There have been a lot of changes in the past few years on how consumers consume and businesses run their businesses. We have seen steady big box reduction as online ordering increases, we have seen individual medical practices join into groups and now we are seeing co-working and job share space bloom. Rhode Island has been trying to stay competitive with its big city neighbors and it appears...

LINCOLN – Lincoln Freight Terminal Inc. sold a 213,500-square-foot industrial building on nearly 6 acres recently for $1.4 million. The property, at 50 Industrial Circle, was sold to 50 Industrial Circle LLC. The closing was announced Feb. 2. The property has two major tenants and a long history of use as public storage. Thomas Sweeney of Sweeney Real Estate and Appraisal represented Lincoln...

SOUTH KINGSTOWN – A vintage car dealership in the village of Wakefield has been sold and will be redeveloped into a new retail center. Fred W. Smith Inc., established in 1916, sold a nearly 5-acre site at 84 Old Tower Hill Road for $2.1 million on Feb. 8, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which brokered the sale. The property is home to Smith’s car sales business – which was...