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Sharing Knowledge, Building Homes

Sharing Knowledge, Building Homes

At the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, Juana Matias is on a mission to make sure knowledge about how to leverage federal affordable housing funds to build a career in housing development knows no color line.

Leadership Changes as Architecture Firm Turns 30

Leadership Changes as Architecture Firm Turns 30

This year’s 30-year anniversary of Harvard-based Maugel DeStefano Architects’ founding is accompanied by a transition in leadership. Founder Brent Maugel is handing off control to 22-year veteran Jonathan Cocker and two other principals.

A Developer Poised to Capitalize Market Conditions

A Developer Poised to Capitalize Market Conditions

Turbulent financial markets have whipsawed the commercial real estate industry, but from where Cappy Daume sits at The Davis Cos., evaluating potential acquisitions, there’s a lot of opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

Big Ambitions for Big Bill

Big Ambitions for Big Bill

Edward Augustus has had a whirlwind three months as the state’s first secretary of housing in two generations, tasked with building a brand-new state agency while responding to a humanitarian crisis and directing the creation of an ambitious housing policy and finance bill.

Building a Launchpad for Growth

Building a Launchpad for Growth

In just three months this summer, Anthony Lamacchia added two Massachusetts counties and over 1,000 square miles to the territory his brokerage, Lamacchia Realty, covers, and 92 more agents to do it with.

A Banking Leader’s Full Plate

A Banking Leader’s Full Plate

Bluestone Bank CEO Meg McIsaac took office as the 2023-2024 president of the Massachusetts Bankers Association in May in the middle of a challenging environment as regulators consider new banking rules and the economy puts a crimp in bank earnings.

A Low-Cost Lender Responds to BERDO

A Low-Cost Lender Responds to BERDO

Developers and landlords face difficult decisions about how to finance work to to control energy costs and comply with decarbonization regulations. Mike Doty and Nuveen Green Capital say they can offer an affordable solution.

Establishing a Gateway to Growth in Worcester 

Establishing a Gateway to Growth in Worcester 

For two decades, The Menkiti Group has successfully found 3 million square feet of opportunities in the Washington, D.C. region. Now its founder and CEO, Somerville native Bo Menkiti, is focusing on Worcester as the company’s next growth focus.

From Megabank to Mutual Bank

From Megabank to Mutual Bank

Worcester County’s Cornerstone Bank is facing off in a fight for deposits against some of the same giant banks where its head of retail banking, Altaf Ahmed, worked for 20 years.

Dismantling the Lending Status Quo

Dismantling the Lending Status Quo

Abby Nguyen-Burke’s early job as a part-time bank teller at Eastern Bank became her gateway to open up new opportunities for underrepresented small business owners at Eastern’s Equity Alliance for Business project.

New Leadership Arrives at a Turning Point

New Leadership Arrives at a Turning Point

John Dolan – also known as the Bruins’ PA announcer – takes over leadership of brokerage Avison Young’s New England region at a critical moment in the region’s commercial real estate industry.

Taking an Attorney-Client Relationship to the Next Step

Taking an Attorney-Client Relationship to the Next Step

As a young attorney, Brian Awe got to work with Boston-based Fallon Co. as it permitted its signature waterfront project at Fan Pier. Now the company’s president, his career is coming full circle as the firm prepares to develop the project’s final parcel.

Hunting for Sellers in a Tight Market

Hunting for Sellers in a Tight Market

Alison Socha’s 23 years in real estate started with a personal connection. As a teenager, she babysat Linda O’Koniewski’s children long before the now-CEO of Leading Edge Real Estate had worked her way into her leadership position.

One Career Decision Was All He Needed

One Career Decision Was All He Needed

Fred Clarke’s fateful decision to accept César Pelli’s job offer 50 years ago set in motion a sweeping career that’s included designing some of the biggest punctuation marks on the skylines of the world’s biggest cities, including Boston.

300 Percent Growth in Three Years

300 Percent Growth in Three Years

New Valley Bank President and CEO Jeffrey Sullivan has guided his four-year-old institution through explosive growth, in part thanks to an early marketing boost from PPP lending and in part from embracing the Pioneer Valley’s growing cohort of highly diverse entrepreneurs.

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