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HAZY FUTURE: Many observers aren’t sure what to expect with mortgage interest rates in the coming year now that Donald Trump is reentering the White House. His proposed economic agenda could set the stage for higher rates, or the financial market may have already factored that in. 
AP FILE PHOTO/PETER MORGAN

Under Trump, outlook for mortgage rates clouded

There’s a lot complicating Richard M. Pannone’s work life right now. As director of capital markets at Province Mortgage Associates Inc. in East Providence, Pannone...
A DIFFERENT LOOK: A rendering of the second phase of development at the former Metacomet Country Club shows shops and an open-air courtyard running between the buildings. 
COURTESY MARSHALL PROPERTIES INC.

With golf course open, plans for Phase 2 at Metacomet proceed

The newly configured nine-hole golf course that covers about half of the former Metacomet Country Club has proved popular among golfers since it opened...
WHAT’S IN STORE? The R.I. Department of Administration has moved more agencies into the state-owned Shepard Building in downtown Providence, which for a century served as a department store. More space has opened in the building because the University of Rhode Island has reduced its presence. 
PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

For now, state adds more tenants to Shepard Building

Nearly two years after the R.I. Department of Administration announced it was seeking new proposals for the landmark Shepard Building in downtown Providence –...
FULL HOUSE: Last year’s Good Trade Makers Market at The WaterFire Arts Center in Providence was filled with vendors and shoppers. This year’s event was scheduled to take place on Nov. 23 and 24, with a second Good Trade Makers Market taking place in Burlington, Vt., on Dec. 7 and 8.
COURTESY AMPERSAND CREATIVE LLC

This pop-up market travels across state borders

As the busiest shopping season of the year draws closer, a flurry of pop-up makers markets is once again on the horizon for small...
BETTER INFORMED: R.I. Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore says changes to the Rhode Island Corporations Act will standardize the process of notifying business owners about unpaid tax obligations. Amore is pictured at the business services division of the R.I. Department of State in Providence. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

R.I. is closing communication gap on tax scofflaws

For years, a long-standing communication gap between two key government agencies allowed many business owners and nonprofits to skip paying taxes but still maintain...
FUNDMAKER: Jessica David has helped lead the creation of Local Return, the state’s first Diversified Community Investment Fund. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

A new R.I. investment fund that pays dividends for investors, community

Looking around the Broad Street neighborhood of Central Falls, Jessica David sees more than just a diverse mix of small businesses. There is public...

‘Auto-IRA’ comes to R.I., but is it necessary?

As if managing the state’s $11 billion public pension fund were not enough, R.I. General Treasurer James A. Diossa will have one more money-managing...
THE WAITING GAME: Anthony Mangiarelli, partner and director in the enterprise solutions group for Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., says many of its business clients have been waiting as long as two years for their Employee Retention Credit claims. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Accountants: ERC woes still plague businesses

Many business owners have had to make sacrifices while waiting for Employee Retention Credit funds. And it’s likely they’ll be waiting many more months,...
PROMISE LANDS? Pawtucket has purchased about 20 acres of property in the downtown area, including the former Apex department store property at the far right and other abutting parcels to the right of the river. Officials are seeking proposals for the so-called “Downtown Gateway Project.” 
COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket attempting a historic downtown development

Pawtucket is searching for private partners with big pockets and big ideas. In recent years, the city has acquired several properties totaling about 20 acres...
A REINTRODUCTION: Jeff Binczyk, director of the newly rebranded eCenter at Johnson & Wales University, talks to some students during an open house at the entrepreneurship center earlier this year. 
COURTESY JOHNSON & WALES UNIVERSITY

R.I. universities beefing up entrepreneurial offerings

Rhode Island colleges are doubling down on their on-campus entrepreneurship centers, drawing highly motivated students who are looking for practical hands-on support as they...
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