Tag: Michael Sabitoni
Builders: Have work, will train
Although the COVID-19 pandemic kept many Rhode Islanders close to home for much of 2020, Pariseault Builders Inc. didn’t slow down.
With construction deemed an...
Governor’s panel: Infrastructure investment needs sustainability
PROVIDENCE - Investing in the state's infrastructure and transportation projects requires a financial plan for maintaining their sustainability for the long-term, according to industry...
Providence Foundation voices concerns, asks for more time on city TSA...
PROVIDENCE – As the City Council prepares to take its second, and final, vote on more stringent requirements for developers whose projects receive city...
Five Questions With: Michael Sabitoni
5Q: Michael Sabitoni | President, Rhode Island Building and Construction Trades Council | Chairman, Providence Rises Together Coalition
1. What is the Providence Rises Together...
Bond between struggling restaurants, patrons endures
Blackie’s restaurant in Smithfield posted a farewell message last July that it was closing its doors for good due to COVID-19. On March 1,...
Special election to decide fate of capital improvement projects
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s voters have been tasked with deciding whether the state will spend $642 million on seven proposed capital improvement projects.
The total...
Labor, environmental leaders team up on R.I. green-economy goals
PROVIDENCE – Free bus transit, clean energy heating systems in every public building and more bond funding for green initiatives are among the goals...
Wage requirements in Providence TSA proposal pit developers against unions
PROVIDENCE – A proposal to add wage and labor requirements for developers whose projects receive property tax breaks in the city has fanned flames...
R.I. tradeswomen look to build their numbers
Darche Hood went to college to earn a degree in finance.
But now the numbers she’s calculating are from a measuring tape stretched between wall...
Building a future in construction
R.I. Department of Labor and Training Director Scott Jensen says the decision by Gov. Gina M. Raimondo to allow the construction industry to remain...
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