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THE I-195 REDEVELOPMENT District Commission will hear from two groups interested in building on the former I-195 land during January, Commission Chairman Colin P. Kane said Monday night. / PBN PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD

I-195 Commission sets schedule for development plan pitches

Economic Activity 01/15/2013

PROVIDENCE - Two groups interested in building on the former Interstate 195 land will pitch their ideas to the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission this...

FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE MONTH the Rhode Island economy performed well in November, according to University of Rhode Island economist Leonard Lardaro. / COURTESY LEONARD LARDARO

Lardaro: Economic growth continues in R.I. in Nov.

Economic Activity 01/14/2013

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island economy performed well for a second consecutive month in November, raising the likelihood of a period of sustained...

R.I. AUDITOR GENERAL Dennis E. Hoyle released the state audit for the fiscal year 2012 on Friday. / COURTESY WIKIPEDIA/CHENSIYUAN

Auditor general releases R.I. 2012 fiscal year audit

Uncategorized 01/04/2013

(Updated, 4:46 p.m.) PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s state government spent $102.3 million less than it raised in fiscal 2012, according to the annual state audit...

NIGHT LIFE: Colosseum nightclub co-owner Erik Tidd, left, with security staffer Josh Souza on a recent Saturday night at the club. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Tighter R.I. nightclub controls urged

Government 01/02/2013

Colosseum nightclub co-owner Anthony Santurri knew mayhem such as the stabbings at nearby Richmond Street hotspot Level II in April – in Providence’s nascent...

THE JAMESTOWN-BASED CEDAR POINT estate sold for $7.2 million on Dec. 27, the highest real estate sale in 2012 in Jamestown. / COURTESY GUSTAVE WHITE SOTHEBY'S INTERNATIONAL REALTY

Truesdale Farm, Cedar Point sales set 2012 records

Economic Activity 01/02/2013

NEWPORT – A beachfront farm in Westport and seaside estate in Jamestown have sold for a combined $16.2 million, Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty...

Foreclosure starts rise, completions fall in Bristol County, Mass. in Nov.

Economic Activity 01/02/2013

BOSTON – Bristol County, Mass. foreclosure starts rose 6 percent in November while finished foreclosures dropped 35 percent compared with the same period in...

SALES OF SINGLE FAMILY HOMES in Bristol County, Mass. rose 37 percent in November as prices rose 5 percent. / COURTESY THE WARREN GROUP

Bristol County, Mass., home sales rise 37% in November

Economic Activity 12/27/2012

BOSTON – Sales of single-family homes in Bristol County, Mass., rose 37 percent in November compared with the same period last year, The Warren...

SINGLE-FAMILY home sales in Rhode Island rose 43 percent in November as prices rose 1 percent in the state. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/JACOB KEPLER

R.I. home, condo sales and prices continue climb in November

Economic Activity 12/27/2012

WARWICK – Rhode Island single-family home sales rose 43 percent in November compared with the same period last year, the Rhode Island Association of...