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.
Downtown Grand will start construction on a new 495-room hotel tower as more tourists flock to Fremont Street and room rates rise. The project will finish in mid-2020 and nearly double the resort’s room count to 1,124, the company said in statement. No financial information
Modular construction is helping hotel developers speed up projects. The dual-branded Courtyard by Marriott/TownePlace Suites Los Angeles/LAX is an example. Read the Hotel News Now story here
J. Crew has teamed with Habitat for Humanity on a buyback program that turns old denim apparel into housing insulation. Customers can return any brand of jeans to J. Crew and they’ll receive a $20 credit toward a new pair of jeans. Read the Glossy
Riverview Plaza will become a mixed-use retail center as owner Cedar Realty Trust works to redevelop the South Philadelphia property over the next seven to 10 years in a series of improvements. The first two phases will include 125,000 square feet of retail, about 260
The city of Ashtabula will open a new hotel for the first time in 99 years. Read the WJW-TV story here
Toys R Us Asia will open 60 new stores this year, mostly in mainland China, after separating from its US parent company late last year. The company, backed by Fung Retailing Group, has more than 550 stores in 10 markets in Asia. Read the South
Sudberry Properties and Tharaldson Development and Hospitality have started construction of a 100-room Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton at the new Breakwater Town Center on Palm Avenue. Read the Times of San Diego story here
Stop & Shop will acquire the King Kullen grocery chain, boosting its presence on New York’s Long Island. The deal involves 32 King Kullen locations plus five Wild by Nature organic supermarkets, though no decisions have been made regarding store closures or banner changes. Read
Bath and beauty retailer Lush will expand its Naked store concept to the UK with the Jan. 18 opening of a location in Manchester, England. The concept shop, which is already in place in Berlin and Milan, lets shoppers use an app to access information
The SBE Group is expanding its famed Delano brand into the California desert, with ambitious plans to open a new Delano Hotel in the Coachella Valley. Scheduled to open in 2022, the stunning Delano Hotel & Residences in Indian Wells will include 154 hotel rooms
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