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The Providence Foundation to present past accomplishments, future priorities at 50th...
PROVIDENCE – When David Salvatore recalls the downtown of his childhood, he sees a drab picture: Swaths of concrete, a federal highway traveling through...
High Rock vows to finish ‘Superman’ building project, announces new manager
PROVIDENCE – A month after the death of its managing director, David C. Sweetser, High Rock Development says it remains committed to the redevelopment of...
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...
David Sweetser, managing partner of ‘Superman’ owner High Rock Development, dies...
PROVIDENCE – David C. Sweetser, the managing partner of High Rock Development, which owns the “Superman” building at 111 Westminster St., has died at...
Old ProJo Building revival getting closer to reality
For more than a century, 203 Westminster St. has stood like a baroque sentinel in downtown Providence – a grand Beaux-Arts building that once...
General Assembly approves ‘challenging’ $14.34B FY2026 state budget
PROVIDENCE – A $14.34 billion budget for fiscal 2026 is now awaiting Gov. Daniel J. McKee's signature.
A 32-4 vote in the Senate on June...
‘Superman’ developer seeks ‘last piece of the puzzle’
PROVIDENCE – Supporters behind the effort to transform the long-vacant Industrial Trust Co. Building into a mixed-use space with retail and more than 300...
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...
Most-read stories on PBN.com, Jan. 2025
1. Single-story brick home on East Side of Providence sells for $2.61MPOSTED ONLINE: JAN. 3. A 5,900-square-foot mid-century residence on Blackstone Boulevard on the...
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