In Person
A Road to Recruitment in ACE Fields
As the new head of ACE Mentor Program of Greater Boston, Kristen Hurley is tackling the challenge of growing the region’s building workforce with fundraising help from Boylston Properties’ Alejandro Miranda.
A Hotel Makeover That’s Ripped from the Headlines
The first draft of history takes center stage at a newly-renovated boutique hotel in downtown Nantucket. Hotel owner and N magazine publisher Bruce Percelay looked to newspaper clippings of local historic events to inspire its new branding.
Poised to Ride Out the CRE Cycle
Callahan Construction Managers has kept busy at a wide range of notable local development projects, but under Patrick Callahan’s leadership it’s expanded its reach from New Jersey to Maine as the larger commercial real estate industry suffers.
Relationships for the Long Haul
David Eidle is a relatively new face at Rockland Trust, but a familiar one on the North Shore, where the former M&T Bank executive will lead Rockland Trust’s planned C&I expansion.
A Digital Bank Unlocks Transformation
In just two years, Cambridge Savings Bank’s new digital-only brand Ivy Bank had hauled in over $500 million in deposits. Kevin McGuire is the executive responsible for the technology that made it happen.
Harvard Gets into the Hospitality Business
Harvard Allston Land Corp. CEO Carl Rodrigues sees the mass timber conference hall and 250-key hotel rising as key differentiators for the company’s four-building development rising rapidly in Allston.
Shaping the Built Environment from Berlin to Boston
When HDS Architecture founder Hans Strauch set out to tackle a deeply personal commission, he decided to step back from the common modernist aesthetic and design “something that had greater meaning.”
As Milestones Approach, Preservation Takes Center Stage
Museum of African American History CEO Noelle Trent is taking stock of her organization’s many historic Boston properties as the oldest reach their 230th birthday next year.
Turning Up the Volume in Back Bay
Samuels & Assoc.’s Rachel Diharce gives an inside look at how she and her team curated a unique retail experience at the new Lyrik development to cap off Boston’s iconic Newbury Street shopping district.
Building Community Wealth Through Patient Capital
Roxbury-based BlueHub Capital’s Karen Kelleher is seeing no let-up in demand for the lender’s services as an intermediary piecing together financing packages for real estate projects in low-income communities.
Scaling New Heights in Public and Private Projects
A change of ownership this month will enable Gienapp Architects to expand its opportunities to pursue publicly-sponsored building projects as Imelda Barnhurst takes the reins.
Fenway Team Competes in a Crowded Field
On the front lines in the housing affordability battle, Suneeth John leads the Fenway CDC’s real estate team in identifying promising sites and finding financing sources to acquire and develop them.
Localizing Philanthropy for a Global Bank
Coming from the world of government administration, Rafia Zahir-Uddin has helped JPMorgan Chase to organize significant community investments in Massachusetts as its vice president for corporate responsibility.
From Grunt Work to the Executive Office
Matt Maggiore got his start at his family’s Woburn-based construction and development firm as a laborer alongside young Ben and Casey Afleck. Now company president, he’s hunting for suburban Boston condominium development sites.
A Culture of Putting Communities First
Robert Cashman’s life has been intertwined with Metro Credit Union from the start: his grandfather founded it and his father led it. Now, he’s leading the Chelsea lender to new heights.
Amid Crisis, A Career Change Opportunity Emerges
Laura Lakin’s career in the Massachusetts Army National Guard is lending extra significance to her current role helping oversee the interior fitout of a new comprehensive brain health and trauma program for military veterans in Charlestown.
The Challenge of Transitioning from CFO to President
After 13 years in a behind-the-scenes leadership role at Country Bank, Mary McGovern is preparing to step into the limelight as the bank’s new president and future CEO.
An Evangelist for Well-Designed Environments
Jeff Speck has spent decades advocating for the benefits of dense and walkable environments. As cities confront the future of urban spaces in the post-pandemic era, he’s teaming up with transit advocate Chris Dempsey.
Building Bridges Between Job Clusters and Joy
As a former bakery owner and chamber of commerce leader, Julie Copoulos has first-hand experience with the hurdles that entrepreneurs face in Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities that she applies as Pittsfield’s new transformative development fellow.
A Helmsman for a Strategic Expansion
North Easton Savings Bank is looking to diversify its lending business by building out its roster of small business and nonprofit clients. It’s charged Chief Lending Officer Ralph Letner with making that happen.
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