Tag: Construction
Should the state sell $500 million in bonds over the next...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has made investing in school infrastructure a centerpiece of her administration (as well as her just-announced re-election campaign). The issue...
RIDOT says investment in 2018 paving projects will total $90M
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation will invest more than $90 million in 2018 paving projects, the department announced Thursday.
RIDOT said it has...
BLS: Providence metro sees 4% April unemployment
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area unemployment rate was 4 percent in April, in line with the state unemployment rate at the time,...
Loose steel plates damage 15-18 vehicles on South County Freeway Bridge...
CRANSTON – The R.I. Department of Transportation said that approximately 15 or 18 vehicles were damaged when they went over several temporary steel plates...
Steere engineers innovative path to success
Industry Leader, Technical Services | Patricia Steere, Steere Engineering Inc.
Providence commuters see the handiwork of Patricia Steere, engineer and CEO at Steere Engineering...
Calif. puts solar up for grabs
If we could somehow capture all the energy expended on Twitter when California approved new rooftop solar standards, we’d solve our climate problems immediately.
The...
Contractors Supply acquires Weymouth, Mass., company
EAST PROVIDENCE – Contractors Supply Inc. has acquired Driscoll Sales & Distributing LLC, located in Weymouth, Mass.
Contractors Supply, which distributes building materials for commercial,...
Providence metro construction employment climbs in March
PROVIDENCE – Construction employment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area increased 5 percent year over year in March to 21,400 workers, a 1,000-worker upswing,...
Providence metro construction employment grows 4% in Feb.
PROVIDENCE – Construction employment in the Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area increased 4 percent year over year in February, an 800-worker increase to 21,100 workers,...
Feb. R.I. construction employment growth No. 28 in U.S.
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island ranked No. 28 in the nation for 12-month growth in construction employment in February with a 2.1 percent gain, according...
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