Welcome, Alex Foster
DiPrete Engineering would like to extend a warm welcome to its newest team member, Alex Foster. A recent graduate of the University of Rhode Island (URI), Alex holds a BS in Civil Engineering and is working with the firm’s survey department learning both the office and field sides of surveying. Prior to joining DiPrete, Alex interned at Electric Boat and worked for his family’s masonry business. This past year, he was a URI CVE Lab Assistant where he assisted students…
Garden City Center Expansion Continues
Garden City Center, a 500,000 sq. ft. mixed-use center comprising retail, restaurant, and office space located on Route 2 in Cranston, is currently in the fifth phase of its expansion, with foundations set and steel being erected for 30,000 sq. ft. of new restaurant and retail space. The shopping center’s expansion is in response to a growing interest from restaurants and retailers looking to join Garden City to reach their diverse customer base. Tenants in the new building include Legal…
Surveying Continues Through Severe Weather
Even with heavy snowfalls in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, DiPrete Engineering’s survey crews are out and working. “While the snow cover definitely affects our efficiency and causes tasks to take a little longer, we continue to provide surveying services to our clients,” said Brian Timm, a Senior Project Manager at DiPrete Engineering and head of the Massachusetts office. “Detailed topographic surveys are most affected by the snow, but, we are still able to perform other types of surveys such as…