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From YouTube: Omni Seaport Hotel Groundbreaking
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Governor Baker, Mayor Walsh, city councilors, and esteemed guests gather at the South Boston Waterfront for the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Omni Seaport Hotel. Located across from the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, this new hotel will contribute to the development of Seaport District, create jobs, and economically enhance the surrounding area.
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We
are
going
to
when
we're
done
with
the
speaking
program,
we're
going
to
take
a
quick
picture,
I'm
going
to
ask
everybody
to
stay
seated,
so
we
can
kind
of
take
the
picture
and
then
folks
will
come
back
and
because
of
the
possibility
of
rain,
and
also
there
are
a
couple
of
key
meetings
that
some
of
the
elected
officials
have
to
be
at
both
at
the
Statehouse
and
at
City
Hall.
So
we
are
going
to
try
to
move
things
along,
as
we
always
do.
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Historically,
diversity
efforts
have
focused
on
construction
jobs
going
back
to
the
1970s,
but
the
massport
board,
especially
real
estate
and
strategic
initiatives
chaired
Dwayne
Jackson
said
we
should
try
to
do
more.
So
the
notion
of
a
25%
share
of
the
evaluation
points
was
born
in
conjunction
with
then
Convention
Center
executive,
director
Jim
Rooney.
Rather
than
mandating
specific
targets,
we
said:
let's
let
the
private
sector
come
up
with
their
own
groundbreaking
diversity.
Proposals
and
the
private
sector
responded
and
John
Davis
and
Bob
Rowling
responded
in
a
big
way.
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Their
leadership,
John
nabobs,
has
generated
a
ripple
effect
beyond
this
one
hotel
project,
John,
Moriarty
and
great
Jamie,
whom
you
will
hear
from,
are
now
doing
two
additional
projects
having
nothing
to
do
with
this
original
project.
Kirk
Sykes
and
dick
Galvin,
who
quote
lost,
have
formed
a
new
partnership.
Moody
nolan
from
ohio
now
has
a
boston
office
and
finally,
Massport
recently
issued
an
RFP
for
the
a2
parcel,
which
is
right
over
here,
very
close
to
where
we
are.
Today
we
have
the
same
25%
diversity
scoring
system
and
for
the
hotel
project.
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So
that
is
why
we
here
today
to
celebrate
two
ground
breakings,
a
physical
groundbreaking
and
a
policy
groundbreaking
now.
I
want
to
just
recognize
a
few
people.
I
could
recognize
many
many
people-
this
is
an
audience
full
of
celebrities
and
I
was
under
the
impression
that
Dwayne
Jackson
was
joining
us.
But
since
Steve
taco
has
sat
in
his
chair.
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So
I
also
want
to
recognize
some
of
the
business
leaders
who
were
here
Boston
Chamber,
head
Jim,
Rooney,
mass
competitive
partnership
had
Dan
O'connell
mass
lodging
association
had
Paul
Sacco,
and
the
partnership
had
Carol
folt
and
I
also
want
to
recognize
Jim
Doolin,
who
was
the
mass
port
person
who
was
overseeing
our
real
estate
responsibilities
for
the
last
five
or
six
years
and
has
done
such
a
great
job.
So
maybe
a
little
round
of
applause
for
ginger.
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And
today
we
also
welcome
a
very
special
guest
Ernie.
Green
Ernie
is
one
of
the
most
important
leaders
in
our
country
on
job
training,
on
urban
real
estate
development
and
as
a
member
of
Little,
Rock
Nine
on
doing
the
right
thing.
Ernie
helped
us
develop
the
strategy
and
the
execution
of
the
strategy,
and
we
thank
him
for
his
leadership
and
his
contributions
to
Boston
and.
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So
I'm
gonna
introduce
mayor
Walsh,
so
mayor
Walsh
has
overseen
the
balancing
act
in
the
Seaport
between
the
residential
neighborhood,
the
maritime
industries,
with
7,000
jobs
and
the
real
estate
development
of
a
new
district.
He
was
working
on
diversity,
as
I
mentioned
when
he
was
a
head
of
the
building
trades
and
he
created
the
pathways
program.
He
led
a
citywide
conversation
on
race
and
said
we
had
to
step
up
today
as
we
celebrate
this
groundbreaking
policy.
We
thank
the
mayor
for
leading
the
way
on
a
bigger
canvas.
Please
welcome
mayor
Walsh.
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E
E
Wanted
them
to
govern
his
staff,
the
collaboration
that
we
continue
to
have
with
the
city
in
the
state
and
moving
our
state
forward
in
our
city
forward,
Omni
hotels
and
resorts.
Thank
you.
New
Boston
hospitality,
Thank
You,
Murray
Downey,
and
are
you
gonna
be
up
in
a
little
while?
Thank
you
what
you
do
in
a
couple
years.
This
would
be
the
site
of
the
new
boston
landmark,
a
beautiful
hotel,
with
great
options:
Boston's
visitors,
visitors
and
businesses
alike.
This
project
means
a
lot
more
than
that
as
well.
Here.
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Omni
seaport
Hotel
means
better
public
access
to
the
waterfront.
It
means
better
walkability
in
the
neighborhood.
It
means
safer
connections
for
pedestrians
and
the
Silver
Line.
It
means
extremely
resilient
effects
to
climate
change.
It
really
captures
a
lot
of
what
we've
been
talking
about
here
on
the
South
Austin
waterfront
in
the
city
of
Boston.
For
a
long
time.
This
project
also
is
going
to
contribute
six
million
dollars
for
affordable
housing
and
1
million
dollars
for
workforce
training.
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E
But
I
do
want
to
thank
the
trades
on
the
efforts
on
diversity
and
inclusion.
I
want
to
thank
local
26
in
the
hotel
workers
for
their
efforts
on
diversity
and
inclusion
and
moving
forward.
So
this
project
doesn't
just
put
together
the
most
diverse
one
of
the
most
diverse
projects
in
the
history
of
our
city
in
our
state.
But
it
also
means,
after
it's
built
we're
going
to
continue
that
the
efforts
to
make
sure
people
have
opportunities
to
work
here
and
earn
a
living
and
raise
a
family.
E
As
Tom
mentioned,
I
truly
want
to
thank
all
the
partners
who
had
the
vision
on
this
project.
I
was
talking
to
Jimmy
Rooney
other
day
we're
talking
about
one
of
the
first.
What
I
became
the
mayor?
This
project
was
was
being
talked
to.
Actually,
when
I
was
the
head
of
the
building
trades,
this
project
is
being
talked
about
and
we're
talking
about
making
sure
there
was
an
inclusive
project
and
every
step
of
the
way.
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It
has
been
it's
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
country
to
use
to
be
able
to
understand
how
we
move
forward,
and
we
can
finally
start
talking
about
about
making
sure
that
these
partnerships
aren't
real.
The
partnerships
you
see
today
are
very
real
and
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
pot
being
part
of
that.
I
want
to
thank
people
from
the
past
as
well,
for
making
sure
like
flash
who
fought
for
years
to
make
sure
diversity
happens.
E
E
E
As
you
look
around
and
you
see
the
growth
that's
happening
in
our
city
on
the
sub
also
wanna
front
in
the
Downtown
Crossing
area
in
the
fennely
area,
in
the
Back
Bay
area
in
our
neighborhoods,
we
have
a
world-class
City
and
this
hotel
is
going
to
continue
to
add
to
that
to
create
much
needed
needed,
tell
rooms,
but
also
allow
us
the
opportunity
to
continue
to
showcase
our
city.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
this
morning.
I
want
to
thank
the
cellblocks
elected
officials.
E
I
want
to
thank
Senator,
Nick
Collins
for
his
efforts.
Nick's
out
of
this
is
a
state
representative
and
now
he's
the
state.
Senator
and
I
want
to
thank
him
for
his
efforts
to
make
sure
that
the
communities,
including
this
project
project
I,
want
to
thank
congressman,
Stephen
Lynch,
who,
whose
wife
Margaret's
with
us
today
and
I,
want
to
thank
congressman
Lynch
for
his
great
efforts
as
well
when
Steve
Lynch
was
a
senator.
This
whole
area
started
to
take
off.
I
want
to
thank
him
for
that.
E
I
want
to
thank
City,
Council
Eddie
Flynn,
the
newest
member
of
the
delegation,
to
pushing
forward
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
move
forward
and
I
also
want
to
thank
City,
Council
Michael
Flaherty
for
his
efforts
and
Billy
Lenihan
earlier
I
was
talking
on
the
phone.
This
is
an
exciting
day.
Thank
you.
It
spent
enough
time
up
here
now.
Are
you
bringing
the
governor
up?
Okay
I?
Will
let
Tom
Glen
do
his
job?
Thank
you.
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Governor
Baker
has
presided
over
a
strong
economy,
but
is
said
that
he
is
not
satisfied
until
every
neighborhood
in
every
city
is
thriving,
so
this
project
fits
that
agenda
because
ultimately,
it
will
create
jobs,
good
jobs,
some
entry-level
jobs,
a
total
of
800
to
a
thousand
permanent
jobs,
in
addition
to
1,100
construction
jobs
and
governor
Baker's
focus
on
upgrading,
the
MBTA
is
about
how
folks
get
to
their
jobs
on
the
Silver
Line.
So,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
please
welcome
governor
Charlie
Baker.
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Did
sound
to
me,
like
the
mayor,
captured
most
of
the
essence
of
what
was
important
about
today,
so
I
will
be
mercifully
brief.
First
of
all,
I
just
want
to
say
how
much
this
project
will
mean
to
that
building
over
there.
Okay
I
mean
this
has
been
one
of
the
most
important
elements
of
sort
of
the
forward.
F
And
the
final
thing
I
just
want
to
say
is
this
thing:
has
a
lot
of
players
attached
to
it,
which
is
represented
by
so
many
people
being
here
today,
the
city's
involved
at
a
whole
series
of
levels
to
separate
public
agency's
quasi
quasi
agency's
public
authorities,
whatever
name
they
use
these
days.
There
are
several
parts
of
state
government
that
are
involved
in
this:
a
ton
of
players
in
the
private
sector
and
and
the
best
part
about
it
is
people
have
found
a
way.
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Despite
the
incredible
points,
number
of
points
of
view
that
are
represented
to
row
together
on
this
and
I
do
want
to
say
to
you
mayor.
This
is
just
another
great
example
of
of
the
leadership
that
you
provide
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
on
behalf
of
the
Commonwealth
I,
just
want
to
say
that
this
opportunity
to
connect
this
part
of
the
Seaport
District
with
this
part
of
the
Seaport
District
is
another
tremendous
element
and
asset
to
this
project.
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So
next
it
is
my
honor
to
introduce
Robert
Rowling,
who
is
the
person
who
really
catalyzed
the
formation
of
this
project
working
with
John
Davis?
You
know,
building
on
our
theme
of
groundbreaking
I
want
to
introduce
Bob
in
the
context
of
being
a
serial
groundbreaker,
a
phenomenally
accessible
oil
executive
who
was
also
in
the
hotel
business
and
in
the
goals
Jim
business,
the
creator
of
an
innovative
60
hotel
property
group
Omni
that
has
both
brand
new
destination.
Hotels
like
this
one
and
historic,
a
destination:
hotels
like
the
Omni
Parker
house.
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He
has
reinvigorated
a
lot
of
historic
properties
like
Mount
Washington,
the
homestead
of
Virginia,
as
well
as
our
own
Omni
Parker
house,
and
he
has
helped
lead
the
development
of
the
groundbreaking
University
of
Texas
Southwestern
Medical
Center
into
one
of
the
preeminent
medical
complexes
in
the
world.
And
finally,
we
see
how
he
stepped
up
without
hesitation
to
the
opportunity
to
develop
a
large
destination
hotel
in
the
Seaport,
with
a
groundbreaking
diversity,
commitment
and
we'd
like
to
welcome
Bob
and
also
the
whole
team
that
he
brought
with
him
today.
So
please
welcome
Bob
Rowling.
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G
All
I
will
tell
you
all
that
in
the
last
in
the
last
seven
months,
Omni
has
opened
three
brand-new
build
hotels,
one
in
North
Dallas
with
the
Dallas
Cowboys
we
opened
one
in
Atlanta
and
then
about
6070
days
ago
we
opened
Louisville,
which
is
a
600
room,
Commission,
Center,
Hotel
and
I.
Don't
think
anybody
in
the
country
is
doing
as
many
of
these
as
we
are
and
I
don't
think
anybody
in
the
country
is
doing
the
the
kind
of
product
that
we're
producing
and
so
in
each
of
those
cities.
G
I
visited
with
the
mayor
and
I
said:
look
we're
not
gonna
build
up
just
a
big
box
hotel.
You
you're,
not
gonna
in
if
you've
been
to
Nashville
you've
seen
the
same
thing
we
we
promised
the
mayor's
in
those
cities
and
mayor
we're
making
that
pledge
to
you.
When
this
hotel
opens
you're
gonna
it'll
be
jaw-dropping.
You're
gonna
go
WOW,
it's
not
just
a
thousand
60
room
box.
It's
the
food
and
beverage
facilities.
The
meeting
facilities
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
thousands
of
hours
have
gone
in
to
planning
this
already.
G
We
were
with
David
Elks
this
morning.
Thank
you
for
all
that.
You
guys
have
done
for
to
plan
this,
and
we
have
we've
really
got
some
exciting
things
planned.
It's
you.
You
won't
be
disappointed.
You
want
to
even
I
promise
you
when
you
see
it
it's
going
to
be,
it's
gonna
be
jaw-dropping,
and
so
thank
you
for
your
support.
We're
excited
to
be
in
Boston,
we've
been
in
Boston
a
long
time.
G
We
bought
Omni
hotels
in
1996
and
the
Parker
House
was
part
of
that
acquisition
and
we've
loved
owning
that
we're
and
we're
already
planning
that
the
day
that
we
open
this
hotel
is
the
day
we
start
a
transformation
of
the
parker
house,
and
so
it's
gonna
be
real,
exciting
to
see
what
happens
there
as
well.
So
thank
you
for
welcoming
us
to
your
city.
We've
we're
I
of
all
the
stuff
we
have
going.
We
have
a
lot
of
other
projects
going
that
are
really
exciting.
This
hotel
is
the
most
exciting
thing
on
our
agenda.
G
You
hear
even
the
Northeast
are
really
hard
to
work
with
and
stuff,
and
and
but
and
and
and
not
every
negotiation
has
been
easy,
but
we,
we
are
excited
to
be
here
and
thank
you
for
welcoming
us
I
promise
you
we're
going
to
deliver
a
product
that
you
will
love
and
and
and
we're
just
really
appreciative
of
all
you
guys
and
all
the
help,
all
the
subs.
Thank
all
of
you
thanks.
A
H
Not
that
tall,
so
I
have
to
bring
these
down
good
morning.
Everybody!
It's
really
really
great
to
be
here.
It's
such
a
proud
day
for
all
of
us
here
at
Omni,
Hotels,
&
Resorts,
all
I
can
really
say
when
I
look
around
this
place
is
the
word
Wow
as
Bob
said,
we're
gonna
build
a
really
really
cool
Wow
hotel.
Just
thinking
about
two
and
a
half
years,
we're
gonna
be
sitting
here
having
a
drink
in
our
bar
one
of
our
restaurants,
the
swim
in
the
pool
and
a
massage
in
the
spa.
H
It's
gonna
be
an
exciting
destination
for
Boston.
Personally
I
have
a
lot
of
deep
ties
to
Boston.
If
any
of
you
know
the
name
call
Yastrzemski
he's
actually
a
distant
relative
of
mine,
so
I
spent
most
of
my
childhood
coming
to
Boston
in
the
summer
and
going
to
Fenway
Park
and
two
of
our
senior
executives
on
the
Omni
team.
Both
are
from
Boston
joy,
Rothschild,
the
human
resources
and
dancer
vet
in
sales
and
marketing.
So
we
have
a
real
strong
passion
and
love
for
the
city.
H
The
new
hotel
is
gonna,
definitely
be
very
different
and
very
special
everything.
Omni
does
is
very
in
flavor
in
color,
so
it's
gonna,
look
nothing
like
you'll
see
anywhere
else.
People
are
gonna
love.
This
hotel,
we've
already
received
over
25
strong
group,
leads
people
that
want
to
book
meetings
in
this
hotel,
which
total
over
at
that
couple
thousand
room
nights
already.
So
we
know
with
the
Convention
Center
and
the
Boston's
Seaport
District
that
this
hotel
is
going
to
be
a
huge
success.
H
Now,
as
Omni,
we
really
are
a
family
business,
so
we
consider
ourselves
all
part
of
the
family
and
pretty
soon
we're
going
to
be
welcoming
another
eight
hundred
people
to
our
family,
but
I
want
to
recognize
one
of
our
family
members
here
today.
Eddie.
Can
you
stand
up?
Eddie
is
the
bellman
at
the
Omni
Parker
house
and.
H
A
B
D
D
Thank
you,
Tom.
The
team
at
mass
sport,
Ken
Turner,
jose
ma
so
Tom
Butler
for
your
work
on
this
project.
I
want
to
congratulate
the
team
former
secretary
Taylor
Paul
Barrett,
Jonathan
Davis,
and
the
Davis
companies
John,
Moriarty,
Janey
construction
and
the
folks
at
Omni,
as
I
said
at
our
first
groundbreaking.
D
This
is
the
first
time
we
had
two
ground
breakings
for
the
same
project,
but
I'm
excited
to
be
here
the
spirit
of
joking
this
morning,
Omni
so
as
a
as
a
Boston,
Latin
School
graduate
I
can't
speak
Latin,
but
I
know
a
few
words
and
Jim
Rudy
will
back
me
up.
Omni
and
I
said
this
at
the
first
one
of
all
things
so
I
think
it's
it's
symbolic.
That
Omni
is
the
hotel.
That's
making.
D
The
Omni
Hotel
will
bring
tremendous
opportunities
and
economic
growth
to
the
city
of
Boston
when
completed
will
be
the
fourth
largest
hotel
in
the
city
and
the
largest
here
on
the
South
Boston
waterfront
I
want
to
thank
the
mayor
of
Boston
Marty
Walsh
for
his
work
in
doing
something
very
similar
at
the
Winthrop
Square
and
where
we
can,
we
must
and
when
it
comes
to
government
and
we're
creating
these
public-private
partnerships
across
the
state
and
city
leverage
leveraging
them
on
behalf
of
our
citizens
in
this
way
is
incredibly
important.
It
takes
courage.
D
D
We
made
it
a
point
to
include
language
that
required
the
authority,
the
mask
Convention
Center
authority
to
include
my
own
businesses
and
visitors
owned
by
veterans
and
women
into
a
contractor
selection
process.
I
also
want
to
thank
and
recognize
someone's,
not
here
this
morning
with
us
who's
off
to
greener
pastures
in
the
in
the
private
sector
and
that's
senator
Linda
docena,
for
he
who
led
the
way
on
that
it
was
the
first
of
his
kind
and
resulted
in
some
historic
partnerships
between
minority-owned
firms,
developers
and
investors.
D
Massport
took
a
thoughtful
approach
with
the
award
and
was
truly
committed
to
fulfilling
our
goal.
When
we
passed
this
legislation
and
we
still
hope
to
expand
the
Convention
Center
as
a
result,
the
the
leadership
is
present
at
each
step
of
the
way
in
this.
In
this
project
and
as
the
mayor
pointed
out,
I
want
to
recognize
friends
and
labor,
not
just
the
building
trades,
who
are
building
this
project
but,
as
was
mentioned,
the
hotel
workers,
because
when
we
support
these
projects,
you
know
we
need.
The
goal
is
to
create
opportunities
and
connect
people
to
jobs.
D
So,
if
we're
not
connecting
people
to
jobs
and
then
what's
the
point
no
offense
to
the
to
the
to
the
owners
and
in,
but
the
owners
willingly
not
just
made
a
commitment
to
have
those
tough
negotiations
that
we
have
up
in
the
Northeast
with
our
labor
leaders,
but
also
to
invest
in
a
training
center
here
at
this
site.
That's
gonna,
not
just
train
but
employee
and
perfect
their
trade
for
decades
to
come.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
Davis
companies
for
stepping
up
there
and
making
sure
that
that
investment
was
made.
D
So
as
we
celebrate
here
today,
we
also
look
forward
at
what
we
can
continue
to
do
to
make
this
place
a
better
place
to
do
business
down
here
on
the
waterfront.
So
I
ask
that
my
colleagues
and
government
and
leaders
at
mass
port,
the
MCCA
and
other
government
leaders
recommit
to
making
sure
small
and
minority-owned
businesses
continue
to
thrive
here
in
Boston,
but
particularly
down
in
the
Seaport.
D
So,
let's
roll
up
our
sleeves
put
our
heads
together,
as
we
did
on
this
project
and
find
ways
to
drop
those
barriers
to
entry
for
businesses,
so
they
can
continue
to
thrive
in
our
city
and
have
a
home
here
on
the
waterfront
I'm
off
to
my
first
budget
vote
in
the
Senate
and
I
know
the
mayor
and
the
governor
would
not
want
me
to
to
miss
that
I
want
to
thank
you,
governor
for
your
presence
here
today
and
supporting
our
community
in
South
Boston.
We
know
we
have
a
friend
in
you.
Thank
you.
A.
A
Successful
project
like
this
has
many
moving
pieces,
but
one
person
has
to
have
the
vision
and
the
commitment
to
pull
it
all
together.
John
Davis
is
that
person
for
this
project
with
all
of
its
unique
and
groundbreaking
aspects.
A
year
ago,
at
the
announcement
we
celebrated
John's
plan.
Today
we
celebrate
a
plan
and
an
execution
not
only
is
the
project
ahead
of
schedule
and
permitting
and
construction.
It
is
also
ahead
of
schedule
on
its
diversity
component.
So
far,
over
30%
of
spending
has
gone
to
women
and
minority
vendors
and
contractors.
I
So
a
couple
of
occupational
hazards
number
one
is
wearing
a
blue
suit.
Bar
brawling
is
obviously
a
very
independent
thinker,
he's
the
one
guy
that
didn't
wear
a
blue
suit
today.
Thank
you,
Bob,
oh
and
Greg.
Good
good
number,
two
I'm
reminded
of
what
what
Winston
Churchill
said,
which
probably
many
of
you
know,
which
is
everything
that
needs
to
be
said,
has
been
said,
but
not
everybody
has
said
it
yet.
I'm,
gonna,
I'm
gonna,
try
to
avoid
doing
that.
I
I
think
a
number
of
us
looked
at
our
notes
and
said:
geez
talk
between
Tom
and
the
mayor.
They
stole
all
our
lines.
It's
not
a
terrible
thing,
because
everything
that
has
been
said
so
far
I'm
here
to
tell
you
is,
is
true
and
we're
tremendously
proud
of
our
of
our
involvement
with
this
project.
I'm
gonna
focus
on
some
things,
I
actually
didn't
plan
to
talk
about.
I
The
first
is
I
have
to
say
a
couple
of
words
of
thanks
and
the
first
is
to
Richard
Taylor,
because
Richard
came
to
me
together
with
together
with
another
friend
who
very
sadly,
is
not
here
this
morning,
Howard
Elka's,
who
played
a
huge
role
in
envisioning
this
project
and
and
and
shared
with
us,
the
the
vision
of
the
opportunity
that
they
saw
here,
and
you
know
we
were
excited
by
it.
But
frankly,
if
it
wasn't
for
them,
we
wouldn't
be
standing
here
today,
so
Richard.
Thank
you,
I
can't.
Thank
you
enough.
I
I
want
to
thank
Tom
Glynn
and
the
selection
committee
at
the
Port
Authority,
because
at
the
at
mass
port,
because
they
had
the
confidence
in
our
team
and
and
they
look
deeply
enough
at
our
proposal
to
understand
how
transformative
it
could
be
I
want
to
thank
John
Moriarty,
because
John
also
saw
the
opportunity
here
and,
as
as
you
heard
earlier,
you
know
from
a
dead.
Stop
has
created
a
groundbreaking
partnership
with
Gregg
Jani
they've
already
undertaken
two
projects
in
order
to
really
solidify
their
partnership
and
I.
Think
John
said
it
the
best.
I
I
Have
to
thank
the
governor
and
the
mayor,
you
know
the
word.
Collaboration
comes
to
mind.
It's
a
it's
a
wonderful
time
to
be
a
real
estate
developer
in
Boston,
because
the
economy
is
so
strong,
but
it's
also
a
wonderful
time
to
be
a
real
estate
developer
in
Boston,
because
we
have
engaged
partners.
There's
a
relationship
of
trust
these
gentlemen
and
their
teams
are
very
strong
advocates
for
the
the
voters
and
the
citizens
of
the
Commonwealth
and
of
the
city.
I
can
assure
you
and
you've
heard
about
tough
negotiations
and
that's
an
understatement.
I
That
being
said,
there's
a
sense
of
shared
purpose
and
there's
an
understanding
that
there
has
to
be
partnership
between
the
public
sector
and
the
private
sector
in
order
for
our
city
to
thrive
and
there's
an
understanding
that
economic
development
trickles
down
to
all
citizens
that
you
know.
Frankly,
we
haven't
seen
with
every
political
leader
and
I,
can't
tell
you,
mr.
governor
mr.
mayor,
how
much
we
recognize
and
appreciate
the
partnership
that
we
have
with
you,
and
your
teams
and
I
could
I
could
go
on
for
a
long
time.
I
D
I
The
head
of
our
development
group
and
his
extraordinary
team,
our
designers,
all
the
consultants
I
mean
literally
there
are
hundreds
of
people
that
have
worked
on
this
project
before
it
gets
in
the
ground,
not
to
mention,
as
you
heard,
the
1,100
construction
workers
who
will
be,
who
will
be
part
of
bringing
this
project
to
reality.
I
want
to
thank
our
financial
partners
in
Washington
capital
and
at
US
bank
and
santen,
dare
and
M&T
Bank
and
all
their
participants,
who
are
providing
a
three
hundred
and
thirty
million
dollars
on
this
project.
I
I
want
to
thank
Brian,
Lange
and
local
26
and
Murray
and
best
Corp,
because
you
know
we're
very
proud
of
all
of
the
components
of
diversity.
Inclusion
in
this
project,
but
I
have
to
say
with
all
respect
the
thing
that's
going
to
have.
The
lasting
impact
is
the
the
training
and
the
opportunities
that
are
going
to
be
created
for
for
new
Americans
and
members
of
disenfranchised
communities
to
get
great
jobs
and
to
rise
up
through
you
know.
This
is
a
big
company.
I
Eight
hundred
employees
and
an
omni
is
a
huge
organization
with
their
60,
hotels
and
and
the
hospitality
industry,
more
broadly,
like
most
industries
today,
is
in
need
of
well-trained,
ambitious
talent,
and
this
is
going
to
be
a
lasting
legacy
for
this
project,
of
which
we're
just
hugely
used
to
press,
usually
proud.
So
thank
you,
Brian.
We
and
marine.
We
very
much
look
forward
to
working
with
you.
I
You
know
when
you
get
up
here
and
do
this
in
particularly
when
you
do
it
ad
hoc
extemporaneously,
like
I'm
doing
it
right
now,
you
run
the
risk.
In
fact,
I,
don't
think
it's
a
risk.
It's
probably
a
certainty
that
I'm
gonna
miss
a
lot
of
people
and
I
apologize
for
that,
but
there
is
one
group
I
want
to
mention,
and
that
is
our
I
talked
about
our
financial
partners.
You
know
we
put
together
the
largest
minority
investor
syndication
in
the
history
of
public-private
partnerships
in
the
city
of
Boston,
for
this
project.
J
A
A
So
next
we
want
to
hear
from
one
of
the
partnerships
that
we
referenced
earlier:
Greg
Janey
and
John
Moriarty
got
together
and
came
up
with
a
very
innovative
way
of
approaching
this
project,
so
two
of
the
most
distinguished
members
of
the
construction
industry
in
New,
England
and
also
in
some
instances
in
other
parts
of
the
country.
So
please
welcome
Greg,
Janey
and
John
Moriarty.
B
Thank
you.
First
of
all,
we're
going
to
cut
this
short
as
well,
because
all
of
the
speech
is
gone
but
want
to
thank
massport
and
all
the
many
champions
who
advocated
for
this
procurement
process
because
it
really
broke
the
glass
ceiling
for
us.
So
thank
you
very
much
Massport
for
your
leadership.
I
really
want
to
jump
down
into
this
cultural
change
that
John
and
I
see
are
taking
place
in
the
business
community,
specifically
with
the
construction
community.
B
About
a
year
ago,
I
was
meeting
John
Moriarty
at
his
office
and
we
were
working
out
this
Omni
deal
and
it
took
about
15
minutes,
probably
the
other
45
minutes.
We
spent
learning
about
each
other
talking
about
each
other
and
really
trying
to
figure
out
a
way
to
make
real
change
in
the
construction
industry
in
Boston
and
so
I
left
thought.
B
The
deal
was
done,
went
back
to
my
office
and
about
two
months
later,
I
get
the
call
John
Moriarty,
calls
and
says:
hey,
Greg
I'm,
going
to
be
building
a
training
center
and
I
think
we
should
be
doing
it
together,
so
I
said
sure,
and
he
just
hung
up
the
phone.
Nothing
more
just
hung
up
the
phone.
So
to
me
that
was
the
start
of
the
cultural
change,
because
there
were
no
mandates
on
this
training
center.
None
at
all.
J
That'd
be
remiss
the
the
catalyst
for
this
relationship
and
for
this
day
that
I
hope
he's
competing
with
me.
I
have
to
thank
John,
Davis,
Brian,
Fallon
and
I
and
I'd
be
remiss
if
I
didn't
speak
directly
to
Ken
Turner,
who
said
we're
gonna,
do
it
differently
and,
as
Brian
said
to
me,
we
want
you
to
reach
beyond
any
of
the
numbers.
This
is
not
checking
the
box.
This
is
do
the
best.
You
can
do.
J
It's
really
easy,
with
the
with
a
partner
that
we
could
sit
down,
put
all
the
cards
on
the
table
and
make
a
deal
and
make
another
deal
and
I'm
in
another
deal
and
we're
looking
forward
to
the
day
when
the,
when
we
have
done
a
billion
dollars
worth
of
work
together
and
believe
it
or
not
we're
well
on
our
way
and
we're
having
a
great
time
doing
it.
So,
thank
you,
John
very
much.
A
Greg
pointed
out,
he
gets
the
award
for
with
being
within
the
time
limits:
I'll
Linda,
Whitlock
and
I
work
together
in
state
government
in
the
1980's.
She
was
in
charge
of
the
Commonwealth's
real
estate.
I
was
a
supplicant
trying
to
modernize
60
local
welfare
offices.
We
got
40
done,
that's
pretty
good
40
offices.
In
a
short
amount
of
time
later
Linda
ran
the
Boys
&
Girls
Club
of
Greater
Boston
as
one
of
our
community's
most
distinguished
leaders.
A
C
C
As
we
always
like
to
say
in
Boston,
you
always
have
to
be
good
and
responsible
and
effective,
because
this
is
a
very
small
town.
We
are
highly
connected
and
I
think
today's
program
reveals
that
John
Davis,
John
and
I
met
decades
ago
doing
real
estate
projects
that
were
far
more
modest
in
scope
than
this.
So
when
you
presented
me
with
the
opportunity
to
invest
in
this
potential
hotel
project,
I
knew
certain
things
about
you.
I
knew
that
you
would
be
committed
to
excellence
in
your
execution
of
this
project.
C
I
also
knew
that
you
would
assemble
a
top-notch,
highly
skilled
and
very
experienced
team,
both
of
which
you
have
done.
I
also
knew
that
you
would
be
just
as
dedicated
to
civic
engagement
and
philanthropy
of
the
kind
that
benefits
the
community
here
in
South
Boston,
but
also
in
Dorchester
and
in
Roxbury
and
beyond.
Was
that
enough
to
convince
me
to
invest?
C
Some
might
have
thought
that
should
have
been
enough,
but
when
I
learned
that
the
investors
would
be
treated
on
the
same
financial
terms
as
the
developer
owners,
I
knew
then
that
this
was
a
very
different
kind
of
real
estate
deal,
one
whose
business
terms
would
be
very
favorable
to
us
investors,
so
was
that
enough?
Well,
there
was
more
much
more.
C
Historic,
second,
the
chance
to
prove
that
the
Massport
diversity
model
would
be
successful
not
only
for
this
project,
but
for
other
public
and
private
projects
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
in
the
state
of
Massachusetts.
And
let's
be
bold
in
the
country,
a
chance
to
spur
others
to
replicate
our
model,
historic
and
finally,
the
opportunity
to
help
a
city
and
a
state
that
we
all
love
shed
its
lingering
image
as
an
unwelcoming
place
for
women
and
people
of
color
who
want
to
do
business
who
want
to
engage
in
entrepreneurship.
C
C
A
So
next
we
want
to
hear
from
Murray
Downey
executive
director
of
best
a
high
school
dropout
who
R
up
in
South
Boston
began
her
career
in
1984
as
a
food
server
at
the
Park
Plaza
and
through
her
work
was
able
to
get
a
Masters
in
Social
Work
from
BC
started
best
in
2004,
so
she
represents
a
lot
of
what
we've
talked
about
today
in
terms
of
creating
opportunity,
in
addition
to
creating
a
world-class
facility.
Please
welcome
Murray
down.
K
Several
years
ago,
I
stood
near
this
site,
trying
to
figure
out
how
to
buy
an
old
diner
that
sat
up
the
street
to
use
as
a
training
facility
for
local
26
hotel
workers.
It
didn't
work
out,
but
something
better
did
when
this
project
is
complete,
a
state-of-the-art
hotel
work,
a
training
center
will
exist
within
the
Omni
Boston's,
Seaport,
Hotel
and
best
will
operate
it
training.
K
Future
generations
of
local
26
work
is
seeking
better
lives,
as
someone
once
said,
coming
together
as
a
beginning,
staying
together
as
progress
and
working
together
as
success,
good
jobs
change
lives
and
they
allow
hard-working
people
to
live.
Lives
of
dignity.
I
know,
because
a
quality,
Union
hotel
job
in
this
city
35
years
ago
changed
the
course
of
my
life.
K
The
linkage
fees
paid
as
a
result
of
this
project
are
going
to
allow
best
to
train
workers
for
this
new
hotel
property
at
our
training
facility
in
Dudley
square
immigrants.
The
u.s.
born
the
working
poor
and
young
people
from
88
different
countries,
speaking
48
different
languages,
come
to
best
daily
seeking
opportunities
for
better
lives
through
these
better
jobs.
These
people
reflect
the
rich
diversity
of
the
city,
the
work
that
all
of
these
workers
do
is
skilled
labor
and
through
an
agreement
with
Bunker
Hill
Community
College.
K
Those
who
graduate
from
best
housekeeping
apprenticeship
program,
earn
12
college
credits
and
thanks
to
mayor
Walsh,
qualified
applicants
are
eligible
to
receive
free
college
tuition
for
a
hospital
hospitality
degree
at
Bunker.
Hill
Community
College,
though
it's
not
often
the
case.
This
project
is
a
shining
example
of
a
rising
tide,
lifting
all
boats.
Thank
you
all.
A
So
we're
honored
to
have,
as
our
final
speaker
counsel,
ed
Flynn,
newly
elected
replaced
bill
Linehan,
who
was
referenced
before
he's
from
a
great
family
he's
already
hit
the
ground
running,
he's
already
accomplished
many
things
on
behalf
of
his
neighborhood
and
he
has
had
a
successful
career
in
the
federal
government
in
the
Navy
and
now
as
a
member
of
the
City
Council.
So
please
welcome
counsel,
ed
Flynn.
L
Thank
you
Tom,
and
to
to
massport
I'd,
also
like
to
recognize
my
good
friend,
Tom
Butler,
for
all
you
do
with
massport
as
well.
I
see
some
people
in
South
Boston
that
are
in
the
neighborhood
there
in
the
audience,
Bob
Monahan
from
the
South
Boston
nonprofits
and
Fran
Flaherty,
who
is
also
part
of
the
IAG.
So
we
want
to
welcome.
Welcome
those
two
gentlemen
as
well
as
we
look
around
the
BC
opening
in
2004
helps
stem
the
start,
the
economic
development
that
we
all
see
around
us
today
in
the
South
Boston
waterfront.
L
We
also
saw
it
with
the
Moakley
courthouse.
The
cleaning
of
the
Boston
Harbor
were
also
proud
of
our
port
of
Boston,
which
Tom
Glenn
worked
hard
on
the
governor
and
mayor
for
so
many
years
were
proud
of
our
longshoremen
as
well.
In
addition
to
the
business
at
the
Omni,
Boston's
Seaport
will
help
attract.
The
hotel
will
also
include
significant
restaurant
and
retail
space,
as
Murray
mentioned,
bringing
more
jobs
for
our
residents,
allowing
them
to
benefit
from
the
economic
activity
there
will
help
to
generate
for
the
city.
L
We're
proud
of
local
26
and
I
can
tell
you
the
unbelievable
job
they
do
across
across
our
city,
with
our
building
trades,
moreover,
and
most
important
to
me
as
the
new
city
councilor,
this
project
is
focused
on
diversity
and
it's
financing,
design
and
makeup
I
was
pleased
to
discover
that
both
minority-owned
and
women-owned
businesses
have
been
sought
out
and
will
be
featured
throughout
this
project.
That's
something
I'm
gonna
focus
on
too,
as
the
district
to
City
Council,
making
sure
that
the
South
Boston
waterfront
is
enjoyed
by
everybody.
L
Communities
of
color
and
woman
in
veterans
as
well,
and
the
interest
of
social
and
economic
justice
I
applaud
these
efforts,
as
we
must
continue
to
ensure
that
the
economic
vitality
opportunity
impact
impact
felt
on
the
South
Boston
waterfront
is
accessible
and
felt
by
all
of
the
neighborhoods
of
Boston,
especially
our
communities
of
color
minority
and
women-owned
businesses
in
some
veteran
owned
businesses
as
well.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
So
I
just
want
to
point
out,
because
there
was
some
skeptics.
There
were
five
minutes
ahead
of
schedule.
So
if
anybody
else
snow,
we
do
want
to
take
a
couple
more
pictures.
So
if
people
are
interested
in
having
their
pictures
taken,
the
only
thing
I
would
say
is
it's
raining
a
little
bit
more
than
it
was
before.
On
the
other
hand,
the
reason
why
Robin
Brown
is
part
of
this
project,
because
when
he
ran
the
four
seasons
he
thought
of
everything
everything,
including
umbrellas,
he's
looking
away.