Mary MacDonald
Mary MacDonald joined the Providence Business News as a staff writer covering Government, Development, Real Estate and Manufacturing in December 2014. She previously was a correspondent for The Boston Globe and Telegram & Gazette, an editor at Patch/AOL, and a staff writer for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University, and a master’s degree in secondary English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Providence City Council committee recommends rejecting Hope Point Tower zoning
PROVIDENCE — After nearly three hours of public comment, a City Council committee voted to recommend denial of a zoning change that would clear...
Hope Point Tower returns for public hearing at Providence City Hall
PROVIDENCE – The Hope Point Tower project is scheduled for a public hearing this afternoon at City Hall, before a committee that will recommend...
Paolino intends to purchase federal building at 380 Westminster
PROVIDENCE – Paolino Properties through an affiliate hopes to purchase a six-story office building at 380 Westminster St. and has submitted a $15.3 million...
Matt Brown wants R.I.’s governor to focus less on business interests...
Matt Brown, a longtime activist for social, educational and environmental causes, wants to bring that mission to the top level of state government next...
Moderate Party gubernatorial candidate challenges changes to eminent domain
The discussion in recent months of a proposal, now law, that would authorize borrowing for a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox concentrated...
Candidates don’t need to spend a lot to win in R.I.,...
Gubernatorial candidates don’t necessarily need to spend a lot of money to win votes in the nation’s smallest state. But money matters in elections...
Unions wary of safety technology piloted by Gilbane
Workplace falls can be deadly on construction sites. More commonly, they lead to lost time and productivity when workers are injured.
Falls are the most...
At (add)ventures, it’s your brand, your story
Stephen Rosa learned to identify business solutions at a company that would grow to become a Fortune 500 giant – EMC.
From his position, among...
Hope grows where debris flourished
An urban farm isn’t easy to pull off, but the founders of What Cheer Flower Farm transformed a debris-filled lot in Providence to a...
Construction begins on Garrahy Garage
PROVIDENCE – Construction of the Garrahy Garage has begun in the Jewelry District of Providence, four years after state voters authorized bonds for the...
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