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1. Atlantic Mills up for sale, again POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 9. After the city of Providence spent years trying to preserve Atlantic Mills, the property is back on the market. The Providence Redevelopment Agency entered into a purchase and sales contract with the owner, Howard & Eleanor Brynes LLC, in 2022. But a year after the city requested information for firms to help rehabilitate the building, the property owner declined to extend the contract.
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2. Market Basket owner buys Seekonk movie theater property POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 5. DeMoulas Super Markets Inc., the operator of Market Basket supermarkets, has purchased the Commerce Way property currently occupied by Showcase Cinemas Seekonk on Route 6 for $9.5 million. Seekonk Town Planner John J. Aubin III said the office is “aware of the sale, but we haven’t received any submissions [for] the site.”
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3. Five Questions With: Thomas Gilbane Jr. PUBLISHED IN PRINT: AUG. 16. Thomas F. Gilbane Jr., chairman and CEO of Gilbane Inc., spoke with Providence Business News about his upcoming retirement from the family-owned construction company and what aspects of Gilbane contributed to its growth.
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4. Pawtucket nursing home administrator suspended for ‘gross unprofessional conduct’ POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 19. The R.I. Department of Health’s Division of Healthcare Quality and Safety suspended the license of a Pawtucket nursing home administrator for allegedly engaging in behavior constituting “gross unprofessional conduct.” Among other alleged violations, RIDOH alleges Kristine Pacheco of Pawtucket Falls Healthcare Center directed that employee “to return to work cooking in the kitchen” on Aug. 3 and Aug. 4 before the required seven days of isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.
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5. Six car dealerships settle deceptive sales practice lawsuit for $1M POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 15. Flood Ford of East Greenwich, Flood Mazda of East Greenwich, Flood Ford of Narragansett, Valenti Subaru of Westerly, Valenti Toyota of Westerly and Saccucci Honda of Middletown agreed to pay customers more than $1 million to settle claims they used deceptive sales practices.
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6. PBN unveils 2024 Fastest Growing & Innovative Companies POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 5.
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7. CVS removes barriers to care with no-cost benefits PUBLISHED IN PRINT: AUG. 16.
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8. Five Questions With: Amy Gravell POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 14. tinyurl.com/2nb79h4c
9. North Smithfield equine residential estate sells for town-record $2.8M POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 16.
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10. State sues 13 companies over Washington Bridge POSTED ONLINE: AUG. 16.
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