Spotlights

Hotel owners! Its time to become partners with your lender - "N.O.I. - It's all that matters"

"N.O.I. - It's ALL that matters." I received a button with that phrase while working in the Hotel Group assisting other work-out officers an...

Western Mass. industrial market: These are extraordinary times and will end, eventually

I really hate to upset the current trend of doom and gloom but our business, as measured by total volume saw a 15.5% increase over 2007. Buc...

Commercial build-to-suit market forecast 2009: Strong market position will weather this cycle

The financial chaos in 2008 has brought a large portion of the world's developed nations into uncharted economic territory. Those who did no...

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...