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Rhode Island Mall, which has been vacant since April 2011, has new owners: Winstanley Enterprises LLC of Concord, Mass. and New York-based Surrey Equities LLC.
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By PBN Staff
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Many Providence apartment buildings have been built, bought, sold, condominium-converted, unconverted, or refashioned into dormitories since the first
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Coast to Coast Fulfillment Inc., a leading product fulfillment house in the Northeast, will double the size of its warehousing and order-processing center in West Greenwich.
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By PBN Staff
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In its editorial (“Voter referenda present mixed choices,” Oct. 29), Providence Business News argued that, given Rhode Island’s structural budget deficit, the state cannot afford all the bond issues on the ballot “without compelling evidence of positive long-term economic benefits.”
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Guest Column:
Jan Eckhart and Scott Wolf | 11/5/12 |
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BOSTON – Grand Canyon University – an Arizona-based Christian college – has backed out of a deal for a free 217-acre campus in Massachusetts, The Associated Press reported. The college cited millions of dollars in unanticipated costs that it said made an expensive project too risky.
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11/5/12
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A unique urban-revitalization program in Massachusetts has captured the attention of metropolitan areas across the country. If successful, supporters say it could become a model for generating economic growth and better education in midsize, formerly industrial cities.
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By Michael Souza |
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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.
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10/22/12
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There are streets in Newport today that a colonist who witnessed the first public reading of Rhode Island’s Royal Charter of 1663 might recognize.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Bell Helicopter, the Fort Worth, Texas-based subsidiary of Textron Inc., broke ground on its new global headquarters on Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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The commission managing the former Interstate-195 lands considered the $900,000 in this year’s state budget the minimum needed each year to redevelop and maintain the downtown properties. But I-195 Commission Chairman Colin Kane said Monday that state budget officials have told him they expect that money to last three years.
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By Patrick Anderson |