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Marszalkowski to head Blackstone Valley economic-development commission

Government 01/04/2019

PROVIDENCE – Rep. Alex D. Marszalkowski, D-Cumberland, has been elected chairman of the special legislative study commission to encourage economic development within the Blackstone...

PBN on WJAR-TV, Dec. 31, 2018

Financial Services 01/02/2019

2018 was good, but much to be done Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss the...

FUTURE OUTLOOK: Business and nonprofit leaders in Rhode Island meet with Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy to discuss 2018 and where the state is headed. Starting at the head of the table, background, from left, clockwise: Murphy; Providence College Dean of the School of Business Sylvia Maxfield; VIBCO President Karl Wadensten; Washington Trust Bancorp President and Chief Operating Officer Mark K. W. Gim; Crossroads Rhode Island President and CEO Karen A. Santilli; Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer Michele B. Lederberg; and Gilbane Building Co. President and CEO Michael E. McKelvy.  / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

2018 was a good year, but much work is to come

Capital Goods 12/28/2018

On Dec. 14, Providence Business News Editor Mark S. Murphy sat down with six leaders of the Rhode Island business and nonprofit community to...

THE HOPE POINT TOWER project is now expected to move forward to city design review. / COURTESY THE FANE ORGANIZATION

I-195 commission approves revised purchase and sale, development agreements for Fane...

Real Estate 12/19/2018

PROVIDENCE — The Fane Organization on Wednesday secured a revised purchase and sale agreement with the I-195 Redevelopment District Commission for the Hope Point...

TAKING A STAND: Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza vetoed a proposed change to city zoning regulations that would have allowed the Fane Organization to build a 600-foot tower in the former Interstate 195 land? Was that a good decision by the mayor? / COURTESY THE FANE ORGANIZATION

Do you agree with Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza’s decision to...

Government 12/07/2018

Hope Point Tower, the 46-story, nearly 600-foot residential building that New York developer The Fane Organization wants to build on former Interstate 195 land...

A FUTURE VISION: The proposed Fane Organization’s Hope Point Tower has the potential to inject new life into the I-195 Redevelopment District and subsequently the rest of that part of downtown Providence.   / COURTESY THE FANE ORGANIZATION

For future’s sake, City Council must approve Hope Point Tower

Editorial and Op-Ed 11/16/2018

Nearly a month ago, more than four out of five respondents to a PBN.com poll said that the Fane Organization’s Hope Point Tower should...

Affordable housing a must-have for R.I.

Editorial and Op-Ed 11/16/2018

Even as Providence attracts high-end investments, the region needs broad-based advances, too. From new housing units to a brand-new food market, the city is drawing...

AT THE CONSTRUCTION site of the Wexford Innovation Center in Providence are, from left, Dan Bagnall, project supervisor, Shawmut Design and Construction; Beverly Smith, client service manager, Shawmut; Sean Lee Burgo, project director for construction, Wexford Science & Technology; and Chi Yik, project manager, Shawmut. A parcel of land in the Interstate 195 Redevelopment District will be converted to temporary parking for tenants of the Wexford center, scheduled to open by June. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

PBN on WJAR-TV, Nov. 12, 2018

Government 11/13/2018

Despite false starts, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape. Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to discuss...

Despite false start, transformation of Jewelry District taking shape

Cover Story 11/09/2018

On a recent gray, autumn afternoon, early rush-hour traffic was backing up along Point Street in the old Jewelry District in downtown Providence. Most...