Kevin Shalvey
Support for conserving water grows
For Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, water conservation has been an issue close at hand for decades. As a farmer, water is essential to maintaining...
URI’s marine library more than a research center
The University of Rhode Island’s new Ocean Science and Exploration Center and the Pell Marine Science Library’s centerpiece is its Inner Space Center –...
Fishing for a future quahog harvest
For the dozens of registered shellfishermen who helped the state harvest and transplant more than a half-million pounds of quahogs over the last month,...
Former party planner now caters to Marriott clients
There were eight weddings held in 1984 at the Marriott Downtown Providence, the year that Director of Catering Donna DiOrio started with the company....
Eckel the brains behind WashTrust’s public face
About a decade ago, Elizabeth B. Eckel was sitting in a marketing meeting at The Washington Trust Co. She and her co-workers were brainstorming,...
Residential now stands out by fitting right in
When Sally E. Lapides, president and CEO of Residential Properties Ltd., co-founded her real estate company in 1981, she knew that marketing had to...
Doctor built a career by being in the right places
During Gail Skowron’s undergraduate college career – and, prior to that, during much of her childhood on Long Island – she wanted to be...
URI Hillel to break ground on student center
KINGSTON – After 61 years without a permanent home on the University of Rhode Island’s campus, URI’s Hillel, a branch of the largest Jewish...
R.I. sees ‘consistent acceleration’ in home price drop
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Rhode Island’s rate of home-price depreciation in March made it the only state among the five with the highest depreciation rates...
NAHB: Housing starts fall 12.8% in April
WASHINGTON – Housing starts on single-family homes rose in April by 2.8 percent, to a 368,000-unit annual rate, but overall housing starts fell 12.8...
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