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Costly bridge work looming
The Pawtucket River Bridge is illuminated, the Sakonnet River Bridge is tolled, and the Providence Viaduct is under construction.
But there’s another Rhode Island bridge,...
Recovery starts to set roots in R.I.
In 2013, Rhode Island businesspeople began to really believe in the recovery. A year earlier, with revenue rising and the Great Recession fading into...
Legal tangle hinders power station redevelopment
To build a long-sought academic and nursing-school complex in Providence’s would-be Knowledge District, project leaders will have to untangle the painful legacy of the...
Service model approach will help renewable cos. grow
If renewable energy has become a religion for some, Jigar Shah has been preaching its gospel from the very beginning. His fascination with solar...
Bitcoin: ‘Killer app’ or the currency of the future?
On an icy December evening, about a dozen local technology enthusiasts gathered over pizza and beer at the Founders League offices in Providence to...
Long view on hand-crafted frames
When a company dies, the people, knowledge and equipment it accumulated over its history often scatter across the region or country, leaving little visible...
Finding path back to prosperity
Editor’s note: This is the first in an occasional series looking at efforts to preserve and revitalize the state’s downtown areas.
Ruarri J. Miller’s search...
Noncompete agreements work, but not for everyone
A star salesman’s or software developer’s defection from one company to a rival can trigger rumor and intrigue worthy of a spy novel.
Will the...
![SHAPE OF THINGS: Providence Preservation Society Executive Director Charles Brent Runyon said that the organization is “often looking at how [projects are] going to shape the community.” / PBN PHOTO/FRANK MULLIN](https://assets.pbn.com/uploads/2013/12/1386946638_3a73-150x150.jpg "‘All hands on deck’ for downtown preservation efforts")
‘All hands on deck’ for downtown preservation efforts
After the Providence Preservation Society lost its previous executive director to a Florida art gallery, the organization turned to the Sunshine State for a...
These bracelets could be life-savers
When he founded HealthID Profile Inc., Angelo Pitassi Jr. saw medical-identification bracelets as an underserved niche market within the large and lucrative world of...
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