Category: Spotlight Content

SJC holds that parties cannot contract away willful or knowing violations of Ch. 93A - by Michael Di...

May 27, 2022

On January 24, 2022, the Supreme Judicial Court struck down a contractual limitation of liability provision as void against public policy. In H1 Lincoln, Inc. v. South Washington Street, LLC, et al., the SJC held that contract waiver does not preclude multiple damages under the Massachusetts consumer protection

Tighe & Bond names McIntyre as external member to board of directors

May 27, 2022

Westfield, MA With nearly four decades of experience, Greg McIntyre has been elected as a new external member of Tighe & Bond, Inc.’s board of directors. McIntyre had a distinguished career as an executive at CH2M where he served on the board of directors,

Life is a rollercoaster and we cannot get off! - by David O'Sullivan

May 27, 2022

We had been on an upward track in the building industry in March 2020 with business doing well, employment was growing, Boston was providing new opportunities and most of us were happy. Yes there were political issues nationwide, housing costs high and unaffordable for many and lots of workers in low paid jobs

MassDev. and PeoplesBank issue $9.5 million tax-exempt bond for The Food Bank of Western Mass.

May 27, 2022

Chicopee, MA MassDevelopment has issued a $9.5 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts, Inc., which will use proceeds to build and equip a 63,000 s/f building at 25 Carew St. within the Chicopee River Business Park that will serve as The Food Bank’s new headquarters

Facing up to uncertainty - by Bill Pastuszek

May 27, 2022

COVID forced us to adjust, at horrible cost of over a million American lives and countless others across the globe, and, it’s not over. From the negatives, there are positives. The way we work and live evolved. We adjusted, in some case, creating new paths

Step transaction doctrine and how it applies to 1031 exchanges - by Lynne Bagby

May 27, 2022

As taxpayers across the country, including New England, continue to review their investment real estate portfolios, many often decide that participating in a 1031 exchange for tax deferral when selling and buying their real property is a beneficial action for them to take. However, sometimes the taxpayer’s plans

During 2022, users and investors will be under pressure to find available properties - by Mike Giutt...

May 27, 2022

For Rhode Island, 2022 has big shoes to fill from what 2021 left it. 2021 ended with a bang, especially within the industrial sector. Some of the education segments such as the Charter Schools, have also been absorbing space at a fast pace. CBD office space is still lagging all other commercial real estate (CRE