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Gilbane: Spending growth seems ‘here to stay’
After ending 2012 with a 10 percent year-over-year increase in construction spending, spending is expected to grow more than 7 percent in 2013; the Gilbane Building Co. said in its spring 2013 edition of its annual construction-industry economic report. more
| 4/3/13
PC breaks ground on Ruane Center
PROVIDENCE – Providence College broke ground on its Ruane Center for the Humanities, which will become the school’s signature academic building, on June 7. more
6/11/12
Bank expos link builders, clients
Bill Bachant, owner of Bill Bachant Builders, recently took some time out of his weekend to meet with potential clients. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Omni grows presence on Fed. Hill
The Omni Group Inc. has nearly made one corner of Federal Hill its own. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

A facility fit for exercise
State and local dignitaries mark the grand opening of the $13 million MacColl YMCA in Lincoln on Aug. 24 with a ribbon cutting. The 52,000-square-foot facility was paid for with a mix of fundraising and private and state financing. The two-story, year-round building on Breakneck Hill Road is handicapped accessible and contains a swimming center, full gymnasium, fitness center and an adventure center with a 30-foot-high climbing wall. more
9/3/12
Push-back to affordable housing plan
The traditional wood clapboards, wrap-around front porches and narrow, peaked roofs in the proposed Palmer Pointe affordable-housing project in Barrington haven’t eased neighborhood concerns about the development. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 3/18/13

Tax-credit on green GA agenda
Kenneth J. Filarski is the new chairman of the Rhode Island Green Building Council, which aims to promote sustainable development. He’s worked as an architect and planner in the state for the past 37 years. His specialty is building design and construction. He discusses the organization’s financial health and the state of environmentally friendly development in Rhode Island. more
By John Larrabee
Contributing Writer | 4/22/13
Housing starts in U.S. surge on demand for multifamily units
New-home construction in the U.S. jumped more than forecast in March as multifamily projects climbed to the highest level in more than seven years. more
Construction employment drops 10% in Prov. metro in Feb.
Construction employment declined in 132 of 339 metro areas, – including the Providence-Fall River-Warwick area – rose in 158 out of 339 metro areas and stayed stagnant in 49 metro areas – including the New Bedford area – from February 2012 to February 2013, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. more
| 4/10/13
Met breaks ground on East Bay campus
PROVIDENCE – The Metropolitan Regional Career and Technical School broke ground on the Paul W. Crowley East Bay Campus, named after the late state representative, earlier this month. more
4/8/13
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