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Jack Keigwin has found a market for'smart buildings.' (PBN file photo)

A Who’s Who in real estate

Name: Joseph Accetta Company: Joseph W. Accetta & Associates, Cranston Position: President Professional Background: A real estate professional since 1966, Accetta established his company two years later...
Downtown Providence is still a hotmarket for developers.(Photo, Tom Croke)

Internet cited as rising influence

The Internet has influenced the real estate community's most influential members more than any other aspect of their industry. About 36 percent of the...
John H White, Jr.,president of Taco, Inc.(PBN file photo)

Preparation the key word in passing on businesses

A family business cannot continue to be a family business without a successor. And for that successor to be successful the founder or head...
Lisa Churchville, general manager ofWJAR-TV at work.(Photo, Tom Croke)

WJAR-TV going digital, shifting to New York ‘hub’

Viewers may not immediately notice any difference on the air at WJAR Channel 10, but behind the scenes there is a tremendous overhaul in...

They don’t mind the business park, it’s the rock crusher

A proposal to turn a rock quarry into a business park has evolved into an argument not so much about substance but process. About 40...
Bill Pinelli, co-owner of seven RhodeIsland restaurants, worries aboutsmoking restrictions.

Public smoking ban controversy reaches House committee

Many Rhode Islanders think it's time we made smoking history, but whether that sentiment will be made into law is still in question. The House...

Online reservations up, but travel agents are busy

Even though online reservations for hotels are rising rapidly, they have yet to put the travel agent out of business. For the business traveler,...

Piggyback puts state at whim of federal tax structure

Rhode Island's income tax structure treats families working at minimum wage and a little above minimum wage better than most states in the country,...
A home on Locust Street,Providence. (Photo, Brian McDonald)

Stunned East Siders protest revaluation

It's called fair market value, but some 2,600 property owners, mostly from Providence's East Side, dispute that interpretation. When all 42,000 taxable real estate properties...
Bird's eye view of proposedMiddletown.

Middletown decides to create a downtown

Located between Newport and Portsmouth, Middletown's name reflects its purpose and lack of distinct identity, but that may all be changing. The question is when. Last...
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