Gotham Greens Expands to New England
Soon, we’ll be able to eat locally grown lettuce year-round sprouted at a facility that once was an industrial wasteland. Gotham Greens is constructing a $12.5 million, 110,000-square-foot high-tech greenhouse facility that will produce 10 million heads annually of lettuce and leafy greens grown with minimal environmental impact. The greenhouse will use advanced growing methods, including hydroponics, big data-driven climate control intelligence and renewable energy, while using 90 percent less water. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation has committed up to…
DiPrete Celebrates Women in Construction
DiPrete Engineering would like to recognize all of its female employees whose hard work and dedication has helped make the firm as successful as it is today. “Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to work on a number of the firm’s largest institutional and commercial projects,” said Nicole Reilly, Vice President at DiPrete Engineering. “I really enjoy working one-on-one with clients and teammates to overcome obstacles and provide the best possible results.” “This September will be my fourteen-year anniversary…
Kevin DeMers Promoted to Senior Project Engineer of Dedham, MA Office
DiPrete Engineering would like to recognize Kevin DeMers for being promoted to Senior Project Engineer of the firm’s Dedham, MA office. Kevin joined DiPrete Engineering in 2000 after earning a civil engineering degree from the University of Rhode Island. As Senior Project Engineer of the Dedham office, Kevin is responsible for all aspects of a project’s engineering, including oversight of engineers, design implementation, and preparation for public hearings. Kevin will also continue to play a key role in the firm’s…
Farrar Equities, LLC and Crosspoint Associates, Inc. Team on New Long Wharf Hotel
Plans for a new 57-room, four-story hotel in Newport, RI are moving along. Located at the corner of Long Wharf and America’s Cup Avenue, the new hotel will replace a two-story building which formerly housed a Hooley store and the Corcoran, Peckham, Hayes, Leys & Olaynack PC Law Firm. Developers of the proposed hotel, Farrar Equities, LLC and Crosspoint Associates, Inc., have named the upscale boutique property the ‘Brenton Hotel’ after Brenton Reef located at the entrance to Narragansett Bay….
Celebrating National Engineers Week
National Engineers Week highlights the good work done by engineers across the country and raises public awareness of engineers’ positive contributions to quality of life. In honor or National Engineers Week we asked some of our team members what they love most about engineering and why they chose their specific field. Here’s what we learned: “I have always been drawn to environmental science because of my love of the outdoors and nature,” said Chris Sutter, Environmental Scientist. “Here at DiPrete…