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TDI expansion seen as way to retain workers
Erik and Dawn Deneault have two healthy children and were blindsided when their third child, Danica, was born with brain malformations. Their life suddenly consisted of days and weeks of medical visits in Providence and Boston and months of searching for a way to decrease their daughter’s 40 to 50 seizures a day. more

By Rhonda Miller
PBN Staff Writer | 5/13/13

More mixed-use development should be encouraged
Providence Director of Planning Ruben Flores-Marzan arrived in Providence from his native Puerto Rico days before a February storm dumped 2 feet of snow on the city. Determined to test the city’s “walkability,” Flores-Marzan sprained his knee negotiating a sidewalk snow bank. more

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

Health reform could strain substance-abuse care
There are some things that don’t get better simply with time. more

By Rebecca Keister
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

WBNA, WaterFire are EPA grant recipients
BOSTON – The West Broadway Neighborhood Association and WaterFire Providence are the two Rhode Island recipients of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency brownfield grants aimed at protecting health and cleaning up communities. more
5/20/13
Ackerman introduces tax incentive for wellness
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Mia A. Ackerman, D-Cumberland, has introduced a bill on behalf of Lt. Gov. Elizabeth H. Roberts that would create a tax credit for small employers that implement a wellness program for employees. more
5/20/13
Carpionato proposes 62-acre, mixed-use Tiverton project
TIVERTON – Carpionato Group has made an introductory pitch to the Tiverton Town Council and Planning Board for a large-scale, mixed-use development that could be as large as 62 acres, The Herald News of Fall River reported. more
5/20/13
R.I. has stake in F-35 Lightning program
Elected officials and others representing the region’s defense industry recently crowded around the cockpit of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II, waiting their turns to hop in the pilot’s seat, taxi the fighter jet down the runway and launch into the skies on a government mission – all without leaving the confines of the R.I. Department of Administration building, that is. more

By Lindsay Lorenz
PBN Researcher | 5/20/13

Proposals emerge for I-195 land
Addressed one at a time, the 17 buildable parcels uncovered by the relocation of Interstate 195 in Providence will likely take many years to develop. more

By Patrick Anderson
PBN Staff Writer | 5/20/13

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