Montante ready to start Gates Circle demolition

Having secured approval from the Buffalo Preservation Board to raze portions of the now-closed Millard Fillmore Gates Circle Hospital, Montante Construction will begin its first outward sign of the $64 million Delaware District project.

The Tonawanda-based Montante hired Ontario Specialty Contracting to oversee the remediation and demolition work on the 6.7-acre site, located where Gates Circle and Delaware Avenue intersect.

First up, demolition of the campus’ former power plant building. That…

Supporters to lobby for infrastructure improvements

Hundreds of supporters looking to raise public awareness of issues impacting New York’s infrastructure are expected in Albany today as Rebuild NY Now hosts a Rally and Lobby Day event.

In addition to state lawmakers, guest will include Michael Elmendorf, president and CEO of Associated General Contractors of New York, Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State, and Jay Simson, president of the American Council of Engineering Companies of New York, among others.

A…

SRP spends millions of dollars on execs' education reimbursement program

Salt River Project is calling for a rate increase this month that would create an additional $110 million for the utility, but critics of the plan cite a program that has paid out millions of dollars to company executives to help with tuition to send their children to some of the country’s top universities. Those critics say the utility should not be using ratepayer dollars for such a perk.

Between 2009 and 2014, 77 SRP executives received a combined $2.6 million in tuition assistance to send their…

Five things you need to know, and why this architect says Cincinnati 'is crying out for a wrecking ball'

Good morning, Cincinnati! Here are the five most important things you need to know to help start your busy business day:

11 local stores on RadioShack closing list

RadioShack’s first list of stores it could close didn’t include any in Cincinnati … but the second list certainly does: Up to 11 area RadioShack stores and 82 in Ohio alone could be closing as a result of the electronic retailer’s bankruptcy restructuring. Fort Worth, Texas-based RadioShack has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection…

South Shore Place in Braintree sells for $41.5M

An affiliate of Lexington-based Bierbrier Development Inc. has acquired the newly built South Shore Place retail center for $41.5 million, or about $922 per square foot, according to a Suffolk County deed.

South Shore Place was developed by Cambridge-based Carpenter & Co. and sold by a joint venture of Carpenter and Boston-based BayNorth Capital LLC. The 45,000-square-foot retail facility includes tenants such as Legal Sea Foods and Ben & Jerry’s.

Carpenter had developed the retail complex on the…