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Marc A. Crisafulli

Driving Forces: Marc A. Crisafulli

Marc A. Crisafulli I-195 Redevelopment District Commission chairman, Bally’s Corp. Rhode Island board chairman; Nixon Peabody attorney RETIREMENT IN 2022 as head of Bally’s Corp.’s Rhode Island operations...

Paolino’s downtown beautification proposal stalls out

When former Providence Mayor Joseph R. ­Paolino Jr. proposed a sweeping plan to transform downtown Providence with trees, wider sidewalks and upgraded lighting, the...

Downtown vision needs leaders

Everyone loved former Mayor Joseph R. Paolino’s plan to give downtown Providence a makeover. The challenge, when it was first proposed in late 2024...

New report warns rent control could shrink Providence’s housing supply, drive...

PROVIDENCE – Rent control could reduce the number of available rental units in the city and push more costs onto homeowners, according to a...
DATA POINTS: Donald Zambarano, KPMG LLP Providence office managing partner and U.S. sector leader, private equity, ­says good decisions come from good data, which he says helps hold people accountable. 
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Donald Zambarano

PBN Leaders & Achievers Awards 2025 DONALD ZAMBARANO KPMG LLP Providence office managing partner; U.S. sector leader, private equity DONALD ZAMBARANO HAS SPENT his entire 30-year career...

RIPTA eyes fare hikes, route reductions to close $17.6M deficit

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority is proposing fare hikes and service reductions to close the $17.6 million deficit it faces in fiscal...
OPPOSED: Randall Rose, a member of the Kennedy Plaza Resilience Coalition, is pictured in front of one of the parcels next to the train station recommended for a new R.I. Public Transit Authority hub.
PBN PHOTO/PAUL J. SPETRINI

Stuck in transit: Is RIPTA’s long hunt for bus hub location...

In 2014, the R.I. Department of Transportation produced a video promising a state-of-the-art transit hub to replace the “overcrowded” Kennedy Plaza in downtown Providence,...
AT THE HELM: David Salvatore has been executive director of The Providence Foundation for less than a year, but the nonprofit business association has been focused on economic development and urban revitalization in downtown Providence for half a century. 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

For 50 years, an advocate for downtown success

Unless there was a sporting event or the circus was in town, David Salvatore was probably not venturing into downtown Providence when he was...
WATERPLACE PARK is being looked at as one of downtown Providence's city parks to be included in a new nonprofit that's being develop to support vibrancy with the city's parks. / COURTESY WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE

Nonprofit to support Providence parks in the works

PROVIDENCE – The original idea of the Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy was to create a pedestrian-friendly environment, promote arts and culture and bolster economic...
THE STATE IS IN HEAVY NEGOTIATIONS on a deal that "has legs" to redevelop the Industrial Trust Co. Building in downtown Providence into residential units, according to Gov. Daniel J. McKee. / PBN FILE PHOTO

McKee: ‘Heavy’ negotiations ongoing for Superman building, proposal ‘has legs’

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island officials said they are currently engaged in serious negotiations with the owner of the Industrial Trust Co. Building – Rhode...
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