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Viaduct plan gets biz backing
You don’t need a $179 million bridge-replacement project to cause traffic jams on Interstate 95 in downtown Providence. The car volume and traffic patterns on the stretch of highway between the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and the Statehouse do that already. more
Westminster Street parking lot opens
The empty lot created by the demolition of the former Providence National Bank in the Financial District in anticipation of a condominium tower that never materialized has opened as a parking lot. more
| 7/6/12
Report: R.I. bioscience sector shows job growth since 2001
According to the Battelle/Bio State Bioscience Industry Development Report, Rhode Island’s bioscience sector grew 44.3 percent from 2001 to 2010. more
Providence area GDP drops from ’06 to ’11
The real gross domestic product for the Providence metro area averaged $58.5 billion – in 2005 dollars – during the first quarter of 2011 compared with $61.8 billion five years earlier, according to a report from e-forecasting.com. more
| 7/3/12
Public comment solicited for wind power plans
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced the completion of a critical environmental assessment today, advancing plans for offshore wind development in the Ocean State. more
Missed opportunity on credits
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. more
Wickford arts district should happen soon
Rhode Island has a well-earned reputation as a haven for artists, thanks in no small measure to the 10 arts districts created in nine of the state’s municipalities. more
7/2/12
Feds looking to support innovation, job growth
As much as the 38 Studios LLC collapse seems to have dimmed the state’s appetite for investing in startups or other early stage companies, it has not put a halt to all public investments, at least not when the funding for the investments comes from the federal government. more
Historic tax credits can stabilize commercial tax bases
Rep. Jeremiah T. O’Grady’s career change from human resources to real estate, eventually becoming a project manager for Olneyville Housing Corp., put him in a unique position to watch the havoc caused by the collapse of the housing bubble. Elected to the General Assembly in 2010, the Lincoln Democrat is now trying to reverse some of the damage caused by the downturn through smart growth priorities such as the restoration of historic tax credits and transportation-funding reform. For his efforts on Smith Hill, O’Grady was a co-recipient of GrowSmart Rhode Island’s 2012 Outstanding Leadership Award. more
Looking for every advantage
Beth Kiepert appreciates that her jewelry and gift shop is located at 420 Main St. in Warren, within the boundary of the Warren Arts District. more
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