Top Stories From Around The Web

• Walmart To Install Solar Panels On 27 Stores In Mass.

  Retail giant Walmart said it plans to install solar panels on top of about half of its roughly 50 Massachusetts stores as early as August as part of an expansion of solar power in the state.
  The Boston Globe - May 15
  
  

• Making Over The Mall

  After years of public forums and planning meetings, renovations will begin soon on the Essex Street pedestrian mall, the city’s popular, but beleaguered, urban centerpiece.
  The Salem News - May 15
  
  

• 441 Stuart St. Could Fetch $40M In Sale

  The mostly gutted 11-story building at Stuart and Dartmouth streets in Boston’s Copley Square is attracting scores of interest from potential buyers.
  Boston Business Journal - May 15
  
  

• UMass To Break Ground On Biotech Testing Facility

  The $28 million center, called the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing, is said to be the first in the nation of its kind [...]…
  The Herald News - May 15
  
  

• Reworked Play In Theatre District

  A Theatre District hotel project’s development troupe has been recast for the next act in a long-running real estate drama at the corner of Tremont and Stuart streets.
  Boston Herald - May 15
  
  

• Roundhill Construction Builds Out 48,272 Square Feet Of Space At 101 Summer St. In Boston

  Roundhill Construction, a Boston-based general contracting firm specializing in interior build-outs for users of commercial space, has completed the build-out of 48.272 square feet of office space at…
  Boston/SF News - May 15
  
  

• $52M Project Will Kick Off Work On ‘scar’ Left By Failed Highway

  A major redevelopment of the Jamaica Plain area where Columbus Avenue crosses Centre Street has kicked into gear, aimed at finally healing the old wounds of an ill-fated highway project.
  Boston Herald - May 15
  
  

• Restoration’s Fixing To Serve Food

  Restoration Hardware wants its new store in Boston’s Back Bay to feature a company first: a restaurant furnished with its own products.
  Boston Herald - May 15
  
  

• The Boston Waterfront Has Arrived

  The waterfront stretches from the southernmost tip of Dorchester through South Boston, to downtown, the North End, Charlestown, and finally to East Boston. Eighty-five percent of the shore is pedestri…
  The Boston Globe - May 15
  
  

• MassArt’s Dorm A Bold Statement In The Skyline

  The new dorm tower at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is the most interesting Boston high-rise in years.
  The Boston Globe - May 15