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TOPPIN G OFF On July 15, IBEW Local 103 members and officers joined industry leaders, city officials and fellow trade unions in celebrating the topping-off ceremony of the One Congress Street tower. IBEW Local 103 Business Manager/Financial Secretary Lou Antonellis spoke at the ceremony – which marks the completion of the tallest office tower built in over three decades – about the importance of union jobs as we build back this city, and economy. “The American Dream is to make a living, feed your family, and go home safely at night, and no one does it better than the Boston Building Trades Unions,” said Antonellis. One Congress is the anchor of the Bulfinch Crossing redevelopment project designed to transform downtown Boston. Standing at 43 stories and 600feet tall, One Congress tower will become the newest fixture of the Boston skyline. This project represents the lively commerce that Boston continues to attract despite setbacks of the COVID-19 pandemic. IBEW Local 103 played a crucial role in the construction of this tower with many of our members, plus hundreds of members from our fellow building trade unions, working on this project from start to finish. NECA Greater Boston’s executive manager Kristen Gowin said at the ceremony, “One Congress is not only transforming the Boston skyline, but it’s transforming the way that we are approaching projects in the Greater Boston area.” 10
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IBEW Local 103 thanks HYM Investment Group, National Real Estate Advisors and Carr Properties for investing in our community, in our families, and in a stronger middle class through the construction of this historic project.
