&lt;img src=&#039;http://assets.bizjournals.com/boston/real_estate/%20%20aaaRealEstate_Logo.jpg?v=1&#039;&gt;The United Teen Equality Center, a Lowell-based provider of education and worker training services for at-risk youth, has tapped Eastern Bank for a $3.5 million bridge loan to help finance the renovation of the center&rsquo;s 14,700-square-foot headquarters as well as the construction of a new 7,500-square-foot addition.

The funding, combined with money from the federal and state government, gives UTEC a $5 million construction budget for the project, which is expected to create 100 new construction jobs...