Boston Construction News: Boston tops San Francisco Bay Area to lead U.S. life-sciences lab construction

Boston, with more lab space under construction than anywhere else in the U.S., is poised to surpass the San Francisco Bay Area as the country’s biggest hub for life sciences.

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Construction News: Construction In An Ever-Changing Workplace: Adapting (Again) To Meet New Challenges

COVID-19 has caused mass disruption to the construction industry—and things are only getting more complicated. Between the rapid spread of Omicron, the threat of future variants, and the potential for a “flurona twindemic,” the virus’ impact will be felt on job sites for a long time to come.

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Massachusetts Construction News: MassDevelopment Issues $53.6M Bond Financing for Construction of Boston Affordable Housing Complex

BOSTON — MassDevelopment has issued $53.6 million in tax-exempt bond financing to Washington Pine LLC for the construction of a five-story, 202-unit complex in Boston.

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Massachusetts Construction News: Construction industry group calls on Massachusetts Legislature to invest in bridges, despite $3 billion investment from federal government

After a harrowing close call in Somerville last week, the Construction Industries of Massachusetts is calling on lawmakers to shore up funds for the state’s failing infrastructure.

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