Kevin Shalvey
Onetime messenger now shipping firm’s COO
Twenty-four years ago, Karen M. Kenney started out as a summer messenger at Liberty International Inc., a Pawtucket-based, international-freight shipping logistics firm. Back then,...
In Cranston, a theater is reborn
For nearly eight decades, until it closed its doors in 2002, Cranston’s Park Theatre had been a cultural benchmark for those growing up and...
Waiting game on T.F. Green expansion
On a recent weekday afternoon, traffic was heavy at the intersection of Airport and Post roads in Warwick. Cars filtered through the three-way traffic...
A knack for the gifts worth giving
There’s a story that Kara Orr likes to tell. A few months ago, she was at a dinner party with her husband, Roni Kabessa...
R.I. commercial market could pick up
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s commercial market has been in the doldrums since the fourth quarter of 2008, but as the first half of 2009...
Event to benefit Stanford White Casino
NEWPORT – As The Stanford White Casino Theatre is being readied for a $4.5 million renovation, the owners are planning a benefit open house...
NAHB: Home sales rise 11% in June
WASHINGTON – Newly built single-family home sales rose nationally by 11 percent in June, marking the third consecutive month of improving sales, according to...
St. Anne’s to open radiation center
DARTMOUTH – St. Anne’s Hospital on Saturday, Aug. 8, will celebrate the grand opening of its new, $21 million radiation therapy center.
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Five Questions With: Daniel Mendelsohn
Applied Science Associates (ASA) last week announced that it has been tapped to lead a technical and economic feasibility study for the possible construction...
Day trips to Newport up this summer
Poor weather and a sour economy have hurt tourism in Newport this summer, but the news isn’t all bad. Visits to attractions – the...