National Park Service’s Loether to head RIHPHC
PROVIDENCE – J. Paul Loether has been named executive director for the R.I. Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission, commission chairman Ruth S. Taylor announced...
ACLU appeals ruling in Providence student housing ordinance case
PROVIDENCE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island is appealing a R.I. Superior Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of a Providence...
Omni Development Corp. names Morris executive director
PROVIDENCE – The Omni Development Corp. has named Sharon Morris as executive director, the nonprofit development organization announced Friday.
Morris replaces Lawrence Brown, who served...
Can too much transparency hinder economic development?
There’s a running debate between the state and some outside parties about how much information related to luring business here should be shared with...
Who Owns The Block?
Thames Street | Touro Street to Mary Street | NEWPORT
Research: Providence Business News/Kate Talerico
Map: Providence Business News/Lisa Lagreca
Photography: Kate Whitney Lucey
Report: R.I. mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures down in Jan.
PROVIDENCE – The delinquency rate for mortgages overdue by 30 or more days declined 0.7 percentage points year over year to 5.4 percent of...
PRA seeks consultants for help with development near proposed ballpark
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket Redevelopment Agency is fielding interest from consultants who can help craft its plans for ancillary development around the proposed Ballpark...
Five Questions With: Olin Thompson
Olin Thompson, an officer in the Jewelry District Association, recently shared the results of an emailed survey of Providence residents who are members of...
Shingle-style colonial sells for $1.1M in Barrington
BARRINGTON – A shingle-style colonial at 61 Appian Way has sold for $1.1 million, the third sale in the town topping the million-dollar mark...
AGCA: U.S. construction costs see slight increase in March
PROVIDENCE – Construction costs have increased steadily this year, and jumped again in March, according to the Associated General Contractors of America, a trade...
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