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The commission managing the former Interstate-195 lands considered the $900,000 in this year’s state budget the minimum needed each year to redevelop and maintain the downtown properties. But I-195 Commission Chairman Colin Kane said Monday that state budget officials have told him they expect that money to last three years.
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The R.I. Department of Environmental Management and The Nature Conservancy have announced the permanent protection of 245 acres of forestland in Richmond.
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By PBN Staff
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Providence-based contracting firm H.V. Collins Co. landed a $30.8 million bid for the construction of a new Central Middle School in Quincy, according to Boston.com.
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By PBN Staff
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Cornish Associates President and CEO Arnold “Buff” Chase said his company has five historic Providence buildings lined up to buy and restore once Rhode Island brings back its historic tax credit program.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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There are streets in Newport today that a colonist who witnessed the first public reading of Rhode Island’s Royal Charter of 1663 might recognize.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The owner of the Industrial Trust Tower said he believes there is demand for new apartments downtown, but is not ruling out any mix of uses for the landmark known as the “Superman building.”
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Lots of Hope, an environmental initiative to transform vacant city-owned lots in Providence into urban farms, was awarded a combined $100,000 by The Rhode Island Foundation and Florida-based Local Sustainability Matching Fund.
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By PBN Staff
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Plans to revitalize the city’s historic civic center at Washington Square and replace a gas station there with a park and monument to Rhode Island’s Royal Charter are moving ahead.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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Two College Hill neighbors are challenging city approval of Gilbane Development Co.’s proposed 102-unit apartment building at 257 Thayer St.
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By Patrick Anderson |
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The R.I. Department of Environmental Management will accept proposals for federal boating infrastructure grants until Friday, Aug. 31, the state agency announced Monday.
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By PBN Staff
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