 are strictly medical.
After massive fires in Waltham, Mass. and Boston destroyed large residential complex employing wood-frame construction this summer, officials from both municipalities are questioning the safety of wood-frame construction for large apartment complexes and urging the state for stricter regulations on the size of such building.
As Massachusetts pushes to build the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind farm, south of Martha’s Vineyard, it is competing with Maryland to become a domestic contractor supply chain hub.
Stanley Consultants named former MWH exec Kate Harris as CEO and elevates Gayle Roberts to chairman; Boston transit agency again loses its general manager.
Plans for Boston’s largest new hotel were announced for a site near the Boston Convention Center weeks before the convention center is seeking design proposals for development of its 30 acres of undeveloped land in the Seaport District.
In the face of unprecedented fiscal belt tightening, Massachusetts public colleges and universities have received a directive to repair buildings constructed four or more decades ago rather than investing in lucrative expansions.