Mary MacDonald, Author at Providence Business News

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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.

A lakefront retreat, including two homes, has been listed by actor James Woods./COURTESY BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY GAMMONS REALTY/MARK S. OLTEDALE

James Woods puts Exeter lakefront home on market for $1.4M

Real Estate 10/06/2017

EXETER – Actor James Woods is selling a Rhode Island lakefront property that has been a family vacation home for years. The property is...

SECURE SITE: The owners of Pilgrim Title Insurance Co., from left, Christopher Montalbano, vice president; James Belliveau, president; and Jeffrey St. Sauveur, vice president. The company recently launched a new digital closing system that cuts down on paperwork and expedites the process by storing documents on a secure website. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pilgrim launches digital closing

Business Services 10/06/2017

The work of the title insurance company, if well-done, results in an efficient, no-drama closing. Making it more efficient, and the beginning of a client...

HELPING MANUFACTURERS: Companies responding to a Polaris MEP survey used red dots to identify their top five business needs. One-third of 152 manufacturing representatives identified managing growth as one of their top priorities. / COURTESY POLARIS MEP

Makers look to expand local supply chain

Capital Goods 10/06/2017

What is made in the Ocean State? Even some manufacturers, who make a living making products, are surprised by the diversity of local suppliers. An...

This condo at the eastern edge of Goat Island sold in early October for $2.75 million./HOGAN ASSOCIATES.

Goat Island condo sold for $2.75M, top R.I. condo sale of...

Real Estate 10/05/2017

NEWPORT – A detached condominium on Goat Island that overlooks Newport sold this week for $2.75 million, the highest condo sale of the year...

LIFESPAN CORP. HAS removed and capped contaminated soil at its 145 Globe St. property in the Jewelry District of Providence, above, a former industrial site of the Victory Finishing Technologies plant. The site has been covered with crushed stone. / PBN PHOTO/MARY MACDONALD

Lifespan removes, caps contaminated soil at Jewelry District property

Real Estate 10/05/2017

PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. is completing environmental remediation of contaminated soil at its property at 145 Globe St., in the Jewelry District, including the...

MOLLLY TITUS is a project manager with Cranston-based DiPrete Engineering. She recently celebrated her fifth anniversary with the firm. / COURTESY MOLLY TITUS

Five Questions With: Molly Titus

In Their Own Words 10/05/2017

Molly Titus, a project manager with Cranston-based DiPrete Engineering, recently celebrated her fifth anniversary with the firm. She has 16 years of experience in...

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY has approved, and presented to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo, legislation that will require local planning boards and commissions to undergo annual training on the implications of sea-level rise and the effect of development on flood plains. / COURTESY JACK NEWTON

Planning board training mandated on sea-level rise

Government 10/05/2017

PROVIDENCE – Legislation approved by the General Assembly and presented to Gov. Gina M. Raimondo will require local planning boards and commissions to undergo...