Peter Kuttner, President
Cambridge Seven Associates Build New England Awards Emcee
William A. Berry & Son, Inc.
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. Tsoi/Kobus Associates, Inc. 2009 Build New EnglandChairman's Award Winnerfor The Center for Life Sciences Boston
Bob Petrucelli, President & CEO
AGC of MA
Joe Stella, President
P.J. Stella Construction Corp.
John Lauring, President
Lauring Construction
OSHA 30-Hour Training Course Coming March 4, 2010 Register today for a highly informative three‑day safety training session for your key personnel. There is no other program that will provide your construction superintendents, project managers and safety personnel with this level of safety training presented by some of the best resources and authorities on Construction Safety and Health in the region. Click here to register.
AGC publishes its Blueprint for Economic Growth AGC recently published "Build Now for the Future: A Blueprint for Economic Growth", which it handed out to Congress in an effort to draw attention to the disproportionate effect the recession has on construction businesses and their employees. The plan outlines a series of common-sense incentives, tax credits and policy changes to stimulate new private- and public-sector demand for construction.
Construction unemployment is over 16.5%, considerably more than most industries, and spending on construction is projected to show a drop of $193 billion in 2009. At 8% of the GDP, construction's pain hurts the entire U.S. economy.
MA Inspector General’s office issues five-year report card on CM at Risk The legislatively required five-year report from the Office of the Inspector General on how CM at Risk has been adopted on public building projects in Massachusetts has been completed and was delivered to the Legislature on October 9. Click here for the report.