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.
Settlement agreement could open development possibilities for Centre of New England
Years of turmoil at the Centre of New England, which have delayed its full development, could be nearing an end.
A preliminary settlement agreement prepared...
When coffee shops just won’t do for business meetings
If you think meetings really shouldn’t be conducted in coffee shops, over the clatter of cappuccino machines and conversation, then you understand the concept...
Former Providence Journal building back on the market
PROVIDENCE – The vacant Italianate structure that was the early 20th-century home of the Providence Journal is back on the market.
The listing by Everett,...
Five Questions With: Christian Capizzo
Christian Capizzo, a former state prosecutor, leads the environmental practice group for Shechtman Halperin Savage LLP, which provides legal counsel for businesses on environmental...
Elmwood Diner drawing interest from outside buyers
PROVIDENCE – Several prospective buyers have expressed interest in the Elmwood Diner, according to the property’s listing agent, but most suitors want to remove...
C-PACE discussion to focus on energy efficiency
PROVIDENCE – The city and state of Rhode Island on May 3 will host a free, hourlong information session for owners of commercial and...
Randall Family of Companies earns place on Real Trends 500
CHARLESTOWN – The Randall Family of Companies, a real estate firm headquartered in Charlestown, has earned a place on the Real Trends 500, an...
A seller’s market for Rhode Island real estate
WARWICK – The single-family residential market enters the spring season in the seller’s court in Rhode Island, with less than a four-month supply of houses available.
An...
Med tech incubator, BioSci Labs, launches in Coventry
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COVENTRY – An incubator for startup companies in the science, technology and engineering fields has opened in Coventry, in a manufacturing facility...
Lumber retailer adapts focus to remain viable
The story of this family-owned lumber business begins with cows, or the lack of them.
In the mid-1940s, the father-and-son business begun by Camille H....
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