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Last week, over 30 ABC MA members attended our annual Strategic Planning Conference at The Conference Center at Waltham Woods. Laura Cataldo, of Baker Tilly, facilitated the day-long conference, which served as a continuation of our five year plan to enhance ABC's standing as a construction industry leader.
Last year's meeting focused on workforce development, membership and legislative affairs. We developed an action plan to focus on youth outreach and training, membership growth and engagement, and proactive leadership on industry issues. We also focused on improving coordination and collaboration between ABC, the Gould Construction Institute, Building Mass Careers, and the Merit Apprenticeship Program to maximize effectiveness, meet future opportunities, and more seamlessly address our members' needs.
This year we are focusing on workforce development and the enhanced collaboration and branding of ABC MA and our growing training affiliates, the Gould Constru ...
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MALDEN, MA./ November 29, 2018 – Erland Construction has been selected by Roseland Residential – A Mack Cali Company to construct three, five-story, high-end apartment buildings and a five-level precast parking garage in Malden, Mass. Cantera, a sister complex of Chase and Chase II, is Erland’s fourth project at Overlook Ridge and their third working with Lessard Design.
Cantera’s location alongside Route 1 reinforces the ease and convenience of modern living. Less than six miles from Boston and just minutes from Revere Beach, the new complex will provide its residents with sophisticated and state-of-the-art features. These new, multi-family buildings will feature studio-, one-, and two-bedroom luxury apartments with stainless steel appliances and quartz countertops. Cantera will add another tier of luxury to the surrounding community with amenities ranging from a yoga and spin studio to a virtual golf simulator and gaming lounge.
Roseland R ...
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BOSTON – November 16, 2018 – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm providing comprehensive building programs across Greater Boston, is proud to announce that it has been named to the list of Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts by The Commonwealth Institute (TCI) for the fourth year in a row. Finalists were honored during an event on Friday, October 26th at the Marriott Copley Hotel in Boston.
TCI was founded in 1997 to help women-led businesses in Massachusetts become and stay successful. TCI’s membership includes CEOs, senior corporate executives, entrepreneurs, executive directors of nonprofits and solo professionals who are committed to building successful businesses, organizations and careers. Since 2002, TCI has created a list of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses to highlight the achievements of these women throughout the state.
“Women-led businesses are one of the fastest-growing sectors in our country, break ...
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BOSTON – October 9, 2018 - Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm that provides comprehensive building programs across Greater Boston, announced today it is providing construction management services to Powder House, a new mixed-use development in Somerville, Mass. The 91,000 SF Powder House Community School in Somerville’s Teele Square will consist of 48 residential apartments, over 23,000 SF of commercial space, and more than 52,000 SF of open green space.
A community driven project, Powder House for Somerville is designed as an inclusive, inter-generational urban village. Residentially, the campus-style environment will include 28 market rate units, eight artist live/work units and 12 senior housing units. Public space elements of the project will include a flexible community hub with an outdoor amphitheater, commercial space and a public park. A large solar farm will be built on-site.
The Powder House project includes th ...
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