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A NEW STUDY presented to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission on Wednesday found there is available parking along the western side of the district to meet current demand, especially among off-street parking. Pictured is an empty parking Lot on Chestnut Street. / COURTESY NELSON/NYGAARD CONSULTING ASSOCIATES

Report: Future demand for parking in I-195 district can be met

PROVIDENCE – With more parcels along the former Interstate 195 corridor being developed, parking availability is often a concern in the area. But a...

Crossroads R.I. proposes apartment complex for medically vulnerable homeless adults

PROVIDENCE – Crossroads Rhode Island is proposing to build an apartment complex providing housing for formerly homeless individuals with medical vulnerabilities. The proposed project, located...

Sweetgreen opens first R.I. location in Cranston

CRANSTON – National restaurant chain Sweetgreen Inc. opened its first Rhode Island location on Tuesday. The store, located at 111 Hillside Road in the Garden...
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62-unit apartment building proposed in Fox Point neighborhood

PROVIDENCE – Local developers are proposing to build a five-story, mixed-use building with residential and commercial space in the Fox Point neighborhood. The building, located...

Five Questions With: Eric Newton

Eric Newton is the new president of University Gastroenterology LLC. Newton, who has been with the group for more than 13 years, was named...

Martins named new chief diversity officer of Care New England

PROVIDENCE – Kevin K. Martins is the new chief diversity officer of Care New England Health System, effective April 10. In this role, he will...

CCRI dental hygiene students to host free dental clinic for children

LINCOLN – The Community College of Rhode Island dental hygiene graduating class is hosting a free clinic for children in May. The event is organized...
338 Allens Ave., Providence

Company tied to Allens Ave. scrap yard buys adjacent 9.8-acre parcel...

PROVIDENCE – A company with strong ties to Rhode Island, Recycled Metals LLC, which owns a scrap yard on Allens Ave. that has long...
TURNAROUND TIME: New Care New England Health System CEO and President Dr. Michael Wagner says he’s focused on improving the financial health of the state’s second-largest health care system. 
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DAVID HANSEN

New CNE chief’s focus is on margins, not mergers

Less than six months into his tenure at Care New England Health System, Dr. Michael Wagner has clear ideas on how he wants to...
WORKING TOGETHER: Panelist Dr. Claire Levesque of Point32Health Services Inc., third from left, speaks during the PBN Spring 2023 Health Care Summit and Health Care Heroes Awards on April 6 at the Providence Marriott Downtown. Also on the panel, from left, are Eric Swain of United HealthCare of New England Inc.; Kirsten Hokeness of Bryant University; Peter Marino of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; Dr. Methodius Tuuli of Women & Infants Hospital; and Martha Wofford of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: Collaboration needed across the board to resolve health inequities in...

Inequities within the health care system are not only proving to be persistent, but they are getting worse. Panelists at the Providence Business News Spring...
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