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Housing starts in U.S. post best 3 months in 4 years
Builders in November capped the strongest three months for residential construction in four years and permits climbed as record-low borrowing costs buoyed the U.S. housing market. more
Wash Trust provides $3.8M for R.I., Conn. projects
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
| 12/11/12
QDC, RIDOT land $6M to repair storm damage, fund upgrades
The Quonset Development Corporation and the R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $6 million in federal funding to make upgrades and repairs related to storm damage caused by 2011’s Hurricane Irene, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Monday more
| 12/10/12
Commission lays groundwork for sale of I-195 land
A little more than a year since the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District Commission first met, few changes are visible on the 41 acres of urban scrubland freed by the removal of the highway overpass. But that doesn’t mean that nothing is being done in the effort to take advantage of one of Rhode Island’s best real estate and economic-development opportunities in decades. Through environmental work and pre-permitting, the commission has already made the 21 buildable acres much more attractive to potential buyers. The next steps facing the commission include taking ownership of the land from the R.I. Department of Transportation and then figuring out how to pay for maintenance of the parcels, sidewalks and 14 acres of parks. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/10/12

UMass Dartmouth completes first stage of MAB construction
Seven months after the initial groundbreaking, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth celebrated the end of the first stage of construction of the Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing with a “topping off ceremony” on Thursday in Fall River. more
| 12/7/12
FAA to re-evaluate T.F. Green’s airport improvement program
The Federal Aviation Administration plans to re-evaluate the environmental impact statement and record of decision for T.F. Green Airport’s airport improvement program, the federal agency announced Thursday. more
| 12/6/12 | 1 comment
Rolling Greens model for future development?
If planners and architects had their way, when people start building large residential projects again they would look something like the Preserve at Rolling Greens retirement community proposed for Route 102 in North Kingstown. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

Redesigned riverfront park smaller, more ‘flexible’
It’s smaller than first imagined, but a redesigned riverfront park slated for downtown Providence’s former Interstate 195 land should be better than the larger, original design, city and state planners say. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

Carnegie Abbey gets luxury neighbor
At a time when small and simple are fashionable, the owner of the Carnegie Abbey Club in Portsmouth has doubled down on large and opulent. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 12/3/12

JWU completes purchase of I-195 land
Johnson & Wales University has completed the purchase of two parcels of land from the state Rhode Island to expand its downtown campus, the school announced Friday. more
| 11/30/12
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