Edwards facility earns DBIA award - Dacon Corp. provides design/build services

Haverhill, MA The recently opened Edwards’ Haverhill facility, which Dacon Corp. provided design/build services for, has won first place at the DBIA New England Awards for vertical construction.

Davis holds topping off ceremony at 101 Smith Place, Cambridge, MA

Cambridge, MA The Davis Companies (Davis) celebrated the topping off of a new 161,616 s/f class A lab development at 101 Smith Place. The development is one of four buildings that comprise The Quad life science campus, West Cambridge’s newest hub for innovation and creative thinking. 

Acella Construction promotes Ceurvels to project manager

Pembroke, MA Acella Construction Corp. has promoted Laura Ceurvels to project manager. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing multiple projects with a focus on higher education assignments including several design and construction projects at Northeastern University and MIT.

Browne joins board of Caritas Communities

Braintree, MA Caritas Communities, a non-profit provider of low-income housing and services with a mission to prevent homelessness, welcomes Keita Browne of Sanofi to its board of directors. Browne is currently the head of finance, U.S. Rare Disease at Sanofi where he is responsible for the end-to-end management of a $1 billion P&L (7 therapies across 5 disease states) and for driving rare disease financial strategy.

Polar Design Build to complete 34,000 s/f project for Kenworth

Middleton, MA Polar Design Build, Inc. has been selected to complete a 34,000 s/f showroom, office and service area for Kenworth Northeast. Kenworth Northeast is a full-service dealership including showroom, parts, and service. Spanning from New York to Rhode Island, Kenworth Northeast is committed to provide its customers with the best medium and heavy-duty trucks, service, and quality parts.

Bozzuto Construction Co. promotes Rennie to vice president

Boston, MA Bozzuto Construction Company (BCC), the construction arm of Bozzuto, has promoted Brian Rennie to vice president. In his new role, Rennie will be responsible for overseeing the company’s full project portfolio and construction operations in Greater Boston, as well as all renovation and capital improvement projects throughout Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Colantonio hires Coates and Stallone

Holliston, MA Construction manager Colantonio Inc. is pleased to announce their recent hire of project superintendents Gregory Coates and James Stallone. Coates joins the firm with nearly 40 years of construction experience as a project superintendent and a BS in Civil Engineering Technology from Wentworth Institute of Technology.

Arcadis DPS Group hires Oldham as director of project management

Boston, MA Arcadis DPS Group has hired Chris Oldham as director of project management. Reporting to senior vice president of project operations Paul DePriest, Oldham will be responsible for all operations and projects while managing the DPS office’s expanding team of project management professionals.

Hired Hands adds new plumbing division

Beverly, MA Hired Hands, the handyman/maintenance division of The Remodeling Company, has added a new plumbing division to their list of services.  The plumbing division will enable The Remodeling Co. to keep all plumbing work in-house on their remodeling projects, which will provide cost savings to its clients while also enabling the company to offer top quality plumbing repairs and other services to residential and commercial customers as a stand-alone service. 

Libby of Suffolk named industry leader by Construction Dive

Boston, MA This year marks the 25^th annual Women in Construction Week, celebrating women in construction and highlighting their important contributions to the industry. Suffolk Construction project executive Libby Murphy has been selected by Construction Dive as one of just a handful of women across the country to receive its 2023 Construction Champions Award.