The downtown boutique retail scene has been growing for many years and appears to be picking up momentum again after weathering the recession and end of the historic-tax-credit program that helped fuel it in the...
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Mass.gov: MassDOT Goal – Triple Travel by Bicycle, Transit, Walking
MassDOT Secretary and CEO Richard A. Davey today in Springfield announced a statewide mode shift goal of tripling the share of travel in Massachusetts by bicycling, transit and walking. With the mode shift goal MassDOT...
WPRI: Projo trying to sell Providence HQ for $10M, move to top floors
The Providence Journal is exploring a $10 million sale-leaseback deal for its historic headquarters on Fountain Street, executives disclosed last week. Dallas-based parent company A.H. Belo has valued The Journal’s “non...
PBN: Procaccianti sells Westin to Omni
The Procaccianti Group has agreed to sell the Westin Providence Hotel to Omni Hotels & Resorts in a deal that is expected to close in December, the two companies announced early Friday evening. The article does not...
RINPR: R.I.P. Joseph R. Paolino Sr., Providence real estate legend
Joseph R. Paolino Sr., a prominent Rhode Island real estate dealer and developer for more than a half century and the father of former Providence mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr., died today after a battle with cancer. He...
WPRI: Providence looking to host IndyCar race
City officials led by Providence Mayor Angel Taveras have spent the past few months trying to lure IndyCar to Rhode Island’s capital city after learning the organization is considering bringing a Grand Prix race...
PBN: JWU signs 10-year lease on Capitol Center condos
Johnson & Wales University has signed a new 10-year lease for One Park Row West, the former Capitol Cove condominium complex on the banks of the Moshassuck River the school has used as a student dormitory since...
ProJo: $7-million Arcade revival taking shape
Seven months after unveiling a plan to transform the landmark Arcade building into a mix of retail and loft apartments, the owner of America’s oldest indoor mall says the project is taking shape. Evan Granoff, of 130...
Fast Lane: Obama Administration says “We Can’t Wait,” tells states to use idle earmarks to improve transportation and put people to work
At DOT, we know that America’s transportation infrastructure is in need of attention, while construction workers across the country remain eager to get back on the job repairing, replacing, and modernizing our roads...
Politico: Obama offers states $470M for roads, bridges
The Obama administration is making nearly half a billion dollars in unspent highway funds available to states that promise to use the money to create jobs and improve transportation. A White House official says...
ProJo: RI transportation officials shelve plans to install tolls on Route 95
State transportation officials have suspended plans to install tolls on Route 95 by the Connecticut border. State Transportation Director Michael P. Lewis told The Journal state officials are not scrapping the project...
WPRO: Taveras will decide on whether to run for governor next year
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras is not denying the possibility that he will mount a run for Governor in 2014.
PBN: Transportation plan needed for I-195 land
The former Interstate-195 lands need a transportation plan as only seven of the 23 parcels slated for redevelopment there can accommodate a building with sufficient on-site parking, a consultant told the I-195 District...
PBN: R.I. Foundation holding ‘Make It Happen RI’
The Rhode Island Foundation will host “Make It Happen RI” on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8. The event is designed to identify specific plans, along with the path to implement them, that in the end will help to...
WPRI: RI communities asked to promote RIPTA
Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors for RIPTA, is spearheading the effort by adding RIPTA route information on the City of Warwick website beginning Friday.
Boston.com: Construction report: 10 projects that will change the innovation landscape in Boston and Cambridge
If you drive around Boston and Cambridge, you can’t help but notice that the construction cranes are clustered in three neighborhoods these days: Kendall Square, the Innovation District, and Longwood Medical...