Tag: Construction
Westminster Lofts Renovation
THE STORY: Site Specific was founded in 2004 and started small, but the contractor was named one of the region’s fastest-growing companies by Providence...
As more construction jobs open, finding workers continues to be difficult
Still wanted: Quality-control personnel, estimators, project managers, welders and many others for construction companies in Rhode Island.There are simply not enough people to go...
R.I. bizs much more confident in themselves than state economy
Rhode Island businesspeople can be an insecure bunch.Even when the economy appears to be humming along, many have difficulty shaking a nagging feeling that...
U.S. home starts reach highest level since 2007 in broad advance
WASHINGTON – U.S. home construction surged in August to the fastest pace since mid-2007 on more apartment projects and single-family houses, a welcome sign for...
R.I. construction employment growth highest in New England in July
PROVIDENCE – The year-over-year construction employment growth rate in Rhode Island in July was the 15th-highest in the nation, according to the Associated General...
Lane closures coming to Newport Pell Bridge for next phase of...
NEWPORT – The second phase of the Newport Pell Bridge road deck project, part of the structural rehabilitation work on the 60-year-old bridge, is...
Construction employment in Providence metro grows in June
PROVIDENCE – Construction employment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area increased 1% year over year to 25,800 jobs in June, according to the Associated...
R.I. to receive $60.3M federal grant for Viaduct reconstruction
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island will receive a federal $60.3 million Infrastructure for Rebuilding America, or INFRA, grant to replace and upgrade the northbound Providence...
PBN on WJAR-TV, July 22, 2019
The state is stepping up enforcement of labor laws, but are the penalties for misclassification tough enough?Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears...
Being true to your roots delivers the results you want
Michael C. Artesani Jr. | Artesani Painting and Remodeling presidentAs we celebrate our 70th anniversary, I look back at how much we have changed...
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