Kevin Shalvey, Author at Providence Business News

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MICHAEL DEL SESTO, owner of Advantage Glass, has filed a lien against Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse in relation to window work the firm has been performing at the Dynamo House project. /

Dynamo House work stalls as contractors seek pay

Economic Activity 04/13/2009

Construction has stalled on the Dynamo House, the $137 million mixed-use redevelopment on Providence’s waterfront that includes the long-planned Heritage Harbor Museum. At least...

THE PROPOSED design for the $75 million University of Rhode Island building for the College of Pharmacy includes a medicinal garden on the south side with a reflecting pool. /

Timing key for campus construction

Economic Activity 04/11/2009

As Brown University’s multibillion-dollar endowment started to lose value last year, the university had to make some tough choices about its capital projects. The...

PARTNERING UP: from left, Andy Troy, David Frencis, Greg Troy and Peter Troy of Troy, Pires & Allen Insurance and Shove Insurance, which merged this year. /

Firms brace for possible consolidation

Business Services 04/11/2009

Tucked into the East Providence office of Troy, Pires & Allen Insurance, you’ll now find another firm, Shove Insurance Inc. The two firms – both...

BROOKS MAGRATTEN joins Pierce Atwood's new Providence office, as the Portland, Maine-based law firm expands into Rhode Island. /

New England law firm adds Providence office

Business Services 04/10/2009

PROVIDENCE – Pierce Atwood LLP, an international law firm with offices in New England, Washington, D.C., and Sweden, today announced that it has opened...

THE NEW bathhouse is slated to be 2,478 square feet, three times as larger as the structure it is replacing. /

Construction starts on Salty Brine bathhouse

Economic Activity 04/09/2009

NARRAGANSETT – At Salty Brine State Beach, construction is underway on a new 2,478-square-foot, two-level bathhouse that will be more than three times larger...

Funding announced for Mass. affordable housing

Economic Activity 04/09/2009

BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick last week announced that $108 million in state and federal funding and tax credits will be used to...

Web site to connect renters, buyers with properties

Economic Activity 04/09/2009

PROVIDENCE – A group of housing advocacy organizations in Rhode Island last week launched a Web site, www.HomeLocatorRI.net, that is intended to link renters...

Foreclosure in Providence below national rate

Economic Activity 04/09/2009

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The foreclosure rate in the Providence area rose in February compared with the year before, but was slightly lower than the...

"With the changing economy over the past decade, corporations are spending less and offering fewer benefits to new hires relocating to our state. Working with relocation experts to help sell the state," said Residential Properties Ltd. Director of Relocation Elizabeth R. Messier. /

Five Questions With: Elizabeth R. Messier

Business Services 04/09/2009

Residential Properties Ltd. Director of Relocation Elizabeth R. Messier last month was elected to the National Advisory Council of the Leading Real Estate Companies...