A man-made sand dune, stretching about 200 yards and engineered with steel rebar, its top covered with planted grasses, is the largest built object still standing along the entire Atlantic Avenue beachfront in Westerly. more

The Quonset Development Corporation and the R.I. Department of Transportation will receive $6 million in federal funding to make upgrades and repairs related to storm damage caused by 2011’s Hurricane Irene, Rhode Island lawmakers announced Monday more

Builders in November capped the strongest three months for residential construction in four years and permits climbed as record-low borrowing costs buoyed the U.S. housing market. more

TAUNTON – A $1,280,750 MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant will support development downtown. more

Bob Kunz, corporate safety director at Dimeo Construction Co.’s Providence office, was recently named the 2012 Construction Safety Professional of the Year by the Associated General Contractors of Connecticut. The award honors a leading individual from the commercial construction industry who has demonstrated skills, integrity and responsibility in his or her career. Kunz was presented the award during AGC’s eighth annual Industry Recognition Awards Dinner in October. He has been employed with Dimeo since 2007 and has worked as a safety professional since 1992. more

Churchill & Banks Co. and Hecht Development will be the first two groups to pitch their ideas for the former Interstate-195 district in downtown Providence to the commission responsible for the land. more

Providence Preservation Society announced today that Karen Jessup has been named interim director of the citywide preservation organization. more

The Lymansville Co. Mill, following long-term restoration, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, announced the R.I. Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission. more

Being an effective chief financial officer is as much about people as it is about numbers. DiPrete Engineering Associates Inc. founder Dennis L. DiPrete believes this. It is part of the reason he nominated his chief financial officer, Christopher J. Ready, for this award. Ready is razor-sharp with numbers and dollar signs. But he also excels at leading – and teaching – the engineers at DiPrete. more

Amidst the ever-changing face of downtown Providence remains an investment firm that has endured. Brown, Lisle/Cummings Inc., opened its doors in the heart of the city’s financial district in 1912. The following year it moved into the newly constructed Turk’s Head Building. Despite the Great Depression, two world wars, a Great Recession and numerous market fluctuations it has weathered these storms and remained a loyal tenant to this day. more