Emerging Sectors Filling Industrial Spaces Previously Eyed As Biomanufacturing

In a highly anticipated deal, a 100-acre fuel tank farm has sold to a real estate firm with plans for a massive redevelopment along Everett's waterfront. The Davis Cos. purchased a former ExxonMobil site for $72.5M, according to public records. The property is one of…

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After three contentious meetings, Newton city councilors on Monday evening adopted new zoning guidelines to satisfy the state's MBTA Communities Law. 

The new zoning plan — the most significant one to be adopted by the city in 70 years — is much slimmer than the one first presented to the council, with almost 700 units being slashed. "We would have liked Newton to have followed the lead of Lexington, Arlington, Brookline and other communities that…

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With $9B in federal funding since 2021 offering a substantial lift, airports across the country are embarking on ambitious construction projects aimed at serving the millions of passengers taking to the skies after years spent grounded by the pandemic.

Another $6B in federal money is expected in the next two fiscal years for a grand total of $15B in half a decade, the result of airport infrastructure funding in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

Airport renovations from coast to coast are seen as crucial for maintaining the vitality of cities and their economies through business and leisure travel. But even with local political support and funding available, they run into challenges. “We have all of the challenges that conventional construction folks are having right…

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