Chris Barrett
National Grid fine-tunes to fit the R.I. market better
In an effort to reduce costs and increase nimbleness, utility giant National Grid is undergoing a reorganization that will trim $200 million and 1,200...
Time for EDC to boost transparency
R.I. Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Keith W. Stokes is realigning the agency in a form he says will better serve businesses and grow...
Change will continue to be the rule
Before taking the reins of Care New England, Dennis D. Keefe took two weeks of vacation. The former CEO of the Cambridge Health Alliance...
Five Questions With: Nathaniel Walker
Architects have always dreamed big. Some of their ideas came to fruition and others were lost to the annals of history. But Brown University...
Fall River receives $1.90 bid for vacant school
FALL RIVER – After months of wrangling over a process to sell five vacant city schools, the city finally received bids for two of...
Design Exchange finds tenant
PAWTUCKET – Designs by Lolita moved into 2,500 square feet in the Design Exchange on Thursday.
The designer of glasses and gift merchandise becomes the...
City stops demolition of Grove Street School
PROVIDENCE – It took a visit by the Providence Police to stop demolition work at the former Grove Street School.
The contractor proceeded to...
Developer to construct apartments at Rumford Center
EAST PROVIDENCE – Kirkbrae Development Corp. and the Peregrine Group plan to construct 23 apartments at the Rumford Center.
Construction on the apartments began early...
R.I. home prices fall 4.7 percent
PROVIDENCE – Prices for single-family homes in Rhode Island fell 4.7 percent in July compared with the same month last year, CoreLogic said Wednesday.
However,...
Deepwater ready for offshore call
When the U.S. Department of Interior announced on Aug. 17 that it would start soliciting proposals for wind farms off the Rhode Island coast,...














