01/18/2012 - Easily Find Charlestown and South Kingstown Real Estate With Launch Of New Website
Charlestown and South Kingstown real estate are now more accessible with the launch of http://www.wallanderrealty.com. The new website, which is both user-friendly and comprehensive, is an excellent resource for folks interested in Southern Rhode Island.Charlestown, RI (PRWEB) January 18, 2012 Sandy Robson and Karen Kaine along with their team of dedicated real estate professionals have just ...
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02/07/2012 - Rhode Island's Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected In 17th Annual National Awards Program
Sandanie Ambalangodage, 17, of Smithfield and Nicholas Lowinger, 14, of Cranston today were named Rhode Island's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism.
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01/31/2012 - Local Weather
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A not-guilty plea has been entered for a Cambridge man accused of participating in a contraband cigarette ring that cost Rhode Island an estimated $5.7 million in tax revenue.
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01/11/2012 - Latest Local News
City, state and Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce officials Wednesday announced a new partnership to market the Warwick Station Development District near T.F. Green Airport as a hub for business growth and economic development.
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01/11/2012 - Partnership forms to market Warwick district
WARWICK – City, state and Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce officials Wednesday announced a new partnership to market the Warwick Station Development District near T.F. Green Airport as a hub for business growth and economic development.
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01/10/2012 - Brown U. Cites Colonial-Era Charter in Avoiding Property Taxes
A nearly 250-year-old charter exempts Brown University from paying property tax even on its commercial holdings, in contrast with other nonprofit institutions in Rhode Island, news site GoLocalProv reports.
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01/07/2012 - Highland Corporate Park addition seeks tenants
At a time when the state’s commercial real estate market remains soft, a leading developer of office and industrial parks in northern Rhode Island is pushing to fill out its newest and highest-end development with a growing cluster of biotech and retail companies.
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01/05/2012 - Governor Chafee Holds Financial Session With City and Town Leaders
Leaders from Rhode Island's cities and towns left the state house with a renewed sense of hope today. For the first time in as long as anyone can remember, the governor sat down with the
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01/05/2012 - Rhode Island Americana, Mary Tillinghast and Byrdcliffe Art
Yale tracks Rhode Island Americana furniture; researching the decorative artist Mary Tillinghast; and artworks from the Byrdcliffe colony in Woodstock, N.Y.
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01/05/2012 - 2011 ‘turning point’ for commercial real estate
PROVIDENCE – Calling 2011 a “turning point” in the regional economic recovery, CB Richard Ellis New England predicted a slow but steadily improving Rhode Island commercial real estate market for the year ahead in its annual market overview Thursday.
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01/03/2012 - PROVIDING GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ALL ABOUT BEING HUMAN
Vic Pichette is owner of Rhode Island’s only Customer Service Consulting Business; Eye on Success and U.S. Bar Spotters a Hospitality Consulting Business.
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12/19/2011 - R.I. munis face downgrades as economy sags, Moody’s says
BOSTON - Rhode Island communities face more credit-rating cuts as the local economy declines, property values plunge and pension liabilities rise, Moody’s Investors Service said, citing sharper trends than in most states.
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12/18/2011 - Rhode Island Muni Outlook Unlikely to Gain as Economy Sags, Moody’s Says
Rhode Island communities face more credit-rating cuts as the local economy declines, property values plunge and pension liabilities rise, Moody’s Investors Service said, citing sharper trends than in most states.
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12/09/2011 - Carriage house of a different color
For a long-ago architecture class at the Rhode Island School of Design, Jeff Carpenter designed a plan to convert an abandoned boathouse into a home. Though he decided to pursue painting, not architecture, the project always stuck with him. Carpenter drew on this experience two years ago when he and his then-partner, artist Sallie Ketcham, renovated an oversized carriage house in the Art Museum ...
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12/08/2011 - Little Compton
I've been coming to this corner of Rhode Island for years, and during many summers have invited friends to share the simple pleasures afforded by life along its shores: long walks on pristine beaches, fresh produce at local farm stands, the unhurried pace of its residents.
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12/01/2011 - Ex-RI state senator and legal secretary charged
A former Rhode Island state senator and his legal secretary are facing embezzlement and other allegations.
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11/16/2011 - Canadian professional video gamer prepares for championship
Raymond Lussier is a Montreal-based professional video gamer participating in the 2011 Pro Circuit Championship in Providence, Rhode Island, playing Call of Duty: Black Ops.
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11/04/2011 - Report: 1 of every 3 RI lawmakers has paid taxes late
Providence, R.I. (AP) - A review of tax records has found that one of every three lawmakers in the Rhode Island General Assembly has paid their car or real estate taxes late.WPRI-TV reports
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11/04/2011 - Report: 1 of 3 RI lawmakers has paid taxes late
A review of tax records has found that one of every three lawmakers in the Rhode Island General Assembly has paid their car or real estate taxes late.
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11/04/2011 - Past-due politicians probe ‘disturbing’
The executive director of a Rhode Island taxpayers’ group said it is a “slap in the face” that one-third of state lawmakers have been late in paying their car or real estate taxes.
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11/01/2011 - RI appraisers get a piece of city action
WORCESTER - A Rhode Island-based company has been awarded the contract to do a field review of more than 4,700 commercial and industrial properties, as well as residential properties with four or more units.
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10/28/2011 - 10-acre Watch Hill estate sells for $11.65 million
Highest-price sale in Rhode Island since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, says the sellers' agent.
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10/17/2011 - U.Talk: Hens QB Sasek to start at Rhode Island
K.C. Keeler and his Delaware coaching staff didn't need a week of practice to make up their minds. They told Trevor Sasek Sunday and stated publicly today that Sasek will start at quarterback Saturday in their 12:30 CAA game at Rhode Island.
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10/21/2011 - Ken Kubic to be Honored at RIMTA Annual Meeting
Bristol, RI, October, 2011…The Annual Meeting of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association (RIMTA) will honor Ken Kubic, long-time Marine Industry advocate and member of the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association Board of Directors since the 1980’s. The meeting will be held on Monday, November 7 at Chelo’s on the Waterfront in Warwick.
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10/20/2011 - Prosecutors oppose bail for alleged ex-RI mob boss
Federal prosecutors in Rhode Island want a judge to refuse to reconsider bail for an alleged former New England mob boss, saying in court papers filed Wednesday that his case for freedom has already been rejected.
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10/17/2011 - Jailed former state senator disbarred
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has ordered former Rhode Island State Senator Christopher Maselli disbarred from practicing law.
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10/16/2011 - The voice of the masses
Projo.com, the Web site of The Providence Journal: 24-hour news coverage around Rhode Island, breaking news and news from The Providence Journal
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10/14/2011 - Pain in the lot: Pare growing parking fees
Parking costs are on the rise across the U.S. from beaches in Rhode Island to airports in Hawaii. At the same time, high unemployment rates and economic stagnation have forced more people to adopt frugal living habits.
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10/13/2011 - Director Corrente vouches for reputed crime boss
Moviemaker among long list of Rhode Islanders who say Luigi 'Baby Shacks' Manocchio should get bail
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10/05/2011 - Report: Cox a ‘major’ contributor to local economy
HADLEY, Mass. – Cox Communications is a “major” contributor to the Rhode Island economy, according to a examination of the impact of New England Cable and Telecommunications Association companies.
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10/04/2011 - At forum, lines drawn on how to solve crisis
PROVIDENCE -- The face of public pensions may be changing, but as Monday night's Publick Occurrences forum on pension reform illustrated, reform means many things to many Rhode Islanders.
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10/03/2011 - RI Senate confirms I-195 redevelopment panel
Rhode Island senators are giving a boost to efforts to redevelop the Interstate 195 corridor in downtown Providence.
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10/03/2011 - Senate to vote on Interstate 195 panel
The Rhode Island Senate plans to vote on the nominations of seven people picked to oversee redevelopment of the so-called "Knowledge District" in downtown Providence.
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10/02/2011 - RI Senate to vote on I-195 redevelopment panel
The Rhode Island Senate plans to vote on the nominations of seven people picked to oversee redevelopment of the so-called "Knowledge District" in downtown Providence.
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09/25/2011 - Empty seats and dubstep beats at free Fall Concert
Amidst confused and opportunistic WaterFire attendees, Brown students filtered into the intimate Rhode Island School of Design Auditorium Saturday night to hear psychedelic crooning and
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09/22/2011 - Condo Auction
It's another sign of Rhode Island's economic times, luxury condominiums built on prime real estate in Providence are now up for auction. And the starting bids are a fraction of the original asking pri
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09/22/2011 - RI Senate puts off vote on I-195 panel nominees
The Rhode Island Senate has delayed for nearly two weeks a vote on the nominations of seven people picked to oversee redevelopment of the Interstate 195 corridor in Providence.
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09/21/2011 - Widow of ex-RI gov. puts home on market for $1.1M
A real estate broker says the widow of former Rhode Island Gov. Bruce Sundlun has put her home in Jamestown up for sale for $1.1 million.
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09/21/2011 - RI home sales up 22 percent, but prices drop
A real estate group says sales of single-family homes in Rhode Island increased 22 percent in August compared with the same month last year, but median prices dropped nearly 7 percent.
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09/20/2011 - RI Senate to review nominations for 195 Commission
A Rhode Island Senate committee is set to consider the nominations of seven people picked by Gov. Lincoln Chafee (CHAY'-fee) to oversee redevelopment of the Interstate 195 corridor in Providence.
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09/16/2011 - State survey rates Warwick low on tax rates
Of Rhode Island's eight cities, only Newport is lower, according to a state survey
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09/15/2011 - EDC names executive director of R.I. America’s Cup event
PROVIDENCE – Paul C. Harden will oversee Rhode Island’s planning for the America’s Cup 2012 World Series event. The event will take place at Fort Adams State Park and will be the final stop of the 2012 America’s Cup World Series.
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09/12/2011 - Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West Senior Counsel Brain J. Lamoureux to be featured speaker on ‘social media in the ...
Providence, RI (September 9, 2011) – Pannone Lopes Devereaux & West LLC (PLDW) Senior Counsel Brian J. Lamoureux will lead an interactive discussion on Social Media in the Workplace and the Law on September 13, 2011, to members of the Nonprofit Technology Network 501 Tech Club, Rhode Island chapter.
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08/24/2011 - Del Torros join Suzi Karr Realty
Veteran luxury home Realtors Frank and Judith Del Torro recently joined the Windermere office of Suzi Karr Realty. The Del Torro’s are natives of Rhode Island where Frank held senior management positions for a major retailer overseeing department store and specialty boutique operations.
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08/24/2011 - RI Gov. Chafee names I-195 redevelopment panel
Efforts to transform a chunk of downtown Providence into a hub for the life sciences took a key step Tuesday when Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee named seven people to a panel tasked with overseeing the redevelopment.
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08/23/2011 - Deal for A.J. Wright property to be announced Wednesday
A Rhode Island novelty toy importer and distributor is under agreement to buy the former A.J. Wright distribution center, and a press conference to announce the deal has been scheduled for this afternoon.
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08/19/2011 - Judge McConnell orders banks, struggling borrowers to talk it out
In unprecedented move, federal judge halts 60 Rhode Island foreclosures for now
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08/17/2011 - QR codes latest tech sales tool
When Rhode Island Association of Realtors President Stephen Antoni attends real estate conferences, there’s always a buzz about Quick Response codes.
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08/09/2011 - As Providence taxes grow, some businesses, and the people behind them, wither
PROVIDENCE - Mercedes Mendez realized her dreams in Rhode Island.
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08/01/2011 - East Providence, Rhode Island Home Sales Dropped in Second Quarter
According to the Rhode Island Association of Realtors, the median price of a single family home dropped two percent in the second quarter of 2011, when compared to the same period last year. Sales were down more than 20 percent year-over-year.
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