Kevin Shalvey
Amid media carnage, a bold move for survival in Newport
The media industry is in limbo, with print and online media battling for shrinking advertising dollars. With print publications struggling across the country, The...
Historic Newport theater slated for $4.5M facelift
The interior and the exterior of the 129-year-old Stanford White Casino Theatre, part of the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, don’t match:...
Warning signs for Financial District
Last August, it seemed that the Equitable Building, prominent in Providence’s Financial District and one of only a few cast iron-fronted buildings in Rhode...
Five Questions With: David Preston
Trinity Marine LLC, a Providence company, last month announced that it had purchased Quality Yacht Services Yard and an adjacent parcel in Tiverton. Director...
Residential launches commercial properties site
PROVIDENCE – In an attempt to “reinforce” its commercial offerings, Residential Properties Ltd. has launched a new Web site for its commercial division, RPL...
RGB opens office in North Easton, Mass.
PROVIDENCE – As part of its five-year growth plan, Providence’s RGB, an architecture firm, has opened an office in North Easton, Mass.
The firm...
NAR: Home sales up month-to-month
WASHINGTON – Although still below the April 2008 level, the rate of existing home sales in the United States rose month-to-month in April by...
Intermodal Station skywalk taking shape
WARWICK – T.F. Green Airport’s Intermodal Station and airport connection are starting to take shape, with the concrete piers that will support the skywalk...
Electroplating firm expands in Cranston
CRANSTON – Technic Inc., the international electroplating chemical and equipment manufacturer based in Rhode Island, today announced that it has purchased a new headquarters....
National Grid seeks 11% rate hike
WALTHAM, Mass. – In officially requesting approval from the R.I. Public Utilities Commission to hike electricity distribution rates by 11.2 percent, National Grid today...












