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A Wayland Square mixed use residential project is favoring bicycles instead of parking spaces. But the Providence Planning Commission, during its meeting on Tuesday, put a pause approving the master plan, posting deliberations at the applicant’s request until a Sept 28 meeting. The commission has lingering questions about parking and the height of the building. / COURTESY PROVIDENCE CITY PLAN COMMISSION

Celtics co-owner’s Wayland Square project proposal limits car spaces, favors bicycles

Real Estate 08/18/2021

PROVIDENCE – The Providence City Plan Commission is calling a timeout in the approval process for a new mixed-use development in Wayland Square, asking...

R.I. AG objects to individual, group health insurance rate increases

Government 08/16/2021

PROVIDENCE – In the wake of a devastating pandemic that continues to threaten the welfare of Rhode Island residents, and while government officials mount...

Execs: R.I. casinos rebrand under Bally’s name is coming soon

Hospitality & Tourism 08/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – Could Bally's Rhode Island or Bally's Twin River be in the cards? How about Bally's Tiverton? Bally's Corp., previously known as Twin River...

COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ON WESTMINSTER and Weybosset streets in downtown Providence remained empty during the summer of 2021. Vacancies at several downtown properties have been prolonged and, in at least one case, prompted by the pandemic, as a result of work stoppages and shutdowns, according to several downtown real estate investors. PBN PHOTO/MARC LAROCQUE

Post-pandemic vacancies, optimism abound in downtown Providence

Real Estate 08/13/2021

PROVIDENCE – Sign, sign, everywhere a sign: “Retail opportunity,” says one. “Prime retail space for lease,” another. “Available now.” There’s plenty of prime storefront space...

RHODE ISLAND companies in sectors that include retail, hospitality and nursing homes say they are concerned that implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate could make it difficult to recruit and retain workers. / AP FILE PHOTO/TED S. WARREN

Many companies say they can’t afford to enact vaccine mandate

Coronavirus 08/13/2021

Rhode Island companies in sectors spanning retail, hospitality and even nursing homes say they worry that implementing a strict employee COVID-19 vaccine requirement could...

THE GROUND FLOOR retail space of the Nightingale Building on Washington Street in downtown Providence is expected to home to Rory's Market and Kitchen, an independent organic grocery store based in Dennis, Mass. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Organic grocery store moving into downtown Providence

Real Estate 08/11/2021

PROVIDENCE – An organic grocery store is coming from Cape Cod to downtown Providence this winter, bringing fresh, natural foods, dietary supplements and smoothies...

GOV. DANIEL J. MCKEE said Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, that Rhode Island will soon require employees at health care facilities to get the COVID-19 vaccine. / AP FILE PHOTO/STEVEN SENNE

McKee mandates vaccines for Rhode Island health care workers

Health Services 08/10/2021

PROVIDENCE – As cases of the delta variant of COVID-19 continue to rise across the country, Gov. Daniel J. McKee announced a new mandate...

TRAINING HUB: Jennifer Menard, left, interim vice president of economic and business development at Bristol Community College, and Laura Douglas, college president, stand outside the future home of the school’s National Offshore Wind Institute on the New Bedford waterfront. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Unchartered training: How does region build workforce for new wind sector?

Cover Story 08/06/2021

Toiling hundreds of feet above the open ocean, sometimes amid stormy weather and battering waves, technicians in the offshore wind industry need not only...

The outgoing chief medical officer for Eleanor Slater Hospital, Dr. Brian Daly, wrote a 16-page letter on Saturday, July 31, 2021, against a recently released report commissioned by the R.I. Office of Health and Human Services, disputing its conclusions that the facility was poorly managed, decrying "overt falsehoods" and claiming the authors were biased. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND HOSPITALS

Former Slater CMO blasts ‘biased’ hospital study

Government 08/02/2021

PROVIDENCE – He's not leaving quietly. The outgoing chief medical officer for Eleanor Slater Hospital, Dr. Brian Daly, is sounding off against a recently released report...