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Sheryl Guglielmo

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Wind Power Takes to the Seas

The first U.S. offshore wind project is up and running. Is it a sign of things to come? Brian Dumaine | Mar 14, 2017 Deepwater Wind's project near Block Island, R.I. Courtesy of Deepwater Wind It was a brisk Sunday morning in October 2015, and Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski’s cell phone buzzed. His construction manager, who was driving piles 200 feet beneath the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, three miles from Block Island, R.I., said he…
Sheryl Guglielmo
March 14, 2017
Engineering News

Dick’s, restaurant to be new tenants at former Rhode Island Mall

By Allison Farrelly / Special to The Journal   WARWICK, R.I. — Two new tenants, a retailer and a restaurant, have committed to joining Burlington Stores in the restructured former Rhode Island Mall. Dick’s Sporting Goods is slated to move from its Bald Hill Road location into a space in the renovated main building at the shopping center, Mayor Scott Avedisian’s press secretary, Courtney Marciano, confirmed. Dick’s is seeking approval from the city’s Zoning Board…
Sheryl Guglielmo
March 12, 2017
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Medical offices find home in East Providence

By Mary MacDonald March 10, 2017 5:05 am ADDED SERVICES: University Orthopedics is building a new facility in East Providence to expand services. CEO Weber Shill, left, visits the site with Michael Integlia, president and CEO of Michael Integlia & Co., construction manager for the project. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY East Providence is emerging as a hot spot for medical-office buildings, according to real estate professionals, for reasons centered on location, cost and ease of development.…
Sheryl Guglielmo
March 10, 2017
Engineering News

DiPrete Engineering completes 18,890 s/f expansion for Ferguson Perforating Co.

March 10, 2017 - Rhode Island   Providence, RI Ferguson Perforating Co. completed an expansion of its Providence facility adding 18,890 s/f to the existing manufacturing building. The project created additional manufacturing space for new business in addition to providing parking expansion to accommodate existing and additional employees. “Our new space will provide Ferguson Perforating with manufacturing productivity gains by eliminating waste and improving production flow while creating both incubator and production space for new…
Sheryl Guglielmo
March 10, 2017
Engineering News

A Unique and Modern Coastal Venue

Senior Project Engineer, Kevin DeMers and his team at DiPrete Engineering have finished the surveying and site design for modifications of the former Atlantic Beach Club on Purgatory Road in Middletown. Under the oversight of Longwood Events the former club has undergone a total transformation and is now known as the Newport Beach House, a luxury wedding venue. The renovated 13,000 sq. ft. venue lies on 4.25 acres of land and includes 158 off-street parking…
Sheryl Guglielmo
February 28, 2017