Spotlights

Summer slammer: Despite complexities, there is a recipe for success predicated on basic fundamentals

Among construction industry professionals there is a challenging project type that can make any seasoned veteran cringe: the dreaded "summer...

Big data, or big algorithm: Don't miss this move or you will be left far behind (part 1)

Petabytes, zettabyte, quintillionbytes, are all words you probably haven't heard of, or at least I have not. FYI, two zettabytes can contai...

Connect, create and construct: Design build and single-source philosophy

In an industry wary of change, embracing innovation and creating systems that minimize client risk, foster collaboration and partnership, an...

Life sciences corridor collaboration will strengthen Quincy and the region

The city of Quincy, located seven miles south of Boston is well positioned to further strengthen and diversify its economic future through a...

The newer and bigger big-box buildings: Warehouse/distribution centers

Remember the 1980s big boxes started to pop up all over. Walmart discovered New England, along with K-Mart, Home Depot, BJ's, Costco and sev...

Mortgage banker in the middle - Why pay the middleman, the mortgage banker?

A favorite hotel client (call him "Mr. Big") was refinancing a trophy property I financed years earlier that was now maturing. (We had done ...

As economic conditions continue to improve, so should the golf industry

For the first time in years we can stay that things are looking up in the golf industry, we are cautious however as improvement will likely ...

Celebrating 75 year anniversary, W.T. Kenney Co. embraces relationship building to generate new business

W.T. Kenney Company was founded in 1939 by Walter Thomas Kenney in Arlington, Mass. This year we celebrate our 75th anniversary. We are a 4t...

Are we doing the types of projects we want?

We are finally emerging from the long winter. The newspapers are hot with new projects getting approved, breaking ground or leases being sig...

Why use a commercial mortgage broker? To help maximize your loan dollars

With the range of lending sources available today to the real estate developer and owner, the question is always asked, why use the services...