Kevin Shalvey
JWU feeds thriving culinary scene
When Sanjiv Dhar graduated from Johnson & Wales University’s Providence campus in 1990, he took a job with Marriott Hotels in New York City....
Soaring gas prices prompt more<br> local AAA travel deals
Rhode Islanders, like residents in other states, may be less willing than in the past to take off for faraway vacations this summer due...
Shawmut breaks ground at RWU<br> for new media and language center
BRISTOL – Shawmut Design and Construction last week broke ground on a 52,000-square-foot building at the heart of Roger Williams University’s main campus.
The...
Reverse-mortgage protection bill signed into law
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Donald L. Carcieri last week signed a bill intended to protect elderly homeowners from potentially unsafe reverse mortgages.
The bill – 2008...
DeHart among first local ‘EcoBrokers’
Danielle DeHart – a licensed Realtor with Residential Properties Ltd., who also has half a decade’s experience in property management – recently earned the...
U.S. mortgage applications rise 3.6%
WASHINGTON – For the week ending June 27, mortgage applications rose slightly from the week before, led by an increase in refinancing attempts, the...
Curb in credits not halting projects
For the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) in Newport, it was worth paying a $229,500 fee up front – even on only a month’s...
Providence firm gets dual contract for Navy school
A Rhode Island firm this month started construction on a design-build project for a Navy Supply Corps School at the Newport Naval Station, a...
New Mass. office seeks to root out discrimination
A nondiscrimination executive order issued by Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick in January 2007 led to the creation this year of a new Bay...
Maritime news finds new home on the Web
A new Rhode Island-based Web site, eCaptain.com, is looking to be a one-stop information and networking spot for the maritime industry, says Tory Chew,...
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