As we celebrate our Veterans this week, MASCO is thrilled to announce that our Travel Partner, JetBlue, has added its newest custom livery, “Vets in Blue.”  

Emmanuel College's Political Forum, a student group, recruited volunteers to plant 2,997 flags on the lawn near the college's Wilkens Science Center. The flags represent the lives lost on September 11, 2001. This is an annual event for the student group. 

Hundreds of people in the LMA stopped by MASCO's Fleet Fiesta to celebrate the new MASCO Shuttle Buses.

Boston's Baddest Burger Truck served lots of burgers and sandwiches and CupCake City provided the sweetest desserts. People toured the new shuttle bus, took a "selfie with the shuttle" to win a new iPad, took a photo with the Red Sox World Series Trophy and enjoyed the tunes by DJ Tim Joyce and Party Pro Productions. 

Overheard on the shuttle tours:  "These are AWESOME!!"

"OMG I can't wait for reliable A/C!"

It’s a little past 9 am on a beautiful spring morning in the LMA. The streets are brimming with commuters, students, patients and visitors. As you settle into your morning routine, fire up the computer, grab an extra cup of coffee, your cell phone starts buzzing madly with emergency alerts and emails.

“There’s an active shooter in the LMA.”

But most importantly, THIS IS A DRILL.

Go Green! Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! Compost!

Those are definitely the buzzwords of the decade.

All around us organizations are making sustainability a key priority in their operations, and sustainability is a cornerstone of the work that MASCO does throughout the LMA. Late last fall MASCO hosted a panel on the opportunities and challenges of Environmentally Preferable Purchasing (EPP).

Massachusetts College of Art and Design is a finalist for the Second Nature Climate Leadership Award, an annual competition among US colleges and universities that are signatories of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment (ACUPCC).

You can watch MassArt's video submission here.

No young person expects to go off to college and be diagnosed with cancer.

But it happens. Here in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area we have students being treated for cancer away from their home institutions, and students at our Colleges of the Fenway battling cancer while trying to maintain their academic standing. 

Last month, MASCO President and CEO Marilyn Swartz-Lloyd participated in a panel discussion on the state of transportation in Massachusetts.

Hosted by NAIOP (The Commercial Real Estate Development Association), Secretary of Transportation Richard Davey was the keynote speaker and provided an overview of transportation priorities, economic development and growth in Boston and beyond.

MASCO Senior Accountant Adam Chamberlain won a coveted spot on the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s 2014 Marathon Team by sheer determination, and keeping a promise to his dad.

“My father has been my biggest fan and my best friend for as long as I can remember. So, when he suffered a heart attack four years ago, we were prepared to do whatever it took to support his recovery,” said Adam.