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Walsh extends Boston’s construction ban

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Wednesday said he was extending the city’s construction ban until further notice amid the ongoing effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Walsh on March 16 said all construction sites would need to b.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 25th, 2020

Boston mayor orders shut down of construction sites due to coronavirus

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has ordered that all construction projects in the city be suspended in response to the spread of the coronavirus. Walsh’s move co.....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkMar 16th, 2020

Five things: Steward Health, Boston net-zero rule, airport construction and a dotcom survival story

Good morning, Boston. Congratulations, Bruce Mohl, who's stepping down as editor of Commonwealth. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday. Gov. Maura Healey yesterday said the state is prepared t.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 7th, 2024

Wind turbines. Labs. Mass. construction projects demand a specialized workforce

From lab buildings to offshore wind turbines to precise building-monitoring systems, construction has gotten more complex, challenging Boston-area general contractors......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 3rd, 2024

Five things: South Station fire; Thermo Fisher, Vertex CEO pay; and a baseball team worth watching

Good morning, Boston. Happy National Siblings Day. Here are the five things you need to know in Boston business news to start your workday. The construction firm Suffolk has paused work on South Station Tower following a fire at the site yeste.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 10th, 2024

Ex-Boston Mayor Marty Walsh knew of the domestic violence allegations against his pick for the city police commissioner prior to appointing him, affidavit says

In February, Walsh denied he had any knowledge of the domestic abuse allegations prior to appointing Dennis White as Boston police commissioner. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, speaks during the inaugural meeting of the Tas.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytMay 20th, 2021

‘People shouldn’t be afraid of the word white privilege’: New labor secretary talks inequality, racism and union power in first interview

Walsh, the son of Irish immigrants, talked about his first job, as a paperboy for the Boston Globe, highlighted racial disparities in the labor market, and spoke about the importance of unions......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 24th, 2021

‘People shouldn’t be afraid of the word white privilege’: New labor secretary talks inequality, racism, and union power in first interview

Walsh, the son of Irish immigrants, talked about his first job, as a paperboy for the Boston Globe, highlighted racial disparities in the labor market, and spoke about the importance of unions......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 24th, 2021

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is confirmed to lead Labor Department

Walsh, a friend of the president’s who was a favored candidate of organized-labor groups, will be the first labor secretary to come from a union background in nearly 50 years......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 22nd, 2021

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is expected to be confirmed as labor secretary

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is expected to be confirmed today by the Senate as Labor Secretary, taking the reigns of an agency that is central to President Biden’s worker-friendly agenda......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMar 22nd, 2021

IBEW Local 103 Applauds Nomination Of Martin Walsh

IBEW Local 103 applauds nomination of Boston Mayor Martin Wals.....»»

Category: blogSource: valuewalkJan 11th, 2021

Biden says he seriously considered Bernie Sanders for labor secretary, but couldn"t risk Senate control

Biden tapped Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to be his labor sec.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytJan 9th, 2021

Joe Biden picks Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a former union president, as labor secretary

President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labor secretary.President-elect Joe Biden will select Boston Mayor Marty Walsh as his labor secretary......»»

Category: topSource: chicagotribuneJan 8th, 2021

Biden picks Boston"s mayor to lead Labor Department: report

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to serve as his Labor secretary, according to a Politico report on Thursday citing unnamed sources. Wal.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 8th, 2021

Biden to name Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo as commerce secretary, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor

Biden selects Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo for commerce secretary and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for labor secretary.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytJan 7th, 2021

Boston Properties presses pause on construction of huge downtown San Jose office project due to pandemic

The real estate investment trust said last month that the project's first phase would be ready for occupancy in early 2023, but it told the Silicon Valley Business Journal today that it can no longer comment on the timing of the first phase's delivery......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 29th, 2020

Exclusive: Boston Properties presses pause on construction of huge downtown San Jose office project due to pandemic

The real estate investment trust said last month that the project's first phase would be ready for occupancy in early 2023, but it told the Silicon Valley Business Journal today that it can no longer comment on the timing of the first phase's delivery......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 29th, 2020

Wolf extends stay-at-home order but will loosen some restrictions on construction, auto sales

Gov. Tom Wolf extended Pennsylvania's stay-at-home order until May 8, the date he said the state will begin to take small, measured steps toward reopening on that date, including allowing what he called limited construction operations and online aut.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 20th, 2020

Faneuil Hall landlord reverses stance on April rent

Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., the operator of Boston’s famed Faneuil Hall, has reportedly given its retail merchants a reprieve on April rent following a conversation with Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, despite having told those retailers in recent days.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2020

COVID-19: Construction completed on first phase of Chicago"s McCormick Place into Alternate Care Facility

CHICAGO, April 4, 2020 – Walsh Cons.....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkApr 4th, 2020

COVID-19: Walsh Construction leads conversion of part of McCormick Place Convention Center into Alternate Care Facility

CHICAGO, April 4, 2020 – Walsh Construction, one of the largest contractors in the city of Chicago and in the United States, is leading the temporary conversion of a portion of the McCormick Place Convention Center into an Alternate .....»»

Category: realestateSource: bdcnetworkApr 4th, 2020