Rhode Island Public Transit Authority - Wed January 18, 2023
Rhode Island Agency Issues RFP for New Downtown Providence Transit Center
Gov. Dan McKee recently announced that a Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued Jan. 17 by the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) for the joint development of a new, modern Transit Center on Dorrance Street in downtown Providence....
The Center Square & Providence Journal - Tue October 25, 2022
Rhode Island Breaks Ground On New $81.7M State Lab Facility in Providence
Less than one year after seeking proposals for land and receiving a federal grant, Rhode Island broke ground Oct. 24 on the construction of an $81.7 million state health laboratory to be built inside a new seven-story commercial building in Providence's Jewelry District....
University of Rhode Island - Thu October 13, 2022
URI Officials Begin Push for $100M Bond Passage to Build New Facilities
Officials including Gov. Dan McKee visited the University of Rhode Island (URI) recently to push for voters to pass a $100 million bond question Nov. 8 they said would make URI's Bay Campus in Narragansett a leader in efforts to grow the state's blue economy....
The Providence Journal - Mon September 19, 2022
Classical High School in Rhode Island to Get $34M in Renovations
It was not that long ago that students from Classical High, along with other Providence, R.I., high schools, rallied at the State House to demand sweeping renovations to the district's crumbling buildings, some of which dated back the turn of the 20th century....
Offshore WIND & CEG - Thu September 15, 2022
First Phase of Rhode Island's Offshore Wind Terminal Begins Construction
A plan to make East Providence, R.I., a major player in the burgeoning offshore wind industry kicked off on Sept. 12 with the groundbreaking of a new wind turbine shipping and staging area along the city's waterfront....
Brown University & Providence Journal - Thu September 01, 2022
Brown University Raises $100M to Build Residence Halls, Carry Out Renovations
Brown University, an Ivy League college in Providence, R.I., will fund the construction and renovation of three ongoing campus projects through $100.7 million it raised through a bond. The Providence Journal reported in August that the biggest projects will be two new residence halls being built on Brook Street, near the Power Street parking garage and the Vartan Gregorian Quad....
Gilbane Building Company - Tue August 23, 2022
Gilbane Tapped to Provide Construction Management Services for Johnston Public Schools Capital Improvement Program
Gilbane Building Company has been selected by Johnston Public Schools in Rhode Island to provide construction management at-risk services for the district's capital improvement program, which entails the construction of a new early childhood center and new elementary school, as well as the "like new" renovation of Johnston Senior High School....
The Providence Journal & SportBusiness - Wed August 17, 2022
Several New Pawtucket, R.I., Projects to Include $124M Pro Soccer Stadium
A sea of white hardhats and neon vests could be seen Aug. 12 at the groundbreaking ceremony for Pawtucket, R.I.'s new Tidewater Landing soccer stadium and mixed-use development — a project to be partly funded by local taxpayers through a $36 million bond....
Rhode Island Department of Transportation - Mon July 18, 2022
Rhode Island Airport Connector Project Breaks Ground
Gov. Dan McKee, United States Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Congressman Jim Langevin, Rhode Island Federal Highway Administrator Carlos C. Machado and Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti Jr....
Kent County Daily Times - Mon June 13, 2022
Redevelopment of Historic 19th Century Rhode Island Mill Has Begun
A more than 150-year-old mill building in the heart of West Warwick, R.I.'s historic Arctic Village, its windowpanes broken or boarded over, is getting a new lease on life. Elected officials, developers and community members convened at the Arctic Mill site June 6 to celebrate the start of the redevelopment of two buildings into a mixed-use complex that will be made up of both commercial space and residential rental apartments....
