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IN PROGRESS: Melissa Quinn, managing director of the Newport Performing Arts Center, says restoration work on the decorative plaster around the proscenium arch that frames the stage behind her is still needed as part of renovating the former Opera House Theater to become the center’s new home.
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The next act of the Newport Opera House’s long-awaited restoration

For decades, the historic Opera House Theater has been the focus of grand visions of restoration. So far, those visions have been unrealized. The brick...
VIRTUAL ROADMAP: From left, Skanska USA Inc. Senior Vice President Paul Pedini and Senior Virtual Design Construction Manager Patrick Rice Pedini pose with a digital blueprint of the Interstate 95 Viaduct Northbound Project in Providence.
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Skanska USA Inc. is clearing traffic with new technology

PBN Innovative Companies 2023 Architecture, Construction & Engineering: Skanska USA Inc. A GLOBAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY whose founder helped stir significant contributions into the cement business in...
RHODE ISLAND’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 2.7%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than July, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday. / AP FILE PHOTO/LYNNE SLADKY

R.I. unemployment slips to 2.7% in August

CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in August was 2.7%, one-tenth of a percentage point less than July, the R.I. Department of Labor...

Gilbane offering a lifesaver to employees

Healthiest Employers of Rhode Island 2023 1,500-4,999 Employees 2. Gilbane Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Thomas F. Gilbane Jr., Chairman and CEO Number of employees: 3,005 BEING...
MIXED RESULTS across key economic indicators hint that Rhode Island's economic growth stalled in the second quarter, according to a new report.

RIPEC, Bryant report: R.I. economic growth shows signs it stalled in...

PROVIDENCE – Mixed results in key economic indicators hint that the state’s economic growth stalled in the second, according to a report from the...
SOARING CEILING: Members of the Brown University arts community tour the Lindemann Performing Arts Center in April, walking through the main performance space that can transform into numerous configurations, from a 625-seat orchestra hall to a 250-seat proscenium theater. COURTESY BROWN UNIVERSITY/NICK DENTAMARO

New Lindemann PAC to serve as ‘artistic incubator’ at Brown

At an impressive 118,000 square feet, Brown University’s Lindemann Performing Arts Center, slated for a public opening this October, has a large presence on...

DLT’s Registered Apprenticeship program gets $353K federal boost

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will receive a $353,679 State Apprenticeship Expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Sen....

Providence begins first phase of $3M in hurricane barrier repairs

PROVIDENCE – Work on the long-awaited repairs to the city's Fox Point Hurricane Barrier have officially started.  Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Monday that work...

Sheryl Guglielmo

PBN 40 Under Forty 2023 Awards Sheryl Guglielmo | 38 | Principal, DiPrete Engineering What have been the most significant changes in your industry in...
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