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AFTER A 10-month investigation, WPRI-TV CBS 12 on Friday reported that W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc., played a role in financing the effort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

Report: ‘Mr. Big’ investor revealed in Pawtucket soccer team, stadium project

Economic Activity 07/31/2026

PAWTUCKET – Another private investor has been identified in the $137 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium project along the Seekonk River and the team that...

HOLDING POTENTIAL: Pawtucket has narrowed down the proposals for the so-called “Downtown Gateway Project,” the 20 acres of property in the downtown area, including the former Apex department store property at the far right.  COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Apex redevelopment enters critical new phase

Focus 07/03/2026

After more than six months of review, Pawtucket officials have narrowed six proposals for the former Apex department store property to three finalists, pushing...

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

Focus 10/25/2024

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...

Pawtucket seeking developers for 20-acre area surrounding Apex building

Economic Activity 07/22/2024

PAWTUCKET – City leaders are looking for developers to help revitalize a deserted 20-acre area surrounding the iconic Apex building. The city and the Pawtucket...

Fortuitous Partners celebrates topping off of Tidewater Landing stadium

Real Estate 06/19/2024

PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island’s only professional soccer team and the company that’s building its new home recently celebrated a milestone in the construction process...

PBN recognizes top Business Women of 2024

Business Services 05/24/2024

PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli believes that everyone put on this earth has a purpose and sometimes, she said, you have to find that purpose. Gemma-Corcelli,...

Gemma Foundation’s Gemma-Corcelli, Day Pitney’s Evangelista among PBN’s 2024 Business Women...

Business Services 04/15/2024

PROVIDENCE – Maria Gemma-Corcelli, executive director of the Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation, has been selected by Providence Business News as this year’s...

VENUE VIEW: A rendering of what the Tidewater Stadium in Pawtucket is supposed to look like when completed in 2025. At the top of the image is a mixed-use building that has been proposed for Phase 1B, as well as a pedestrian bridge across the Seekonk River to structures that would be part of Phase 2. COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS LLC

Betting on Rhode Island FC. Will it pay off?

Cover Story 03/01/2024

A lot is resting on the shoulders of Khano Smith. Smith is the first coach and general manager of Rhode Island FC, responsible for laying...

ALL FINANCING ASPECTS for the Tidewater Landing stadium in Pawtucket have closed. / COURTESY FORTUITOUS PARTNERS

Did Pawtucket and the state make the right bet in backing...

Government 02/16/2024

Tidewater Landing soccer stadium developer Fortuitous Partners on Feb. 8 announced that all financing on the United Soccer League team’s future 10,000-plus-seat Pawtucket stadium...