Corporate pride — or vanity glare?
Boston Globe — July 2, 2010
Every city can use a slogan. Here’s a new one for Cambridge: Your logo here!

Mashpee tribe, Fall River on a roll
The Cape Cod Times — July 2, 2010
In betting terms, the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is on a hot streak.

Shire pays $165m for Lexington site
The Boston Globe — July 1, 2010
Shire PLC, a global specialty biopharmaceutical company headquartered in the United Kingdom, said it has purchased the Lexington Technology Park campus in Lexington for $165 million.

Biotech firm moving its base to Billerica
The Boston Globe — July 1, 2010
A drug manufacturer plans to build a 70,000-square-foot plant and corporate headquarters in Billerica with a combination of federal, state, and local financing assistance and tax breaks.

State closes on $30 million bond for SouthField parkway
The Patriot Ledger — July 1, 2010
Redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station took its first major step forward in more than a year on Wednesday. The state closed on a $30 million bond that will allow construction of an essential road to begin.

State shedding construction jobs
Boston Business Journal — June 30, 2010
Massachusetts lost 5 percent of its construction jobs in the 12 months ended May 31, according to a new report by The Associated General Contractors of America.

John Drew has new plan for So. Boston
Boston Business Journal — June 30, 2010
Developer John Drew filed an updated plan with the city for what could become his huge Waterside Place development on the South Boston waterfront.

Seaport Square Developers To Take Risk, Go Small
Banker & Tradesman — June 30, 2010
The developers of Seaport Square, a 6-million-square-foot development on the South Boston waterfront, said they will be the first developers in Boston to test new models of workforce housing that shrink unit sizes and rely on shared amenities, transportation and public spaces.

BCEC Expansion Plans Face ‘Tough’ Questions
Banker & Tradesman — June 29, 2010
The head of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority invited a panel of analysts to poke holes in the authority's ambitious plans to expand the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in South Boston yesterday.

Architects present concepts for S. Boston waterfront
The Boston Globe — June 29, 2010
Local developers and investors expressed skepticism about the city's initiative to develop the South Boston waterfront at a symposium at City Hall today, saying they hope the government can take on part of the investment risk.

Davis Cos. closes on Burlington properties
Boston Business Journal — June 28, 2010
The Davis Cos., a real estate investment firm based in Boston, has completed its $32 million acquisition of two Burlington office properties that were foreclosed on earlier this year by GE Capital Corp.

Hub developer giving $3M for Southie bridge
Boston Herald — June 26, 2010
Boston Properties is putting up $3 million in mitigation funds to improve the Congress Street Bridge to South Boston’s Fort Point area.

Colliers Meredith & Grew's 2nd Quarter 2010 Market Snapshot
Colliers Meredith & Grew is pleased to provide a copy of its Second Quarter 2010 Market Snapshot detailing occupancy and absorption statistics for the Boston, Cambridge and Suburban Boston office/R&D markets.