Latest News

At The O'Connell Companies we're proud of our projects and the partnerships that have made them possible. Here you'll find a collection of our latest news.

  • August 4, 2020

    We are pleased to announce that Joubin Hassanein has joined  Daniel O’Connell’s Sons as president. In this role, Joubin will be responsible for the management and strategic direction at the firm. He will be based in the firm’s Holyoke, Mass. Read More >

  • January 2, 2019

    We are pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2019, James Sullivan will assume the duties and responsibilities of the President of The O’Connell Companies. Mr. Sullivan moves to this position of leadership after more than three decades of increased Read More >

  • July 5, 2018

    O’Connell Companies subsidiary, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, has been awarded an AGC National Certificate of Commendation for Excellent Safety Record for a zero incident rate over 50,000 work hours in 2017. Read More >

  • June 1, 2018

    Joanne Beauregard has been appointed Financial Vice President of The O’Connell Companies effective June 1, 2018. Read More >

  • March 15, 2018

    March 15th marked the 30th anniversary of subsidiary, New England Fertilizer Company (NEFCO), signing the contract with the MWRA to permit, design, and construct our flagship biosolids processing facility in Quincy to transport and process liquid sludge into a Class Read More >

  • February 28, 2018

    Dennis Fitzpatrick Named to Sisters of Providence Ministry Board Read More >

  • February 21, 2018

    O’Connell Subsidiary, Daniel O’Connell’s Sons, Marks More Than A Century of Building in Western Massachusetts Read More >

  • February 5, 2018

    Springfield Union Station has won the prestigious Phoenix Award grand prize for the best brownfields-redevelopment project in the nation. This redevelopment project was singled out for both national and regional awards for outstanding achievement and innovation relating to environmental and community issues. Read More >

  • November 1, 2017

    The O’Connell Companies has moved to our new home office on Kelly Way in Holyoke. The new building provides the opportunity for four O’Connell subsidiaries to reside under the same roof: The O’Connell Companies, O’Connell Development Group, Appleton Corporation, and Daniel Read More >

  • June 26, 2017

    The Springfield Redevelopment Authority has selected O’Connell subsidiary Appleton Corporation to manage day-to-day operations at Union Station when it reopens in late June 2017. The city expects 15,000 to 17,000 people a day to pass through Union Station, its bus Read More >

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