Spotlights

The Old Colony Crossroads Collaborative: An economic development plan for S.E. Mass.

As the economy continues to sputter in to 2009, there is even more need for regional collaboration in northern section of southeastern Mass....

Going green - It's more than just recycling paper! It is about the little things. It's a mindset.

To implement green strategies successfully at the business level, companies need to have buy-in from all levels of their organizations. Once...

Preconstuction services and the role of a construction manager so project moves smoothly

Construction projects are not cookie-cutter affairs where one plan fits all. It's easy to assume that because a construction manager (CM) do...

Insuring condominiums: Remember these are a group of homeowners sharing the same structure

Typically, condominium trusts are viewed and treated as commercial clients by brokers and insurers, and sometimes it's forgotten that a resi...

Bradley International Airport celebrates return of transatlantic service starting June 2nd

When Bradley International Airport's long-awaited daily nonstop international service to Amsterdam was canceled on Oct. 1, 2008, the Connect...

2009 forecast for New England lawyers: Not necessarily "grim" for all

The Federal Reserve recently issued its "beige book" report, in which the New England commercial real estate industry was characterized as "...

There are a number of types of auctions, all of which will provide unprecedented opportunities

It has been said that two things in life are certain: death and taxes. However, currently there is one more certainty: the opportunity to ma...

Grubb & Ellis predicts increased vacancy will swing market in favor of tenants and buyers

Grubb & Ellis Co., a leading real estate services and investment firm, released its national and local 2009 Real Estate Forecast reports. Fo...

Consensus views on economic crisis: How to navigate conditions impacting commercial R.E.

The underpinnings of commercial real estate have become, in part an anchor to windward in Boston as economic distress buffets all sides of o...

The future: Where are we headed now? Get out, make connections and provide service to industry

It is now the start of a new year, a new administration in Washington and an era of change in the financial industry. We have just been thro...