Category: Spotlight Content

2023 Women in Construction: Caitlin Space, Noonan Brothers Painting

2023 Women in Construction: Caitlin Space, Noonan Brothers Painting

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? My interest in the AEC industry started at a very young age but it was ultimately my 9th grade math teacher, Mrs. Kinney, that helped guide me into this field by recommending I take an architectural drafting course.
2023 Women in Construction: Nicole Sessa, NV5

2023 Women in Construction: Nicole Sessa, NV5

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? When it was time for me to start my high school career, the town I lived in provided me with two options: Traditional high school or a vocational school.
2023 Women in Construction: Diana Deng, CIL

2023 Women in Construction: Diana Deng, CIL

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I love the tangibility of the field. For me, coming from a background in housing policy, it is immensely satisfying to be able to physically see the projects I work on and see the progress of the build from building permit to certificate of occupancy.
2023 Women in Construction: Melissa McGeown, CIL

2023 Women in Construction: Melissa McGeown, CIL

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? As a child, I would often watch my dad who worked as a carpenter. Seeing the creation of a product in front of my eyes was extremely exciting.
2023 Women in Construction: Caroline Clark, Bohler

2023 Women in Construction: Caroline Clark, Bohler

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I have always enjoyed art, design, and thinking outside the box. As I got older, I developed an interest in learning how things worked and problem-solving.
2023 Women in Construction: Karen Estabrook, Margulies Perruzzi

2023 Women in Construction: Karen Estabrook, Margulies Perruzzi

March 31, 2023
What made you interested in seeking a career in the AEC industry? I chose a career in architecture because it encompassed two of my strengths and interests: problem-solving and creativity. The main driver of architec-ture is solving problems to meet the needs of the clients both
Southern New Hampshire CRE update - provided by Microsoft/ChatGPT via Open “AI” - by Mike Harrington

Southern New Hampshire CRE update - provided by Microsoft/ChatGPT via Open “AI” - by Mike Harrin...

February 24, 2023
Given the recent media hype surrounding Open Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically a search tool using Microsoft/ChatGPT https://chat.openai.com/chat I thought it would be interesting to have ChatGPT provide the content for the Southern New Hampshire industrial market. The information you are about to read is the response I received from ChatGPT when asking it to complete the following task.
Project of the Month: Dacon builds 135,000 s/f Edwards Vacuum facility - Boys & Girls Club of Greater Haverhill receives digital arts studio

Project of the Month: Dacon builds 135,000 s/f Edwards Vacuum facility - Boys & Girls Club of Greate...

February 24, 2023
Haverhill, MA Dacon Corporation has completed the 135,000 s/f New England facility for Edwards Vacuum, a designer and manufacturer of advanced technology parts used in the semiconductor, power, renewable energy, scientific R&D markets, analytical instrument manufacturers, chemical and food processing industries.
Trends in industrial warehouse development: Demand driven by e-commerce, parcel delivery, third party logistics, and large retailers

Trends in industrial warehouse development: Demand driven by e-commerce, parcel delivery, third part...

February 24, 2023
While demand for industrial warehouse and distribution space is not expected to match the record-setting highs seen over the past two years, it will likely keep up with supply as vacancy rates are expected to remain low throughout 2023. Higher interest rates may affect some developers and end-users that would otherwise be looking to expand causing
Layoffs, rollups, shakedowns, gummies... and commercial real estate - by David Skinner

Layoffs, rollups, shakedowns, gummies... and commercial real estate - by David Skinner

February 24, 2023
Writing these articles for the New England Real Estate Journal is fun because it keeps me focused on what is happening not only in Boston but also around New England. I have been working transactions around the northeast over the last couple years and I’ve been seeing some commonalities across the greater New England economic landscape
MAG Capital Partners acquires seafood processing facility

MAG Capital Partners acquires seafood processing facility

February 24, 2023
Portland, ME MAG Capital Partners, LLC acquired a 60,000 s/f lobster processing facility in coastal southern Maine, in a private, off-market sale leaseback transaction.
The food and beverage industry is  poised for a slow, but steady, recovery - by Dennis Serpone

The food and beverage industry is poised for a slow, but steady, recovery - by Dennis Serpone

February 24, 2023
I have to feel bad for all those Massachusetts ‘migrants’ who escaped Boston for the warm climes of Florida. It’s not an illusion, the sun seems to be appearing more frequently and the snow never came. This winter’s incredible record-breaking lack of snowfall has been a blessing to the restaurant trade and the pocketbooks of everyone in one way or another