Construction

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras has streamlined zoning regulations for the development of the Interstate 195 corridor as well as the city’s Knowledge District, Taveras announced Wednesday. May 16

Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family home reached 29 this month on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index, the highest reading since May 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders. May 15

The Procaccianti Group is counting on upscale amenities and a hometown advantage to build 192 high-end rental apartments on a property in western Cranston that has confounded multifamily-development plans before. May 12

Rhode Island College breaks ground May 4 on a $17 million art-center renovation and expansion. From left: Tony Ventetoulo, chief operating officer, ABM Group; Steven DePasquale, president, Iron Construction Group; Mark Schatz, principal, Schwartz/Silver; RIC President Nancy Carriuolo; David Finney, president, Design Partnership of Cambridge; Gov. Lincoln D Chafee; William Gearhart, RIC vice president of administration and finance; Jane Sherman, member of the Board of Governors for Higher Education; William Martin, chair and professor of RIC art department and Stephen Fisher, RIC professor of art. May 12

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has proposed $117,740 in fines against Raymond J. Cawley Contracting Inc. for cave-in hazards at a Middletown construction site. May 4

Rhode Island lost 200 construction jobs in March compared with the same period in 2011, according to an Associated General Contractors of America analysis of federal employment data. May 3

Citizens Bank, and Shawmut Design and Construction were named to a list of the Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in the Boston Business Journal’s 10th annual awards program. May 2

Butler Hospital hosted a ceremony to commence the building of its new $17 million Patient Care Center on Tuesday. Apr 17

Builders began work on fewer homes than forecast in March, signaling a sustained industry recovery will take time to get underway. Apr 17

Balise Auto Group is planning a two-year, multimillion dollar expansion of its local auto dealership that could create up to 200 jobs, the company announced late Wednesday. Apr 12