Archive for July 2011
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CNNMoney: Housing shows glimmer of progress
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — New home construction ticked higher in June, the government said Tuesday, as two key measures topped expectations. (more…)
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PBN: Providence gets funding to liven Kennedy Plaza
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By PBN Staff
 COURTESY CITY OF PROVIDENCE
PROVIDENCE HAS been awarded a $200,000 grant that will go toward making Kennedy Plaza a livelier arts and culture center.
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WASHINGTON – Rhode Island has been awarded a $200,000 “Our Town” grant to help upgrade Kennedy Plaza and make it a livelier center of arts and culture, the state’s congressional delegation announced Tuesday. (more…)
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Projo: Property tax-rate hike cut
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Matthew Bobola, center, the city’s internal auditor, talks with John J. Igliozzi, right, chairman of the finance committee of the Providence City Council Monday night. At left are Councilman Seth Yurdin and City Council President Michael A. Solomon. Providence Journal / Bob Thayer
PROVIDENCE — Homeowners bracing for an anticipated 13.5-percent increase in property taxes for the year that began July 1 may be able to breathe a bit easier following action Monday night by the City Council’s finance committee. (more…)
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PBN News: Developer sought for Shooters site
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 PBN FILE PHOTO/BRIAN MCDONALD
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE: Last year, voters approved a $3.2 million bond for the DEM to buy the former Shooters property from DOT.
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Calling all developers looking for a waterfront property in the capital city: The R.I. Department of Environmental Management wants to hear from you. (more…)
