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Rhode Island among least affordable states for renters

Economic Activity 04/19/2008

A report released this month places Rhode Island as one of the country’s least-affordable states to rent in – with a family needing...

Gustave White Sotheby’s to open East Side office

Economic Activity 04/17/2008

PROVIDENCE – The Newport-based Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty last week announced plans to open a new brokerage on the East Side. It will...

THE NEW BUILDING, center left, will be constructed around a courtyard. Outside will be three new play areas, shown in tan. /

Bradley breaks ground for $33.1M expansion

Economic Activity 04/17/2008

EAST PROVIDENCE – A three-year design process came to fruition as Bradley Hospital broke ground on Monday for a 44,000-square-foot addition to its...

Work begins on URI’s $15M Inner Space Center

Capital Goods 04/17/2008

NARRAGANSETT – Providence-based Gilbane Building Co. this month began construction of the $15 million undersea exploration center at the University of Rhode Island’s...

PHILLIPSDALE LANDING, a mixed-use project in East Providence, faces the loss of some tax credits under a bill approved by the General Assembly and supported by the governor. /

Bill curtails historic tax credits

Economic Activity 04/12/2008

Construction hasn’t started yet on a 17-building, mixed-use, mill renovation in East Providence called Phillipsdale Landing, but the developer learned recently he won’t be...

Matching renovation with corporate philosophies

Economic Activity 04/12/2008

Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island, the third oldest hospice in the country, is looking at its LEED-certified renovations for a new Providence...

NEW DIGS: Grandison Taber, owner of Grandbüro Design on Eddy Street in downtown Providence, is one of 20 retail tenants who moved into the heart of the city in the past 16 months. /

Downtown retail vacancy rates dip

Economic Activity 04/12/2008

Last July, Grandison and Kate Taber were searching for a place to open their business, Grandbüro Design, a T-shirt design shop. Grandison Taber, who...

A WATERFALL and fish ladder have replaced part of the old water-power system at the Palisades Mill Complex, now up for sale after more than 50 years of family ownership. /

Palisades Mill Complex on the sales block for $11.8M

Economic Activity 04/05/2008

After more than 50 years under family ownership the Palisades Mill Complex, a 13-building campus that’s prominent in South Kingstown’s Peace Dale neighborhood, is...

ONCE IT OPENS, the new facility will let Child & Family consolidate under one roof the services now spread across four offices, in Middletown, Newport and Providence. /

Social service agency building ‘high performing’ HQ

Economic Activity 04/02/2008

MIDDLETOWN – Construction is underway on a $7.5 million headquarters for Child & Family, a local nonprofit social services agency that provides child, adult...