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AT THE HELM: David Salvatore has been executive director of The Providence Foundation for less than a year, but the nonprofit business association has been focused on economic development and urban revitalization in downtown Providence for half a century. 
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For 50 years, an advocate for downtown success

Unless there was a sporting event or the circus was in town, David Salvatore was probably not venturing into downtown Providence when he was...

Providence officials: It’s time for Capital Center Commission to disband

PROVIDENCE – The city’s Capital Center Commission was established in 1981 to lead the massive transformation of what was once a 70-acre wasteland between...
PLANS SUBMITTED to the Capital Center Commission by Fogo de Chão show the restaurant plans to provide about 50 outdoor seats along Francis Street at Providence Place mall. / FOGO DE CHAO RENDERING

Brazilian steakhouse to fill long-empty Providence Place storefront on Francis St.

PROVIDENCE – A Texas-based Brazilian steakhouse chain is preparing to open its first Rhode Island location in a prominent street-level space at Providence Place...

PBN’s most-read stories of 2022

From developments with the potential to reshape the landscape of Providence and a steady stream of million-dollar home sales across Rhode Island, to ongoing...
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Most-read stories on PBN.com, April 2022

1. $220M renovation plan unveiled for ‘Superman’ building POSTED ONLINE: APRIL 12. Gov. Daniel J. McKee, state officials and Industrial Trust Co. Building owner High Rock...
MARSELLA DEVELOPMENT CORP. received approval on April 20 for plans to redevelop the lower level of Union Station into 30,000-square-foot food hall, restaurant and outdoor dining plaza. / RENDERING COURTESY OF MARSELLA DEVELOPMENT CORP.

In R.I., there’s an uncertainty over food halls

When Providence’s Capital Center Commission approved design plans for what a Providence developer called “Rhode Island’s first food hall” at the Union Station building,...
MARSELLA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION received approval on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, for plans to redevelop the lower level 1 Union Station into 30,000-square-foot food hall, restaurant and outdoor dining plaza. The company said the food hall will be the first of its kind in Rhode Island, and the project will represent a $23.5 million investment in the property. / RENDERING COURTESY OF MARSELLA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Plans for R.I.’s first food hall approved by Capital Center Commission

PROVIDENCE – In what's billed as the first of its kind for Rhode Island, a food hall featuring a variety of foods and vendors...
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