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.
Newport Car Museum to showcase classic models
The iconic era of the 1950s will come alive this summer, when the Newport Car Museum opens, complete with exhibit areas featuring classic “fin...
RIDOT to restart selection process for transit-hub development company
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will restart the process for selecting a development company to design and construct a long-awaited transit hub...
Federal Hill Pizza first to take advantage of Neighborhood Revitalization Act
PROVIDENCE – Federal Hill Pizza, one of the state’s most-highly regarded pizzerias, has opened in a second location in Providence, becoming the first business...
Five Questions With: David Lawrence
David Lawrence, a real estate agent for Century 21 Topsail Realty in Newport, recently was ranked first in Rhode Island for Century 21 and...
Residential Properties named to Real Trends 500 listing
PROVIDENCE – Residential Properties Ltd. has been named to the Real Trends 500 listing, a ranking of the Top 500 residential real estate companies...
Southcoast Health Urgent Care Center opens in Dartmouth
DARTMOUTH – Southcoast Health Urgent Care Center has opened at 435 State Road. The 4,200-square-foot facility was designed by JACA Architects, with headquarters in...
Hyatt Place hotel begins construction in Warwick
WARWICK – Construction of a new, 125-room Hyatt Place hotel in City Centre Warwick was celebrated last week.
The project of D’Ambra Construction will include...
Developer proposes boutique hotel, art gallery for I-195 district
PROVIDENCE — A Massachusetts development team released plans Monday for a six-story, 52-room boutique hotel on the east side of the Providence River, on one...
Developer to pitch project for east side of I-195 District
PROVIDENCE – A Cambridge, Mass. developer with a background in hotels is scheduled to speak with the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission Monday about a project...
Historic Elmwood Diner listed for sale
PROVIDENCE – The historic Elmwood Diner near Roger Williams Park is being sold, its owners having closed the business earlier this month.
The 49-seat dining car...
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