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....
Rhode Island Government - Tue June 07, 2022
Rhode Island Officials Break Ground on $196M State Route 146 Project
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee was joined by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse on June 3 to officially begin the expansive $196 million reconstruction of Rhode Island Route 146. The groundbreaking ceremony, just off Route 146 in North Smithfield, also included Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti and other state and local leaders....
WPRI 12 News - Wed April 13, 2022
Rhode Island Officials Unveil Plans to Renovate Providence's Iconic 'Superman' Building
A complex financing plan was unveiled by Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee and other state leaders on April 12 to redevelop the long-vacant "Superman" building in downtown Providence, arguing that a mix of public and private funding can revive the iconic skyscraper to its former glory....
