Burke of D.F. Pray promoted to executive vice president
D.F. Pray, a Massachusetts general contracting and construction management company, has promoted Michael Burke from senior vice president to executive vice president.
A longtime employee of D.F. Pray, Burke brings to the table three decades of experience in all facets of the firm from estimating, business development, and construction operations with a focus on large projects. He has helped to grow D.F. Pray's business and establish long-lasting relationships with the firm's largest clients nationwide. Some of Burke's clients include CVS, Titleist, Chic-fil-A, Atria, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Scott Pray, president of D.F. Pray said, "Mike is a consummate professional, evidenced by his ability to integrate his personal knowledge and expertise into each of his projects and through his leadership. He has helped our company grow in ways we couldn't have anticipated. For the last thirty years Michael's work ethic and constant evolution has helped make D.F. Pray an industry leader. It is with great pleasure that he now assumes the position of executive vice president, from where he will help to continue his guidance and grow the company in the future."
Wallingford, CT O,R&L Commercial has completed the $3.8 million sale of a mixed-use investment property located at 33-39 North Main St. and 24-25 Wallace Ave. in the town center.
Now what? As the year comes to a close, the state of retail is always in the news. The answers vary greatly depending on who in the various related industries you ask, each offering a unique lens on the challenges and opportunities ahead.
This may seem self-serving, and I’ll be the first to admit it. But unlike some of the artificial intelligence tools now reshaping our industry, I am fully aware of my own bias. So, hear me out. The rise of AI in commercial real estate is not a distant threat or a speculative headline.