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DiPrete Supports NEIT’ s New Building $ 45.7M Bond Funds Smith College Reno.

East Greenwich campus
East Greenwich, RI— New England Institute of Technology( NEIT) is moving forward with the development of a new 46,000sf Trades building on its East Greenwich campus. Permitting is nearing completion, with construction expected to begin shortly thereafter. The building is anticipated to open in 2028.
The new facility will provide expanded space for hands-on workforce training
Associates Architects is also part of the project team.
“ Our relationship with NEIT spans more than a decade, and it’ s been exciting to help support the university,” said Len Bradley, principal at DiPrete Engineering.“ From the early development of the East Greenwich campus to this newest facility, we’ ve had the privilege of working alongside NEIT to meet the needs of
and
technical
education
programs,
future generations of students.”
further strengthening the university’ s commitment to preparing students for careers in high-demand industries.
DiPrete Engineering is providing
Working closely with the university, project team, and local officials, DiPrete has assisted with water, sewer, and drainage infrastructure design, roadway
surveying,
engineering,
permitting,
improvements,
emergency
access
and planning services for the project, continuing a relationship with NEIT that spans more than a decade. Saccoccio &
planning, landscape architecture, land planning, and regulatory permitting as the campus has continued to grow.
Northampton, MA— MassDevelopment issued a $ 45.7 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of The Trustees of the Smith College to complete a range of renovation projects at the college’ s Northampton campus. Barclays Capital, serving as the lead underwriter, sold the tax-exempt bonds through a public offering.
Smith College will use bond proceeds to renovate HVAC and air-handling systems at the Burton and Sabin-Reed science buildings, renovate the HVAC system at Sage Hall, replace a combustion turbine to be used for backup power generation, make accessibility upgrades to campus buildings, complete stabilization work along the bank of the Mill River,
Smith’ s Sage Hall / Photo by Jessica Scranton
and make repairs to Lamont Bridge.
MassDevelopment previously supported The Trustees of the Smith College with an approximately $ 88 million tax-exempt bond in 2007 for construction of a science and engineering building and renovations to the Neilson Library and student residence halls.
“ Smith College is grateful for the continued support of MassDevelopment,” said David DeSwert, executive vice president for finance and administration at Smith College.“ This financing helps us make critical investments in our campus infrastructure— from modernizing science building systems to preserving natural landmarks like the Mill River.”
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