September 2025 City Scoop: Boston

City Grill Jarret Johnson  Principal – Boston DeSimone Consulting Engineering With slowing life science work and a stagnating commercial office market, smaller transit-oriented residential developments are growing, Johnson says, thanks to the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Communities Act requiring multifamily development near its rail stations.  Universities are pivoting from the life sciences downturn with “phased […]

East People: September 2025 | Engineering News-Record

David Fenton has been named CEO at Cranshaw Construction, a Newton, Mass., general contractor and CM firm. A 20-year veteran of Suffolk Construction, he was its national government chief operations executive and chief operations officer. Kathryn W. Jablokow is dean of the Manhattan University School of Engineering in Riverdale, N.Y., effective Aug. 1. She was […]

Specialty Firms Find Growth Amid Market Crosscurrents

After a year of economic uncertainty, many of the largest specialty contractors in ENR’s new East region managed to increase their revenue while navigating a market that is increasingly shaped by infrastructure modernization, energy transition and cautious private investment. The East list represents $8.2 billion worth of 2024 revenue reported by 62 firms working in […]