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1. Mediterranean-style home on East Side of Providence sells for $4.33M POSTED ONLINE: Aug. 29. A 6,900-square-foot Mediterranean-style home constructed in 1950 on the...
GOOD TIMES: Corey Barreira, the director of operations at the Newport Restaurant Group, in the dining room at the Waterman Grille in Providence. Despite challenges, Barreira says, the summer has been profitable for the employee-owned restaurant company. 
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AFTER ‘ALL THAT’: R.I. tourism holding its own this summer, but...

For Corey Barreira, this summer has been a test of resilience. The director of operations at the Newport Restaurant Group has seen a number...

‘You Belong Here’ wayfinding trail set to drop anchors in Providence

PROVIDENCE – Beginning in September, the Downtown Providence Park Network wants to prove "You Belong Here." The public-private partnership announced Tuesday it is creating a...

New Wavemaker Fellowship initiative launched to address state’s primary care shortage

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp. will begin accepting applications for a new Wavemaker Fellowship initiative to increase the pool of primary care providers within Rhode...

Was it a good move by Gov. Daniel J. McKee to...

Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Aug. 7 announced that Stefan Pryor will return for another stint as state secretary of commerce. Pryor was the state’s...

McKee scores with return of Pryor

With a sputtering local economy and high voter disapproval, Gov. Daniel J. McKee needed some good news ahead of a looming reelection campaign. He got...

McKee nominates Pryor to return as secretary of commerce

PROVIDENCE – Just over a year after stepping down as the state's housing secretary, Stefan Pryor may soon return to the Statehouse as Rhode...

Tanner says leaving Commerce her idea: ‘I presented a plan, [McKee]...

PROVIDENCE – Elizabeth M. Tanner, who has led R.I. Commerce Corp. since June 2022, is leaving the quasi-government agency, effective July 4, to serve...
RISING CONSTRUCTION COSTS and higher interest rates have affected the work to transform the Industrial Trust Co. Building in Providence into nearly 300 apartments. Mayor Brett P. Smiley has proposed a change to the tax incentives plan to give the building owner High Rock Westminster LLC help in closing the financial gap. PBN PHOTO/WILLIAM HAMILTON

Smiley has proposal to help ‘Superman Building’ overhaul get past money...

More than a year after interior demolition and asbestos removal started at the Industrial Trust Co. Building in downtown Providence, the future of the...

R.I. Department of Housing proposes an overhaul of its governance structure

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Housing is proposing amendments to its organizational structure to streamline operations and clear some of the regulatory redundancies...
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