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ON THE BLOCK: The To Kalon Club is looking to sell its Pawtucket home after seeing membership drop precipitously in recent years. /

Historic To Kalon Club in Pawtucket up for sale after membership...

The prime location of the To Kalon Club – on a one-acre lot along Interstate 95 near downtown Pawtucket with on-site parking – would...
LOTS OF HOMES: Middletown Town Councilman Christopher Semonelli in front of an agricultural field off Oliphant Road. He doubts the town can handle the scope of new development suggested by a recent report. /

Middletown tentatively explores impact of residential build-out

Middletown Town Councilman Christopher Semonelli remembers the rancor when a developer proposed expanding a mobile home park and demolishing a motel. Residents were...
LANDING SPOT: Jim Carothers, executive director of the South County Museum in Narragansett, at the museum’s carriage barn. The museum leases a small portion of Canonchet Farms. /

Controversy over the master plan for Narragansett’s Canonchet Farms

For years, the 160-acre Canonchet Farms in Narragansett went largely unnoticed and unused, trees and other vegetation filling the once-plowed spaces between ancient stone...

Health reform could save R.I. $10M annually

WASHINGTON – Rhode Island could save $10 million a year from its participation in the federal Early Retiree Reinsurance Program, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed...
THROUGH THE ROOF: Peregrine Property Management, principals Jeff Spratt, left, and Brendan Kane, have seen their portfolio expand this year to 16 properties. /

Peregrine finds niche, recession-resilient business in property management

As Brendan Kane tells it, the staff of Peregrine Property Management huddled around the shiny, new black Dodge Dakota purchased in October “like it...

U.S. jobless claims dip to lowest level since July

The number of Americans filing initial jobless claims earlier this month fell to the lowest level in four months, reinforcing evidence the U.S. labor...

Data is sales gold

Selling cars takes more than a handshake and a smile. It takes data. That’s why Alan Fink, Internet-sales manager at Freeman Toyota in Santa...

Edaville Railroad for sale; price tag $10M

CARVER, Mass. – The Edaville Railroad, a popular seasonal attraction, is up for sale and could shut down if a buyer isn’t found in...
SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE: Hali Beckman, owner and operator of Hali Beckman Ltd., has done work for Foxwoods Casino, Castle Hill Inn & Resort and dozens of homeowners. She touts her hands-on approach to her work as a factor in her success. /

Hali Beckman, a local landscape designer that works beneath surface

Most people could be expected to judge the quality of a landscape-architecture firm’s work by the visual impression they get when looking at it....
RHODE ISLAND HAS the highest percentage of uninsured adults in New England, according to data released by the CDC. For a larger version of this image, CLICK HERE. /

Rhode Island has the most uninsured adults in New England

ATLANTA – Rhode Island has the highest percentage of uninsured adults in New England, according to the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System released...
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