Thu, 15 May 2008 14:18:23 GMT
Recalled reval could prove costly (Bristol Phoenix)
Bristol's contentious revaluation has many town officials, town councilors and citizens in limbo this week, and many key questions remain in the wake of the Bristol Town Council's unanimous decision last Wednesday to throw out the reval and request approval for a new one next year from the Rhode Island General Assembly.
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Sun, 11 May 2008 00:37:26 GMT
Central landfill paid relatives of Mayor Macera $8 million for property of questionable value (The Providence Journal)
The operators of Rhode Island’s trash agency were buying up land around the state’s Central Landfill in Johnston.
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Mon, 12 May 2008 04:07:25 GMT
R.I. politicians planning ahead (The Providence Journal)
If fundraising prowess is any indication of who is best positioned to run for Rhode Island governor in 2010, state Treasurer Frank Caprio and Providence Mayor David N. Cicilline have strong early leads.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 14:55:30 GMT
Berkeley enters Providence market with building purchases (BizJournals)
Berkeley Investments Inc. has purchased two office buildings in downtown Providence, R.I., from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, which will continue to occupy space until its new headquarters in Providence is completed. Financial information about the purchases was not released.
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Fri, 09 May 2008 13:09:23 GMT
Blue Cross sells two its two Providence buildings (Boston Globe)
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island has sold its two buildings in downtown Providence as it prepares to relocate its headquarters.
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Sun, 11 May 2008 00:37:15 GMT
LANDFILL DEALS (The Providence Journal)
The operators of Rhode Island’s trash agency were buying up land around the state’s Central Landfill in Johnston.
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Wed, 07 May 2008 05:42:08 GMT
R.I. housing market is plunging, sales, prices fall (The Providence Journal)
The Rhode Island Association of Realtors reports the median price of a single-family house in the first quarter of the year fell nearly 10 percent and sales are down 23 percent.
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Mon, 05 May 2008 23:42:11 GMT
Aquidneck Island group raising money to fight wind farm proposal (The Providence Journal)
Anthony G. Spiratos, who leads the Rhode Island Alliance for Clean Energy, was a supporter of Governor Carcieri and a campaign donor.
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Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:52:21 GMT
R.I. Heritage Hall of Fame to add 9 on Saturday (Providence Business News)
EAST PROVIDENCE – Today is the ticket-purchase deadline for the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame’s 44th annual induction banquet, slated for this Saturday at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet in Cranston.
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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:05:47 GMT
Chafee Award caps banner year for Ag. Trust (Sakonnet Times)
LITTLE COMPTON — The Little Compton Agricultural Conservancy Trust will receive the Senator John H. Chafee Conservation Leadership Award from the Environment Council of Rhode Island at a reception and dinner Friday, May 9, at the Marriot in Providence.
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Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:38:14 GMT
R.I. jobless rate climbs; 3.100 jobs lost in March (The Providence Journal)
Rhode Island last month lost 3,100 payroll jobs, plunging the state’s employment level to its lowest in nearly five years, a government report released today shows.
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Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT
Surfside Narragansett Continues Gilbane's Culture of Green Development (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PROVIDENCE, R.I.----Gilbane Development Company, a privately owned real estate development firm, today intensified its commitment to environmentally aware and friendly building technologies, and is using these techniques in its latest property - Surfside Narragansett With luxury and beauty that rival the best of Rhode Island, The Hamptons, and the Jersey Shore, Surfside continues to raise the ...
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:44:00 GMT
CapLease Announces Update on Factory Mutual Property (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----In April 2007, CapLease, Inc. acquired an approximately 346,000 square foot office building in Johnston, Rhode Island net leased to Factory Mutual Insurance Company as its corporate headquarters.
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Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:51:52 GMT
Narragansett Bay development offers towering views (BizJournals)
The Carnegie Tower, stretching skyward from the shores of Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay, brings a whole new meaning to the term "high end."
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Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:13:29 GMT
Dunfeys' rise to be celebrated (Portsmouth Herald)
DURHAM — The Dunfey brothers, who went from operating a clam stand at Hampton Beach to building a hotel empire that included Omni Hotels, the Royal Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, and the Biltmore Plaza Hotel in Rhode Island, will be honored by the...
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