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David Sweetser, managing partner of ‘Superman’ owner High Rock Development, dies...

Economy 07/22/2025

PROVIDENCE – David C. Sweetser, the managing partner of High Rock Development, which owns the “Superman” building at 111 Westminster St., has died at...

A WELCOME DEVELOPMENT: Marisa Angell Brown, Providence Preservation Society executive director, is eagerly awaiting the redevelopment of the former Providence Journal headquarters at Westminster and Eddy streets in downtown Providence. The building has been mostly vacant for more than a decade.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Old ProJo Building revival getting closer to reality

Focus 07/04/2025

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

Government 06/23/2025

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’

Economy 05/28/2025

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...

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

Economy 03/28/2025

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

Print Edition 02/14/2025

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...

Leaders needed to help revive ‘Superman’

Editorial and Op-Ed 01/31/2025

Give Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley credit for trying to do something to jump-start the again-stalled redevelopment of the long-vacant Industrial Trust Co. Building. The...

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...

Economy 01/24/2025

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

THE WARMUP: A legislative study commission on climate change meets in December at the Statehouse, weeks before the full General Assembly convenes to start the 2025 legislative session. Testifying are Thomas Guthlein, left, R.I. Emergency Management Agency associate director; and Melinda Hopkins, the agency’s planning branch chief.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

FALLING SHORT: Projected $330M deficit has General Assembly prepping for belt-tightening

Cover Story 01/03/2025

For Rhode Island legislators, what’s old is new again. After three years of surpluses, state budget officials are now projecting that the government is facing...