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Professional Profile: Tom Dube 2015

Name: Tom Dube Title: Chief Operating Officer Company: Green Leaf Construction Location: Leominster, MA Place of birth: Lewiston, ME Family: Wife and son College: Worcester Polytechnic Institute First job unrelated to your current field: Supermarket grocery clerk First job in current field: Carpenter for my father's business What your firm does now and its plans for the future? Green Leaf is a design build, construction management, and general contracting firm serving corporate, health care, academic, and advanced technology clients. We want to be known as a nimble contractor that will steadfastly advocate for our clients best interest each and every time. Hobbies: Golf and (mostly) anything my son wants to do Favorite novel: 7 Habits, not really a novel, but a great way to go about life. Favorite film: Tommy Boy, Swingers, & Pulp Fiction Keys to success: Sharpen the saw. Person(s) you most admire (outside of family): Anyone with a green thumb, and eye for art, or an ear for music. If you had to choose a different profession, what would it be? You've heard of starving artist...I'd be the lesser known starving pro golfer.
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Shawmut Design and Construction breaks ground on the 195 District Park Pavilion in Providence, RI

Providence, RI Shawmut Design and Construction celebrated the ceremonial groundbreaking for the 195 District Park Pavilion, marking the start of construction on a facility that will feature year-round dining and support space for park operations. In addition to the 3,500 s/f building, the project will include infrastructure upgrades
The New England Real Estate Journal presents<br> the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate Journal presents
the First Annual Project of the Year Award! Vote today!

The New England Real Estate proud to showcase the remarkable projects that have graced the cover and center spread of NEREJ this year, all made possible by the collaboration of outstanding project teams. Now, it's time to recognize the top project of 2024, and we need your vote!
Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Investing in a falling rate environment - by Harrison Klein

Long-term interest rates have fallen by 100 basis points, and the market is normalizing. In December of 2022 I wrote an article about investing in a high interest rate, high inflation market. Since then, inflation has cooled off, and the Fed has begun lowering their funds rate.
The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

The 2024 CRE markets: “The Ups” (industrial) and “The Downs” (Boston class B/C office) - by Webster Collins

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