Rhode Island

RIBA focused on education to weather the economic storm

It was a year to hone the skills of any business person, especially in the shelter industry. And with every piece of glum economic news came...

Quonset Business Park success story - UNETIXS

The Quonset Development Corp. (QDC) is working to optimize the Quonset Business Park with a coordinated approach to cultivate a wide variety...

Jan. 18 is MLK day - a day devoted to community service

"The large house in which we live demands that we transform this world-wide neighborhood into a world-wide brotherhood. Together we must lea...

Stack Design Build re-purposes 2 industrial shipping containers

In the spirit of this season of giving, several local building design and construction firms have collaborated on a project that will bring ...

The Taylor Group of RPL Commercial sells 2,200 s/f mixed-use property for $355,000

The Taylor Group of RPL Commercial, representing the buyer and the seller, sold the William Aplin House (1826), a mixed-use property located...

Washington Trust opens 18th branch office at 1473 Warwick Ave.

Washington Trust celebrated the opening of its 18th branch office, located at 1473 Warwick Ave., with a ceremony for local officials, busine...

Sweeney of Rodman Real Estate leases 3,900 s/f at West River Center

Thomas Sweeney, SIOR, vice president of Rodman Real Estate, Inc. has leased 3,900 s/f of office space to McLaughlin & Quinn, LLC located at ...

Steingold and Paskalis of MG Commercial sell 51,000 s/f warehouse - $2.2 million

Richard Wixted of New England Realtor sold 862 Waterman Ave., the former Showtime location where the cable television station series "Brothe...

Rhode Island AGC honored for $250,000 grant for The Providence Plan's YouthBuild new classrooms

Classrooms, built largely with a $250,000 grant from the Rhode Island Associated General Contractors' (RIAGC's) labor union-supported Indust...

With the bad, comes the good: City has reasons to celebrate

At this time of year, many people take time to reflect on the past and look with renewed hope to the months ahead. To be sure, 2009 was a di...