Kevin Shalvey
Providence is a possible hub for short sea shipping
Advocates for short sea shipping – a regional alternative to long-haul trucking – want to see if Providence could be instrumental in restructuring regional...
Limiting vehicle weight extends bridge lifespan
Every day, about 170,000 cars cross Interstate 95’s Pawtucket River Bridge. That’s almost three times the 60,000-per-day volume for which it was designed.
Preliminary designs...
New hotels emerge from old buildings
In Rhode Island there are not many empty hotels sitting vacant, waiting to be rehabilitated, said Newport Collaborative Architects Inc. Principal J. Michael Abbott....
Mill renovations buck housing trend
While other Olneyville mills are being sold for residential redevelopments, Duke Lossini, owner of 91 Hartford Ave., where he runs Eli Group, a manufacturer...
Historic tax credits spur development across U.S.
While Rhode Island legislators mull an annual cap for the R.I. Historic Preservation Tax Credit program, at least one New England state is seeking...
As real estate market dips, new legal clashes arise
The slumping real estate market has not had a large effect on day-to-day commercial-property litigation, but it has changed the type of cases some...
Judiciary chief seeks justice in spending for courts
As one of the five state Supreme Court justices in Rhode Island, Chief Justice Frank J. Williams writes more than 20 decisions a year...
Fannie Mae is sued over its massive escrow earnings
Fannie Mae, the largest source of U.S. home-loan money, faces a proposed class-action lawsuit over as much as $7 billion it earned on property...
Slatersville mill redevelopment aims for village feel
When DSF Group started work on its 224-unit Halstead at Slatersville Mill apartment renovation in North Smithfield during late 2005, two of the four...
Dip in home prices, sales reflects struggling market
Median prices for single-family homes in the Ocean State fell during 2007, but tightening lending practices in Rhode Island and nationwide are keeping many...
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