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OPPOSED: Randall Rose, a member of the Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition, is pictured in front of one of the parcels next to the train station recommended for a new R.I. Public Transit Authority hub.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...

In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
DEVELOPING SITUATION: About 7 acres of land in the I-195 Redevelopment District remain available for build-out. The 195 District Park on the west side of the Providence River, seen above, will remain open space – except for a 3,500-square-foot food and beverage pavilion under construction near the center of the park. 
PBN PHOTO/ARTISTIC IMAGES

CAUTION ZONE? As I-195 district projects proceed, economic factors have some...

Developer D+P Real Estate Inc. toiled for years on plans for a six-story, 240,000-square-foot, mixed-use building along Interstate 195 in Providence that would have...
MAKER SPACE: ­Instructor Adaliz Rivera, above right, teaches Jasper Bliss, of Providence, how to operate a heat press and vinyl cutting machine in the first-floor workshop at Providence Public Library. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

Beyond book learning: Training programs soaring at expanded Providence Public Library

Eric Khiev is looking to make a ­career change, and that’s why he was at the Providence Public Library last fall. Khiev holds a bachelor’s...
TAKING A TALLY:
 Of the first 50 minority 
business owners featured 
in the Everybody’s Business 
monthly series since August 2020, 30 were men and 20 
were women. Two of those businesses have closed, and 
another is in receivership – all three of them operated by men.
PBN ILLUSTRATION/ANNE EWING

Everybody’s Business: Minority owners resilient in face of uncertainty

Providence Business News’ ­Everybody’s Business monthly series began with the intention of providing a voice to minority business owners in the tumultuous summer of...
SHINING EXAMPLE: The shingle-style house known as Fowler’s Rocks in Jamestown, which includes a sweeping 6-acre yard on the east shoreline of the island, was the highest-priced house sale in Rhode Island in 2024 at $12.25 million. 
COURTESY COMPASS INC.

THE HIGH-END REVIVAL: Sales of luxury homes rebound to record level...

Rhode Island’s real estate market was a big double-edged sword in 2024, and it’s not clear if that’s ­going to change anytime soon. After a...
WHERE IT’S AT: 
Betty Rambur, a University of Rhode Island nursing professor, says becoming a nurse practitioner is perfect for those looking for a big role in health care. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

PRIMARY DUTIES: Nurse practitioners playing bigger role as doctors disappear

Erica Ogni’s workday starts early and is chock full, with as many as two dozen patients trooping through her exam room at South County...
TALKING IT OUT: Sean Daly, center, People’s Credit Union CEO and president, meets with members of his staff at the credit union’s headquarters in Middletown. With Daly is Denise Cole, left, and Cassandra Camara. People’s is among the Rhode Island credit unions that have seen a drop in yearly net income in 2023 and 2024 because of the interest rate environment. 
PBN PHOTO/DAVID HANSEN

A TIGHT SQUEEZE: R.I. credit unions trying to shake off drastic...

It’s times like these that Kathleen C. Orovitz is probably glad she runs a credit union instead of a bank. She’s the CEO and president...

CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE | PBN survey: After election, businesses unsure...

When it comes to the economy, Edward W. Burman Jr. is of two minds – local and national. Burman, president of Warwick-based commercial building contractor...
GIVING VOICE: 
Dr. Fatima Mirza works in an examination room at Rhode Island Hospital. Mirza and her husband, Dr. Rohaid Ali, worked on two significant projects recently involving artificial intelligence, one of which used OpenAI’s Voice Engine to create a clone of the voice of a young patient who lost her voice after surgery to remove a brain tumor. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A higher health care intelligence? In R.I., some believe it’s the...

Like many these days, Severence MacLaughlin foresees a big, bright future for artificial intelligence. Unlike many, the Rhode Island-based data scientist was willing to quit...
THE WARMUP: A legislative study commission on climate change meets in December at the Statehouse, weeks before the full General Assembly convenes to start the 2025 legislative session. Testifying are Thomas Guthlein, left, R.I. Emergency Management Agency associate director; and Melinda Hopkins, the agency’s planning branch chief. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening

For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again. After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...
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