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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.

RICHARD RODI is the owner of Clearpoint Builders in Cranston, and a LEED-accredited professional specializing in homes. / COURTESY CLEARPOINT BUILDERS

Five Questions With: Richard Rodi

In Their Own Words 05/31/2018

Richard Rodi is the owner of Cranston-based Clearpoint Builders Inc., and a LEED-accredited professional specializing in homes, who has spent the last several years...

THIS VICTORIAN ESTATE at 52 Newport St. in Jamestown went under contract May 17 following an auction by Concierge Auctions that attracted several bidders. The closing is scheduled for June 22. /COURTESY J.E. GROUP PROPERTIES

Victorian estate in Jamestown under contract following auction

Real Estate 05/31/2018

JAMESTOWN – A Victorian era estate built by architect Charles Bevins is under contract, following an auction that attracted several bidders, according to Concierge...

GROW SMART RHODE ISLAND will host a forum June 15 that will focus on how Rhode Island can use public-private partnerships to advance transit-oriented development. / COURTESY GROW SMART RI

Grow Smart RI to host June forum on transit-oriented development

Nonprofit 05/31/2018

PROVIDENCE – The smart-growth nonprofit Grow Smart Rhode Island will host a forum in June on “Making Transit-Oriented Development Work for Rhode Island.” The June...

SEN. CYNTHIA COYNE, D-Barrington, has sponsored a bill that would require property sellers to provide written disclosure if the property has been used for marijuana cultivation. / COURTESY R.I. GENERAL ASSEMBLY

New bill would require property sellers disclose marijuana cultivation history

Government 05/31/2018

PROVIDENCE – Real estate disclosures, required of sellers, are designed to let prospective buyers know the known history of a property and potential pitfalls...

OLNEYVILLE, WHICH has had substantial reinvestment in the past decade, is among the areas of Providence identified in a new report as experiencing gentrification, such as increasing rents. / COURTESY ONE NEIGHBORHOOD BUILDERS

Report identifies Providence neighborhoods experiencing gentrification pressure

Economic Activity 05/25/2018

PROVIDENCE — The city has several neighborhoods that have experienced gentrification pressure between 2000 and 2015, according to a new study by HousingWorks RI...

Five Questions With Pete Rumsey

5Q 05/25/2018

Pete Rumsey | Director, Commerce RI Rhode Island Innovation Campus initiative 1. What is your responsibility as director of the innovation campus? I am...

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPER CHURCHILL & BANKS has proposed a 24-acre industrial park at 340 Woodward Road in the north end of Providence, on the North Providence line, that would include three industrial buildings and one office building over the four lots. / COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Churchill & Banks proposes 24-acre industrial park in Providence

Real Estate 05/24/2018

PROVIDENCE – Churchill & Banks Cos., a well-known commercial-development company, has proposed a 24-acre industrial park in the north end of Providence, on the...

GREG GUGLIELMO is the newly named executive vice president at DiPrete Engineering, a Cranston-based firm that focuses on civil engineering and land planning. / COURTESY DIPRETE ENGINEERING

Five Questions With: Greg Guglielmo

In Their Own Words 05/24/2018

Greg Guglielmo is the newly named executive vice president at DiPrete Engineering, a Cranston-based firm that focuses on civil engineering and land planning. Guglielmo...

EPIQ SYSTEMS, based in Atlanta, has occupied a 6,000-square-foot space at 1 Cedar St. in Providence, where it is establishing a data-products group aimed at the legal services industry.

Atlanta company leases space in Providence for data-products group

Real Estate 05/24/2018

PROVIDENCE – Epiq Systems Inc. has occupied a 6,000-square-foot space at 1 Cedar St., according to MG Commercial Real Estate. Epiq is establishing a data-products...

THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 'Sea Grace' in Narragansett is the most expensive residential listing in Rhode Island at $18.2 million. / COURTESY MOTT & CHACE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

‘Sea Grace’ at $18.2M is most expensive residential listing in R.I.

Real Estate 05/24/2018

NARRAGANSETT – New to the market at $18.2 million, the most expensive residential listing in Rhode Island occupies a portion of the former Whitehall...

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