PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation said last week that it planned to begin the rehabilitation of a bridge carrying off-ramp traffic from Exit 4 on Interstate 195 East to Veterans Memorial Parkway in East Providence on Nov. 17. The work will require a partial closure of the exit until summer 2013. more

PROVIDENCE – Providence College broke ground on its Ruane Center for the Humanities, which will become the school’s signature academic building, on June 7. more

Bill Bachant, owner of Bill Bachant Builders, recently took some time out of his weekend to meet with potential clients. more

The Omni Group Inc. has nearly made one corner of Federal Hill its own. more

The traditional wood clapboards, wrap-around front porches and narrow, peaked roofs in the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable-housing project in Barrington haven’t eased neighborhood concerns about the development. more

State and local dignitaries mark the grand opening of the $13 million MacColl YMCA in Lincoln on Aug. 24 with a ribbon cutting. The 52,000-square-foot facility was paid for with a mix of fundraising and private and state financing. The two-story, year-round building on Breakneck Hill Road is handicapped accessible and contains a swimming center, full gymnasium, fitness center and an adventure center with a 30-foot-high climbing wall. more

Kenneth J. Filarski is the new chairman of the Rhode Island Green Building Council, which aims to promote sustainable development. He’s worked as an architect and planner in the state for the past 37 years. His specialty is building design and construction. He discusses the organization’s financial health and the state of environmentally friendly development in Rhode Island. more

New-home construction in the U.S. jumped more than forecast in March as multifamily projects climbed to the highest level in more than seven years. more

Construction employment declined in 132 of 339 metro areas, – including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area – rose in 158 out of 339 metro areas and stayed stagnant in 49 metro areas – including the New Bedford area – from February 2012 to February 2013, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more

PROVIDENCE – The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical School broke ground on the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Campus, named after the late state representative, earlier this month. more