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At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, the Narragansett Bay Commission broke ground on a part of Phase II of its combined sewer overflow abatement project, at the Rite Aid parking lot at 80 Manton Ave. in Providence.
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By PBN Staff
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Sales of previously owned homes and work on single-family projects climbed in August to the highest levels in two years, signaling the residential real-estate market is contributing to U.S. economic recovery.
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By Alex Kowalski and Michelle Jamrisko |
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The U.S. Small Business Administration has accepted Rhode Island’s offer to purchase the remaining land at Rocky Point in Warwick for the development of a future state park, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The Ocean State could be one the first states with offshore wind farms, according to a report released by Environment Rhode Island, the Conservation Law Foundation and the Environment Council of Rhode Island.
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By PBN Staff
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The Northeastern Economic Developers Association has named the Rumford Center as its 2012 Project of the Year.
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The Quonset Development Corp. has named Rhode Island-based company R.I. Port Services as the new terminal operating agency for container handling at the Port of Davisville, the seventh largest auto importer in North America.
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By PBN Staff
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Joseph R. Paolino, father of former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolina Jr., died at 83, the family announced Wednesday.
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By PBN Staff
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Johnson & Wales University has signed a new 10-year lease for One Park Row West, the former Capitol Cove condominium complex on the banks of the Moshassuck River the school has used as a student dormitory since 2009.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The Obama Administration has released $473 million in unused federal infrastructure earmarks for states to use on new projects, including $864,000 in Rhode Island.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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New-home construction in the U.S. fell in July, while the number of building permits jumped to the highest level in four years, indicating the industry will keep improving in the second half of the year.
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By Shobhana Chandra |