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CHURCHILL & BANKS, a developer, has expressed interest in a mixed-use development on a portion of the Tidewater property in Pawtucket. / COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket cites development prospects near proposed PawSox site

Economic Activity 11/29/2017

PAWTUCKET – Developers have expressed preliminary interest in building on two sites close to the proposed new location for the Pawtucket Red Sox ballpark,...

Report: Worcester, Mass., hires consultants to land PawSox

The PawSox 11/06/2017

WORCESTER, Mass. - In an effort to lure the Pawtucket Red Sox across state lines, Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus says the city has...

Who is right on the PawSox deal, Gov. Raimondo or Speaker...

The PawSox 11/06/2017

In what could be the last gasp for keeping the Pawtucket Red Sox in Rhode Island, a deal has been struck involving the state,...

THE PROPOSED STADIUM construction legislation, with revisions, is drawing concern from the Pawtucket Red Sox. / COURTESY PAWTUCKET RED SOX

Congressional tax bill could increase financing cost of PawSox stadium by...

Government 11/03/2017

PROVIDENCE – Congressional Republicans’ tax-cutting bill could add about $5.7 million to the 30-year debt-financing plan for a proposed Pawtucket Red Sox stadium deal...

R.I.’s leaders need to lead, not follow

38 Studios 11/03/2017

We’ve been here before. Gov. Gina M. Raimondo and Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello are on opposite sides of a public investment. Gov. Raimondo says that...

FRONT-ROW SEAT: Pawtucket Red Sox Chairman Larry Lucchino, at left in the front row, listens during a Senate Finance Committee hearing at the University of Rhode Island’s Swan Hall in South Kingstown, during which the team, the public and others provided feedback on the proposed PawSox stadium deal. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PawSox owners share confidential financial details with state officials

Government 11/02/2017

PROVIDENCE – After mounting pressure to share more detailed financial statements, Pawtucket Red Sox owners on Wednesday met with state officials to do so...

GOV. GINA M. Raimondo discusses the future of the Pawtucket Red Sox, which is seeking state money to build a new stadium in Pawtucket./ PBN PHOTO/ ELI SHERMAN

Rhode Island leaders disagree on PawSox stadium deal

Government 10/31/2017

PROVIDENCE – State leaders disagree about how to move forward with a proposal to use taxpayer dollars to help fund a new $83 million...

GHOST TOWN: With few shoppers or passersby on the sidewalks, even during weekday hours, Main Street in downtown Pawtucket resembles more of a ghost town than an active city center. City officials hope a new train station and a new ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox will lead to further development. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Pawtucket leaders think they finally have a plan to jump-start development....

Economic Activity 10/27/2017

Years of promises and waiting for new economic opportunities have made some residents and business owners jaundiced about a Pawtucket turnaround. If the so-called Ballpark...

A financing plan for a new PawSox stadium leaves the state...

38 Studios 10/20/2017

(Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part series looking at development opportunities in Pawtucket and their implications for the city and state.) Attendees...