Tag: Regulation
Mayor Elorza vetoes Hope Point Tower rezoning
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza vetoed a zoning change on Friday that would have allowed a New York developer to construct the city’s...
ISO New England expects to have adequate energy and fuel resources...
PROVIDENCE – ISO New England, operator of the New England electricity grid, said Wednesday that it expects to have enough resources to meet consumer...
For future’s sake, City Council must approve Hope Point Tower
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...
PBN on WJAR-TV, Oct. 29, 2018
Despite some permitting improvements, developers often “going nowhere fast” in Providence
Every week, PBN Editor Mark S. Murphy appears on WJAR-TV NBC 10’s Coffee Break to...
Living restrictions for sex offenders getting pushback
The release of a high-profile, convicted sex offender and his subsequent move from Massachusetts to Rhode Island has created a storm in a Providence...
State, local regulations still hampering development in R.I.
The opening of a March 2015 PBN story, titled “Why is it so hard to build in Providence?” sounds eerily familiar to those reading...
Should the Hope Point Tower be built?
The Fane Organization appeared before Providence City Council to present a new version of its proposed $300 million residential skyscraper, Hope Point Tower. The...
Partial floor collapse at Hope Artiste Village residential project injures three
PAWTUCKET – A partial floor collapse at a mill being converted to loft apartments left three construction workers injured on Monday, one critically.
The employees...
Ford says Trump tariffs make U.S. steel costliest in the world
NEW YORK – Ford Motor Co. is escalating its criticism of the Trump administration’s metals tariffs that the company has already said took a...
Is Gov. Gina M. Raimondo’s effort to reduce small business regulation...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo recently announced that the state has reduced by almost one-third the volume of regulations affecting small businesses in Rhode Island....
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