Kevin Shalvey
Digital ‘signs’ let retailers unleash their creativity
Visitors to the Newport Mansions don’t just get to browse through souvenirs and books about the city and the properties they are visiting. On...
Building costs expected to rise again this year
The Construction Inflation Alert released this month by the Associated General Contractors of America reports that labor and material costs that have remained relatively...
Technology redefines profession
It is 5 p.m. and an attorney at a small Rhode Island practice is asked by a judge to provide a memo on a...
Sale to new developers won’t change old plans
Since Jeffery Brooks, principal of The Brooks Co., of Boston, bought the former Grant Mill in August 2006, he hasn’t made many physical changes...
URI symposium tackles key waterfront challenges
During John Bullard’s time as mayor of New Bedford from 1986 to 1992, a developer proposed building a Sheraton Hotel on the State Pier....
Experts join forces to help with construction risks
In every construction project there is the potential for injuries, mistakes and outright calamities. The project owner and the general contractor do their part...
Retro gum gives consumers something to chew on
For Providence-based manufacturer Verve Inc., maker of Glee Gum, sustainable production processes are as important as the product that makes it to the shelf....
Carothers launching $100M capital campaign for URI
Since taking charge at the University of Rhode Island in 1991, President Robert L. Carothers has taken the onetime party school through a physical...
City plan for waterfront inspires raucous debate
At a sometimes-rowdy hearing last week, the Providence City Council listened to arguments for, and mostly against, the approval of the city Planning...
Downtown taking on a new look
You could look at the Waterplace Condominiums towers as a bridge between old and new Providence – between the historical downtown and traditional-looking Westin...
