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.
Everybody’s Business: ‘I knew … the odds would be against me’
(Editor’s note: This is the 11th installment in a monthly series speaking with minority business owners and leaders. Each is asked their views on...
Specialty markets filling need and vacant properties
Andre and Angeline Dumas pushed a small metal carriage past the voluminous seafood displays at Good Fortune Supermarket recently. Twice a month, the couple...
Five Questions With: Dr. Saul N. Weingart
Dr. Saul N. Weingart | President, Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital
1. You became the president of Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro...
Needed Slater overhaul will be costly
The price of transforming Eleanor Slater Hospital into a well-run, well-appointed hospital for Rhode Islanders with significant psychiatric or medical needs is unknown, but...
Law firm moves to Warwick following office building sale for $1.1M
CRANSTON – Kirshenbaum & Kirshenbaum Attorneys at Law Inc. has purchased new office space in Warwick, and sold its Class A office building at...
Bristol has highest nonwaterfront property sale in 10 years
BRISTOL – A shingle-style home on an inland lot sold recently for $2.75 million. It was the highest price for a nonwaterfront property in...
Wyoming Dam repair underway
HOPKINTON – A long-awaited, $2.9 million project to repair the Wyoming Upper Reservoir Dam in Hopkinton started last week.
The state-owned, nearly 300-year-old dam impounds...
Neon Marketplace breaks ground in Warwick
WARWICK – Neon Marketplace, a convenience store, broke ground on its newest location recently, at 1776 Post Road in Warwick.
The store is scheduled to...
R.I. Historic Tax Credit program receives $20M in state budget, after...
PROVIDENCE – After years of going without replenishment, the Rhode Island Historic Tax Credit program has received $20 million in new funds in the...
Cottage Plaza in Pawtucket is sold for $21.65M
PAWTUCKET — Cottage Plaza, anchored by a top-performing Stop & Shop supermarket, has sold for $21.65 million, according to Institutional Property Advisors, which represented...
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