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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.
ONE-STOP SHOP: Jim O’Connor is the owner of Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc. in Tiverton. The company not only sells protective gear to mariners but also maintains and inspects it, which is required yearly for commercial vessels. / PBN PHOTO/KATE WHITENEY LUCEY

Keeping mariners protected

Life Raft & Survival Equipment Inc. sells and maintains the gear that mariners need onboard. The requirement for commercial vessels to have life rafts...
EMERGING ART: Jonny Skye, owner of Skye Gallery in Providence, launched the gallery to highlight the work of emerging artists, such as Evans Molina Fernandez, who created “Cubist Colony,” in the background. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Spotlight for new artists

In a city known for being receptive to artists and creators, community activist and educator Jonny Skye has launched a gallery that will highlight...

Curbs to historic tax credit could hurt R.I.

A proposed change to the federal tax code could have outsized impact on Rhode Island, where historic but dilapidated mill buildings and commercial structures...
COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP./PRESTON SCOTT COHEN INC.

R.I. Commerce Corp. says it will not release Amazon application

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island has pitched several locations within the state for the North American headquarters for Amazon, but will not publicly identify specific...
A RENDERING OF the revised design of Chestnut Commons, a new residential and commercial building planned for the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District. The updated design was approved by the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District Commission, as a result of efforts to reduce costs. /COURTESY INTERSTATE 195 REDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT COMMISSION

I-195 Commission lowers purchase price for Parcel 30 sale

PROVIDENCE — Rising construction costs have led to a financing gap for a mixed-use development that had been approved for a parcel of vacant...
THIS SITE MAP shows the six contiguous commercial properties in the Rumford section of East Providence listed for sale by Capstone Properties. / COURTESY CAPSTONE PROPERTIES

Capstone lists 6 commercial properties for sale in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE – Six contiguous properties in the Rumford section of East Providence are listed for sale with Providence-based Capstone Properties, covering nearly 2...
JOE LUCA is a member of the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, and will be the organization's president in 2018. / COURTESY RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS

Five Questions With: Joe Luca

Changes being proposed to the federal tax code have significant implications for residential and commercial real estate. Joe Luca, the 2018 president of the...
A RENDERING SHOWS what the new public safety complex at 1835 Mineral Spring Ave. in North Providence will look like when finished. The $27 million complex recently began construction, which is scheduled to be completed in late 2018. / COURTESY RGB INC.

North Providence begins construction on new public safety complex

NORTH PROVIDENCE – Construction has begun in North Providence on a new public safety complex, at 1835 Mineral Spring Ave. The $27 million facility...
THE CAPE COD house at 69 Warren's Point Road in Little Compton that sold recently for $1.35 million is protected by conservation land to the south and has expansive, unobstructed views of Long Pond and the Atlantic Ocean. / COURTESY LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL

Cape Cod house in Little Compton sells for $1.35M

LITTLE COMPTON – A shingled, Cape Cod house in the Warren’s Point area of Little Compton has sold for $1.35 million. The house at 69...
SWAN POINT CEMETERY in Providence has opened a 2.5-acre burial area on the northwest section, the first time in 10 years it has opened a new area. / COURTESY SWAN POINT CEMETERY

Swan Point Cemetery opens new burial area for first time in...

PROVIDENCE – Swan Point Cemetery has opened a 2.5-acre burial area on the northwest section, the first time in 10 years it has opened...
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