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JPMorgan wants to open 500 branches in next 3 years

Construction Dive

The bank is looking to expand in areas such as Boston, Charlotte, Minneapolis, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. — but aims to close another 30 First Republic locations.

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Best Residential/Hospitality: The Langham, Boston

ENR Construction

The project had two main goals: to preserve the historic original home of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and accentuate its architectural elements while also modernizing the hotel to meet modern luxury standards. The early 1920s R. Clipston Sturgis-designed Renaissance revival style makes up 288,000 sq ft of the hotel.

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Frank A. Stasiowski, FAIA Named To Board of Corporators for Watertown Savings Bank

PSMJ Resources

Founder and CEO was officially appointed at the Bank’s 143rd Annual Meeting in February 2013 PSMJ Resources, Inc., the leading source of management training and consulting for the architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) industry , is pleased to announce that its CEO and Founder, Frank A. Click here for more info

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Don’t Know Where We’re Goin’, Sure Know Where We’ve Been…And Here We Go Again – It’s 2013!

Constructonomics

There is in fact very little doubt as to where we all have been on this treacherous journey through the rebuilding of a devastated construction industry. And here WE go again, into another year of a struggling (but evidently recovering) construction industry. But, I sure know where I’ve been. Hanging on the promises.

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A glossary of terms with reference to Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

Bill of materials (BOM) - a list of materials required for the construction of a project or part of a project, which may include quantities. Bill of quantities (BOQ) - a document used in tendering in the construction industry in which materials, parts, and labor (and their costs) are itemized. RSMeans publishes a city cost index table.

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Have we reached the point when the AEC industry starts redesigning fast-food menu items?

PSMJ Resources

The credit crunch that originally hit small AEC firms hard in 2008 and into 2009 is now hitting medium- and larger firms, as witnessed by the abrupt December closing of Boston-area architecture firm Cubellis and this week's news that Memphis architecture firm Looney Ricks Kiss has filed for bankruptcy.

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Less Is More In New England

Business Facilities

The city rezoned the acreage for maximum density and favorable construction conditions beneficial to commercial developers. One critical feature is the construction of Marketplace Boulevard, a city street interconnecting the developments and allowing double the development capacity. The NH Dept. percent in 2003 to 24.7