NEWS

PROVIDENCE – A commercial property in Wayland Square on the East Side of Providence was recently leased to an eyewear business, joining a watch store and repair center, after the company’s previous location across the street was taken over by a new owner in November last year. Opt Eyewear Boutique

WARWICK – A law firm currently based in North Kingstown recently completed a lease agreement to occupy the top floor of an office building at 20 Centerville Road in Warwick, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal, which represented the landlord in the deal. Gursky Wiens Attorneys At Law Ltd. plans to relocate from

EAST GREENWICH – Skypath Security Inc., a company that outfits schools and other facilities with a mobile app that sends real-time data to first responders, recently moved into The Greenwich Mills business complex. The security tech outfit leased a portion of the first floor of Building 2 at The Greenwich

PROVIDENCE – The Providence Warwick Convention & Visitors Bureau recently reached a lease agreement to move into the Paolino Properties LP office building at 100 Westminster St., as the organization plans a relocation from its current headquarters about a half-mile away at the IGT Center, according to Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal. The

The predicted downturn in 2023 will test Rhode Island’s business owners in a state that has yet to adequately prepare its labor force with the professional and technical skills needed for a modern economy. In addition, the state needs better infrastructure, more housing and more effort to foster emerging industries.

PROVIDENCE – In many ways, the party is over. At least that’s the way the panelists at Providence Business News’ Economic Trends Summit on Thursday see it when it comes to the national and state economies, which they believe are headed into a recession sometime in 2023, though how painful

PROVIDENCE – A group of properties in the city’s Valley neighborhood, including the 15,850-square-foot mill building occupied by produce distributor B. Del Toro & Sons Inc., were sold together recently in a portfolio sale for $1.3 million, Sweeney Real Estate & Appraisal announced. The portfolio spans two parcels and four buildings, which

CRANSTON – The Greater Providence Board of Realtors recently bought a new office in Cranston, where the organization plans to host educational events aimed at real estate professionals from the region. The one-story, brick-veneer building at 1169 Park Ave. was sold to the organization for $430,000 by Surfside Properties LLC, according to a