2022 Year in Review: Ralph Letner, SVP, Chief Lending Officer at North Easton Savings Bank

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
I’ve been very active lending in the renewable energy market in the past few years. During 2022 at my prior bank, we were funding the construction of solar projects for a developer under a master

2022 Year in Review: Dennis Kelleher, Executive Vice President at Horvath & Tremblay

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
The rapid increase in interest rates has had a dramatic impact on our industry. We are seeing less inventory available for sale and downward pressure on pricing due to the higher interest rates. We have

2022 Year in Review: Nicholas Golon, P.E., Principal, Civil Department Manager at TFMoran

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
After over a year and a half to secure permits, the Granite Woods Commerce Center adjacent to exit 11 on I-93 in Hooksett, N.H. broke ground in the fall of 2022. This state-of-the-art 500,000 s/f class A

2022 Year in Review: Parker Snyder, Director of Business Development at ARCO National Construction – N.E.

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022? ARCO’s New England division experienced dramatic growth of 300% in 2022, largely due to the extremely high demand for industrial warehouses and GMP facilities, the majority of which are intended for life science tenants.

2022 Year in Review: Thomas Sweeney, SIOR, Principal at Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year? The biggest impact on our industry this year was the return to office.

2022 Year in Review: Ed Zuker, CEO of Chestnut Hill Realty

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal, or transaction in 2022?
The new construction at Hancock Village, adding 211 apartments to our existing 789 townhomes and a 25,000 s/f Community Center

2022 Year in Review: Donald Grebien, City of Pawtucket

What emerging trends will drive investment and development in 2023?
In the city of Pawtucket, several of our key education, economic development, and quality of life initiatives are coming to fruition. Pawtucket voters overwhelmingly approved a bond question for the

2022 Year in Review: Arnold Peck, Arnold Peck's Property World

What was your most important professional accomplishment or most notable project, deal or transaction in 2022?
2022 made its mark by bringing new life to development projects that stalled out during the 2008 recession. It’s with a sense of real satisfaction to be in a business that is addressing the need of

2022 Year in Review: Andy Roy, Vantage Builders

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
2022 was Vantage Builders’ biggest, and busiest, year since the firm’s founding 22 years ago. From our perspective, the cannabis industry had the biggest impact to our business. The market

2022 Year in Review: Steven King, Quonset Development Corp.

What person, project, transaction or market trend had the greatest impact on your industry this year?
In 2022 we saw a continued demand for flexible spaces for growing businesses, including existing Quonset companies and businesses looking to relocate within the Northeast. In 2022 there was 305,000 s/f