Kevin Shalvey
Distressed properties continue to rise despite anti-foreclosure efforts
WASHINGTON – Although the number of foreclosure completions and distressed-home sales continued to rise in the third quarter, new foreclosure proceedings nationwide fell 2.6...
EB finalizes $14B Navy sub contract
GROTON, Conn. – General Dynamics Corp.’s Electric Boat yesterday announced the signing of a long-awaited Navy contract for eight Virginia-class submarines. The $14 billion...
Travel agent uses movie to pitch Australia
A few weeks ago, Global Excellence Travel’s Judith Hay, the only Ocean State travel agent to be designated a “Premier Australia Specialist,” phoned...
On pins and needles to ward off pain
When Cris Monteiro started Providence Community Acupuncture – a business formed in an effort to make acupuncture affordable – on the city’s East...
Author: Minorities’ access to law schools limited
In arguing against what he sees as the too-lofty entry requirements imposed by American Bar Association accreditation for United States law schools, Massachusetts School...
Retired DEM official lauded for organizing enforcement
After more than 30 years at the R.I. Department of Environmental Management, Dean Albro retired in September as the chief of the Office of...
R.I. Foundation sets grant record
PROVIDENCE – Despite the Ocean State’s record-high unemployment and a steadily worsening national economy, The Rhode Island Foundation this year awarded a total of...
Five Questions With: B. Michael Rauh Jr.
Earlier this month, The Washington Trust Co. opened a new Providence branch in a storefront on Westminster Street. This week, Executive Vice President of...
First phase of Shops at Quonset is halfway done
NORTH KINGSTOWN – The first phase of construction at The Shops at Quonset Point, a retail center being built at the head of Quonset...
Carnegie Abbey gets ‘five-star’ rating
PORTSMOUTH – The 400-acre Carnegie Abbey Club last week was awarded a five-star rating in two categories by the International Americas Property Awards Competition,...
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