Waltham, MA based Crosspoint Associates, a regional real estate investment, development and management company, has set in motion the transformation of Slatersville Plaza, a shopping center located in North Smithfield, RI. Home to Brigido’s Fresh Market, Village Paint & Decorating, Rite Aid, Bank of America, Salon 900, the Juice Box and North Smithfield Wine & Spirit, and more, Slatersville has served as a grocery-based shopping center for smaller sized retailers for over 50 years. After…

In 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused substantial damage across the coasts of the Northeast. Today, the United States Army Corp of Engineers (USACOE) and the State of Rhode Island are working to repair the beach area and the easterly breakwater at Point Judith in Narragansett. DiPrete Engineering has teamed up with RC & D Construction, a civil and environmental contractor that specializes in marine construction, to provide pre-construction survey, bathymetric survey, construction survey and as-built services. “This…

DiPrete Engineering has teamed up with Wilson Architects, Thompson Consultants and Odeh Engineers to design the International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) of Technology and Trades’ newest building at the Newport Campus. This building will bring its Composites Lab to Newport from its current location in Bristol. The school’s new 20,240 sf building, which will be two stories tall above flood elevation and includes 32 parking spaces at grade below the building, is located on Thames…

The PT Riders Employees and friends of DiPrete Engineering recently participated in the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s annual Bike MS: Ride the Rhode event held June 18-19, raising a total of $14,145 that will support research to help find a cure for multiple sclerosis. DiPrete Engineering employees have formed the core of the PT riders team that has participated in the MS Society’s 150-mile bike ride for the past 11 years after being introduced to…