Kevin Shalvey
Uxbridge mill tenants still weighing their options
Federal and state business agencies are helping bring relief to businesses in Uxbridge, Mass., in the wake of a six-alarm fire that destroyed Bernat...
Nanotechnology firm develops cheaper hard alloy
A Providence-based steel alloy manufacturer has developed a new industrial weld overlay and hardfacing alloy that cuts costs by avoiding three materials that have...
Flowers bring new flair to blossoming Downcity
There are new hotels and condos sprouting up all over Providence’s downtown – anyone can see that. But recently, there have been subtler changes:...
Balancing old, new at a Newport landmark
The White Horse Tavern, built in about 1650 and issued a tavern permit in 1673, has been a Newport landmark for hundreds of years....
Downtown Improvement District <br> introduces more floral plantings
PROVIDENCE – Flanked by 10 of the Downtown Improvement District’s “Yellow Shirt” street team, the program’s director today introduced another round of floral plantings...
Pawtucket draws growing cluster of antique shops
Pawtucket has gained a reputation of late for welcoming artists, with the idea that the creative economy can serve as a seed to growing...
Tiverton farm project wins New Urbanism award
The design for the $14 million mixed-use artist community on the 200-acre Sandywood Farm has garnered a 2007 Charter Award from the Congress for...
Wharf finds its place on National Register
A 45,000-square-foot former coal processing plant on the Providence waterfront that developers Patrick and Gail Conley have turned into an artists’ hub has been...
A political firestorm over historic New Bedford mill
A property-rights fight has erupted in New Bedford over plans by the owner of the 104-year-old former Cliftex mill to demolish the building.
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Local credit unions join national branch network
Members of three Rhode Island credit unions can now walk into one of more than 2,200 credit union branches in 46 states and, with...
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