News - Quonset
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RIDOT Opens New Route 403 to Highway Traffic
10/22/2008 - 14:48
Governor Donald L. Carcieri joined the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) in a ceremony on the North Kingstown/East Greenwich line to preview the new Route 403 Relocation Project.
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Carcieri Names Deepwater Wind as Developer for Rhode Island’s Off-Shore Wind Farm
09/26/2008 - 08:41
Governor Donald L. Carcieri announced that Deepwater Wind was chosen as the successful developer to construct a wind energy project off the shores of Rhode Island that will provide 1.3 million megawatt hours per year of renewable energy – 15 percent of all electricity used in the state.
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Steven King Named New Managing Director of QDC
07/24/2008 - 08:57
Steven J. King, P.E. has been named Managing Director of the Quonset Development Corporation. King, a Professional Engineer, has worked at Quonset since 1998. At its board meeting on Monday, July 21, 2008, the QDC Board of Directors unanimously concurred with Kaplan’s appointment of King.
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Quonset Gateway Breaks Ground
10/29/2007 - 16:22
The New Boston Fund development team broke ground today on The Quonset Gateway, a mixed-use development at the 72.5-acre entryway to the Quonset Business Park. Local residents, community leaders, and elected officials who have worked to bring this project to North Kingstown celebrated the project that will create more than 2,000 jobs.
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Quonset Gateway Gains State Approval
09/20/2007 - 02:00
The Quonset Gateway proposal was unanimously approved this morning by the Statewide Planning Commission. The approval clears the way for the mixed-use development at the 72.5 acre entryway to the Quonset Business Park. The endorsement marks a major step forward in the state's effort to create an entryway to the park that integrates office and R&D space, pedestrian walkways and outdoor space, with amenities including a hotel and restaurants. The revised plan will enhance the park's ability to serve as an engine for job creation and economic growth.
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Revised Gateway Plan Decreases Retail, Adds 70% More Office Space and Improves Entrance to Quonset Business Park
08/08/2007 - 16:00
The Quonset Development Corporation announced that it has submitted a revised proposal to Statewide Planning for an improved mixed-use development on the 72.5 acre entryway to the Quonset Business Park. The revised plan will enhance the park's ability to serve as an engine for job creation and economic growth
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Quonset Development Corporation Announces Management Change
07/13/2007 - 02:00
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation (RIEDC) executive director and Quonset Development Corporation (QDC) board chairman Saul Kaplan today announced the departure of QDC CEO Geoff Grout. Grout's departure will be effective immediately. "Geoff Grout is a great real estate professional. He made an important contribution to the growth of QDC during his service and I appreciate his work," said Kaplan.