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Federal commercial real estate cancellations surprise R.I. landlords

THE U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has terminated the leases for at least 748 sites used by government agencies across the U.S. The cancelled leases account for more than 9.5 million square feet of space and about $468 million in savings - including $812,000 in Rhode Island. /ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO/MANUEL BALCE CENETA

PROVIDENCE – Mary Sadlier was surprised when she opened an email from the General Services Administration last week. The agency informed Sadlier the federal government was canceling the lease for 1,556 square feet of office space she managed. The office space, located on Risho Avenue in East Providence, was used by the Federal Motor Carrier

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