The Northeastern Economic Developers Association has named the Rumford Center as its 2012 Project of the Year. more

Rhode Island School of Design’s Fleet Library made BestMastersPrograms.org’s list of “The 50 Most Amazing University Libraries in the World.” more

A year-and-a-half after the first residents moved in, the wind turbine is finally up and spinning at Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton. more

As the director of marketing and new-business development for Union Studio in Providence, Emily Hall is responsible for brainstorming marketing strategy and finding new clients. The work is part of the ongoing evolution of the Rhode Island School of Design graduate and her interest in the business side of art and design, she said. more

On Thursday, the Providence Preservation Society, the Providence Revolving Fund and Mayor Angel Taveras celebrated the next phase of preservation of the Providence National Bank building. more

Cari P. Orsi LEED AP-project engineer for Pare Corp., was recently named 2012 Young Engineer of the Year by the Rhode Island Society of Professional Engineers for her achievements in education, employment and professional and public-service activities. Since joining Pare in 2004, Orsi has received her master’s degree in engineering and construction-project management, become a LEED-accredited professional and served as a board member and the first female president of the Providence Engineering Society. more

The National Park Service is adding the Heaton & Cowing Mill to the National Register of Historic Places, providing the first step towards reuse of the historic vacant building. more

Julie A. Lancia has been the principal of ALX Group Inc., in North Providence, since it opened 12 years ago. “The ALX Group was started as a vehicle for me to start creating some different interior spaces, creating different pieces of furniture or cabinetry to fulfill the need that I had to create,” Lancia said. more

For many months, workers and visitors to Providence’s Downcity neighborhood have wondered what that big plastic covering on a building at the corner of Weybosset and Dorrance streets was about. more

Washington Trust’s Commercial Real Estate Group provided $4.8 million in commercial mortgage financing to Emanon Associations LP for Providence’s Gardner Building. more