Kevin Shalvey
Realtors seize on Web as a way to attract customers
When Ilanna Ball opened RE/MAX Finest in Woonsocket in June 2004, she invested right away in a Web site. Now she has two: a...
R.I. house, condo sales both decline
BOSTON – Sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island continued to fall in August compared with a year ago, according to figures released today...
Canadian textile maker set to use Quaker assets
When Victor Innovatex Inc. starts producing fabric for the upholstery business in Fall River at some point in the next few weeks, the Quebec-based...
Who needs surf? Turf rules here
With more than one-quarter of the state’s agricultural output coming from sod production, anyone with a half-acre lot seems to stand a chance to...
Procaccianti buys Manhattan hotels
The Procaccianti Group last week announced it is venturing into a new market, Manhattan, with the acquisition of two hotels there, for undisclosed prices.
The...
St. Louis developer adding affordable units at ALCO
A St. Louis-based developer and its local partners have announced plans to build 201 mixed-income apartments within Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse’s American Locomotive...
Tax credit program paying off, say its supporters
Few in Rhode Island would question that the state’s historic preservation investment tax credit has fostered development. There are so many concrete examples, from...
RIEPC takes another pass at planning the future
When the R.I. Economic Policy Council published “A Rhode Island Economic Strategy: 10 Ways to Succeed without Losing Our Soul” in 2001, the public/private...
Supplying a more upscale clientele
When Ardente Supply Co. was founded in Providence in 1946, toilets didn’t cost $5,000, as does the Toto Neorest with an automated seat, odor...
Breathing life into Main Street
State leaders and smart-growth advocates have been pushing for Rhode Island to revitalize its urban cores, bringing in residents as well as businesses, and...
