Architects For Learning, which provides customized instruction, comprehensive assessments, and consultation services for school-age students and their parents, has opened a new education center at Cummings Properties’ Dunham Ridge campus in Beverly. The 3,300-square-foot office is the company’s second location, in addition to its headquarters in Needham Heights. Founded by CEO Dr. Bonnie Singer, Architects For Learning caters its instruction to individual student needs. Dr. Singer and her long-time research partner, Dr. Anthony Bashir, have developed teaching methods aimed at improving students’ ability to listen, speak, read, write, take notes, study, stay organized, and manage homework. The group also offers trainings to teachers and school administrators interested in bringing these methods to the classroom. “We have had a wonderful experience working with everyone at Cummings Properties,” Dr. Singer said. “They…

At first, it seemed like a typical week at Cummings Properties’ Woburn headquarters. The background hum of office equipment and busy conversations, broken only by the louder call of ringing phones. Then chants of “Go, Woburn!” and “Team Stoneham!” bolstered by cowbells and applause rippled through the office. The excitement and drama unfolding on the ice rinks and ski slopes of Pyeongchang South Korea during the Olympic Games had spread to colleagues at Cummings Properties: The Office Olympics were on! Each day at lunch, teams – each named after a community where the Company owns commercial real estate – sent forth one “athlete” to participate in events such as Around the World, Nerf Archery, and Conference Room Cornhole. Over the course of two weeks, there were medals, opening and closing…

Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) has established a new location in Cummings Center. The Beverly site is the sixth CARD office to open in Massachusetts. “We are very happy with our new Beverly location,” said Nicole Chatigny, regional manager for CARD. Founded in 1990, CARD has more than 180 locations in 32 states. Its clinicians specialize in using applied behavior analysis in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder. The curricula can be tailored to the specific needs of individuals, helping them learn to communicate, develop friendships, and build life skills. The nearly 3,400-square-foot location at 100 Cummings Center features a sensory gym, which helps children with special needs develop their sensory, communication, and motor skills while improving fitness. Unlike standard fitness gyms that use treadmills and weights, a sensory…

“Starting Small and Making It Big” to be released March 1. Local real estate magnate and philanthropist Bill Cummings has written an autobiography, due for release on March 1. “Starting Small and Making It Big: An Entrepreneur’s Journey to Billion-Dollar Philanthropist” chronicles his life from his humble beginnings in Medford to his membership in the Giving Pledge, an organization for the world’s wealthiest people. Cummings, age 80, is known locally for founding commercial real estate firm Cummings Properties and growing it from one small building to an 11 million-square-foot portfolio, mostly north of Boston. In recent years, the Cummings name has also been associated with more than $200 million in grant funding awarded to Greater Boston nonprofits through the eponymous foundation Bill established with his wife, Joyce, in 1986. Although…

Caesar Creek Software has leased 5,500 square feet of office space at 400 West Cummings Park in Woburn. The new office is the company’s first location outside of its Miamisburg, Ohio headquarters. Caesar Creek Software provides cyber research and development services to the federal government. Its new presence in Massachusetts is part of the company’s substantial growth over the last five years, which included the construction of a 25,000-square-foot facility in Ohio.   West Cummings Park is located at the intersection of I-95 and I-93 and is home to hundreds of office, flex, and retail businesses. According to Company representatives, Caesar Creek chose the campus – following an extensive search – for its mix of amenities and accessibility for employees commuting via both car and public transportation. In choosing to locate…

How many people today have been with their employer for more than 30 years? At Cummings Properties, that number stands at 19. The group – made up of carpenters, designers, mechanics, and more – recently came together at Strega Prime, located at TradeCenter 128 in Woburn, to celebrate their collective 700 years of service. George Holland of Woburn – an equipment operator and, at 41 years, the commercial real estate firm’s longest-serving colleague – served as master of ceremonies as the group shared stories and laughter over lunch. Front row (left to right): painter Mike Gentile of Stoneham, carpenter Tom Vigneau of Wilmington, senior groundsworker Keith Yianacopolus of Billerica, senior project manager Scott Ronan of Billerica, and chief design officer Jim Trudeau of Beverly; middle row: mechanic Brian Loonie of…