For somewhere between $20 and $75 a year, based on income, a gardener can rent a chunk of Providence land and plant seeds that may blossom into a new way to earn a living. For that small investment, the urban farmer will get fencing, good soil and a water supply. more

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

Supporters of the Urban Collaborative Accelerated Program don hard hats Oct. 9 to mark the start of construction at the school’s expanded site along the Service Road near Interstate 95 in Providence. From left: Stephen Hourahan, senior adviser to Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee; David Haffenreffer, chair, Fund for UCAP board; Providence Mayor Angel Taveras; Steve Guglielmo, Saccoccio & Associates; Karen Warfield, director, diversity & community affairs, Textron, Inc.; Providence Councilman Bryan Principe; Frank Gustafson, CASE Construction (in background) and Mark Saccoccio, principal, Saccoccio & Associates. more

The Washington Trust Co. recently provided nearly $3.8 million to two customers for the purchase of commercial properties in Rhode Island and Connecticut. more

The Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy unveiled plans for the transformation of Kennedy Plaza at a meeting in downtown Providence after close of business Thursday. more

Picerne Military Housing, a division of Corvias Group, broke ground Wednesday in Fort Meade, Md., in the first-ever, public-private partnership to build on-post barracks with the U.S. Army. more

Just when the fight for the future of the Providence waterfront seemed settled, a new battle has emerged on Allens Avenue. more

WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport will move ahead with plans to extend its runway and enhance airplane safety thanks to $110 million in federal funds, The Associated Press reported last week. more

You don’t need a $179 million bridge-replacement project to cause traffic jams on Interstate 95 in downtown Providence. The car volume and traffic patterns on the stretch of highway between the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and the Statehouse do that already. 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