Kevin Shalvey
Rumford Center completes newest phase
EAST PROVIDENCE – The Rumford Center development has completed its most recent construction phase, with the installation of an 1,800-pound sign on the project’s...
Five Questions With: Richard Godfrey
In May, Rhode Island Housing announced the first four projects to be awarded funding through the $10 million KeepSpace initiative. Providence Business News recently...
Revolving Fund is aiding West Side revival
On the ground floor of the Providence Revolving Fund’s new West Side headquarters, the 2,800-square-foot rear room’s walls are lined with used light fixtures,...
URI biotech building to open with vacant top floor
The effort to create a second quadrangle on the University of Rhode Island’s Kingston campus – this one surrounded by technology and life science...
State, anglers considering registry
Uncle Sam wants to know how many anglers are casting their lines in federal waters – between three miles and 200 miles offshore –...
Five Questions With: Thomas N. Comella
Gilbane Building Co. Vice President of Construction Operations Thomas N. Comella has been elected to serve as chairman of Roger William’s University’s Construction Management...
Briarcliffe Gardens project breaks ground
JOHNSTON – Briarcliffe Manor held a ceremonial groundbreaking for a multimillion-dollar, 43-bed Briarcliffe Gardens Alzheimer’s Assisted Living Residence this month.
“Even though we live...
Report: R.I. rental costs rise $21/month
ALBANY, N.Y. – The average monthly rent for a multi-family home in Rhode Island increased $21, to $1,155 per month, in the third quarter...
Cicilline looks to infrastructure work for stimulus
PROVIDENCE – As part of a push by the United States Conference of Mayors, Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline this month presented plans to...
Aquidneck Island storage company bought out
MIDDLETOWN – Aquidneck Island Self Storage, a 531-unit storage center, has been purchased by Farmington Hills, Mich.-based Storage Opportunity Partners LLC, the company announced...













