Remembering ‘The Shoe’ in Beverly
Salem News – 3/2/2015
Everybody loves Throwback Thursday, but have you ever seen a building honor the social media sensation?
Throwback Thursday is a weekly phenomenon — guess which day it lands on — where people on social media share old photos of themselves and often describe where they were or what they were doing at the time. (More)
Laurus Synthesis opens first U.S. location with Cummings Properties
Biospace.com – 2/17/2015
Laurus Synthesis Inc., a division of Laurus Labs, one of India’s top 10 chemistry providers, will open its first United States facility at Cummings Properties’ 12 Cabot Road, Woburn location in March. The 11,000-square foot site is a 70/30 split of laboratory and office space.
According to Laurus Synthesis Vice President of Operations Kevin Duffield, location and cost were key factors in the decision to locate in Woburn, a suburb about 10 miles north of Cambridge and downtown Boston at the interchange of I-93 and I-95 (Route 128).
“We want to be near Cambridge with its large pharmaceutical development community,” said Duffield. (More)
Top-secret location for ‘Top Chef’ is revealed
Boston Globe – 2/12/2015
A highly confidential operation involving a local company has finally been declassified.
Turns out that “Top Chef,” the Bravo TV reality cooking show, filmed its 12th season, which aired its finale Wednesday night, in a Woburn warehouse provided by Cummings Properties, the real estate empire owned by Winchester residents Bill and Joyce Cummings, who are also prominent philanthropists. (More).
Modern conveniences blend with history
North of Boston Business 25 Best Places to Work – 1/26/2015
A city within a city on a site with its rich history proudly displayed: that’s the Cummings Center in Beverly. Opportunities for Cummings Center employees to take care of personal business and enjoy a palpable sense of history make this a great place to work, says Stephen Drohosky, vice president and general manager for Cummings Properties. (More)
Cummings Properties in Woburn recognized as patriotic employer
Woburn Advocate – 1/23/2015
The management team at Cummings Center in Beverly recently received a visit from a United States Department of Defense representative who delivered his personal thanks, along with a plaque, recognizing Woburn-based commercial real estate firm Cummings Properties for being a “patriotic employer.” (More)
Cummings Properties distributes $327,000 to local nonprofits
Eagle-Tribune – 1/18/2015
Thanksgiving week, Cummings Properties distributed $327,000 to local nonprofits, a total of $19,000 was given to 11 Merrimack Valley nonprofits, including Methuen’s Nevins Memorial Library and MSPCA at Nevins Farm.
The donations were made in honor of the commercial real estate firm’s full-time staff members, who were each invited to select a charity to receive $1,000 through the Employee Directed Giving program. (More)
FASTSIGNS going strong after 20 years in Woburn
Woburn Patch – 1/12/2015
FASTSIGNS moved to 400 West Cummings Park, Suite 1975 in 1994. Twenty years later, business is booming at the same Cummings Properties location – so much so that the sign company doubled its space in October 2014, moving down the hall into 2,592 square feet in Suite 1850.
Cummings Properties account manager Robb LaBossiere and founder Bill Cummings visited FASTSIGNS co-owners Dan and Sean Shah during Christmas week to present them with a commemorative captain’s chair as a thank you for their long tenancy. (More)