Churchill & Banks Co. and Hecht Development will be the first two groups to pitch their ideas for the former Interstate-195 district in downtown Providence to the commission responsible for the land. more

Providence Preservation Society announced today that Karen Jessup has been named interim director of the citywide preservation organization. more

The Lymansville Co. Mill, following long-term restoration, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, announced the R.I. Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. more

Being an effective chief financial officer is as much about people as it is about numbers. DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc. founder Dennis L. DiPrete believes this. It is part of the reason he nominated his chief financial officer, Christopher J. Ready, for this award. Ready is razor-sharp with numbers and dollar signs. But he also excels at leading – and teaching – the engineers at DiPrete. more

Amidst the ever-changing face of downtown Providence remains an investment firm that has endured. Brown, Lisle/Cummings Inc., opened its doors in the heart of the city’s financial district in 1912. The following year it moved into the newly constructed Turk’s Head Building. Despite the Great Depression, two world wars, a Great Recession and numerous market fluctuations it has weathered these storms and remained a loyal tenant to this day. more

On Thursday, May 30, the Rhode Island School of Design will host a groundbreaking ceremony to launch the three-year construction project for the renovation of its illustration studies building. more

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s congressional delegation last week announced that the state will receive federal funding to help replace the aging Providence Viaduct, a critical part of Interstate 95. more

The cinder-block dormitories and cramped, scruffy, off-campus apartments familiar to generations of college students are under attack. more

Resource Control Associates Inc. owner Robert C. Atwood, pictured above in his office, thinks of his firm as “a land-development company.” The 26-year-old Pawtucket business has groups of advisers focused on civil-engineering, environmental assessment and remediation and forensic engineering. Consulting services include insurance-claim investigations. Atwood often provides expert testimony. The firm has worked for more than 50 municipalities and public authorities throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as several hundred private clients. more

Thanks to an estimated $2 million in state historic-preservation tax credits, the Arcade is being repurposed for a retail-residential use. Frank Angevine of Built Inc. cuts plastic sheeting in the 19th-century landmark, but the lack of action by the General Assembly in renewing the tax-credit program makes it unlikely that more projects will be undertaken soon. See Page 12 for more. more