Shawmut Design and Construction has joined Draper and Wexford Science & Technology to break ground on the 111,000-square-foot Integrated Microelectronics Production & Advanced Chip Technology (IMPACT) Center in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Between March 2012 and March 2013, 152 of 339 metropolitan areas added construction jobs, with Dallas and Houston taking the top two spots in total numbers of jobs added. Meanwhile, 126 urban centers – including Chicago, Detroit and Cincinnati – lost jobs, and 61 showed
New or newly renovated luxury hotels are springing up along the southern New Jersey shore, as companies rebuild from the damage of Hurricane Sandy, according to The Press of Atlantic City. In Stone Harbor, for example, work on the upscale Reeds at Shelter Haven hotel
Pizza and pasta chain Sbarro will venture out of the food court with two standalone fast-casual units planned to open later this year in Columbus, Ohio, according to the American City Business Journals.
The New York burger and frozen custard restaurant Shake Shack is eyeing Harvard Square for a second Massachusetts restaurant, according to the Boston Herald.
W Hotels‘ global growth is proceeding smoothly, with 60 property openings lined up by the end of 2015, according to HotelNewsNow.com. The luxury hotel firm will continue to focus on non-ownership projects.
Chesapeake Lodging Trust has closed on its acquisition of the 410-room W New Orleans hotel for $65 million, according to HotelsMag.com. The sale follows Chesapeake’s purchase of the W New Orleans–French Quarter earlier in April. Plans call for the property to be rebranded as a
Wal-Mart is in aggressive-growth mode in South Florida, opening new stores and adding groceries to existing locations as it looks to win over food shoppers with its everyday-low-price model, according to the Sun-Sentinel. Meanwhile, regional grocery chain Publix, which has 52.8 percent of the market
Data released by STR show improvements in key hotel metrics during the first quarter amid a nearly 3 percent rise in room demand, according to Travel Daily News International. The quarter saw 250 million room nights sold as occupancy grew 1.8 percent.
Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump’s proposed design for the conversion of the Old Post Office Pavilion has received initial approval from the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. Plans call for the property to be redeveloped into a 271-room luxury hotel while retaining its historic
Sweden-based fast-fashion chain H&M is rolling out a higher-end retail concept called & Other Stories that will offer a small selection of apparel and an extensive collection of wardrobe add-ons. The first store opened in London with jewelry, lingerie, accessories and four basic shoe-style categories
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