Christopher Allen
Opinions differ how funding delay impacts soccer stadium project
PAWTUCKET – With a timeout called on the central part of the funding for the Tidewater Landing project, supporters and detractors of the 10,500-seat...
At DCYF, labor shortages creating big headaches
The state is struggling to hire and retain public employees, but the labor problems are particularly troubling at the R.I. Department of Children Youth...
PVD Fest returning in September
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley announced Wednesday that PVD Fest, the free annual outdoor arts festival, will be held Sept. 8-10.
Billed as the...
Bill allowing retired educators to substitute longer awaits McKee’s signature
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly has passed legislation that would temporarily suspend the limit on the number of days retired public school teachers and...
Funding still available for electric vehicle rebate program
PROVIDENCE – The electric vehicle rebate program that began in July 2022 and administered through the R.I. Office of Energy Resources has approved 321...
Orsted and Eversource the only bidder for offshore wind proposal
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island Energy says it received only one response to the utility’s request for proposals to add 600 to 1,000 megawatts of...
ATTRACTION STRATEGY: R.I.’s chief tourism marketer setting plan to entice visitors...
With the start of the peak tourism season approaching, Anika Kimble-Huntley is eyeing the billions of dollars that potential visitors to Rhode Island could...
Where braided rugs are rolling out the door by thousands
Before Scott Weldon became CEO and president of Rhody Rug Inc., he wasn’t particularly interested in the rug business. He was simply searching for...
See the City by the Sea from the seat of a...
Ken Hudson spent 11 years as a merchant mariner before changing careers in 2018, the year he founded Newport Classic Car Co., which offers...
Moody’s upgrades Providence’s bond rating
PROVIDENCE – For the second time in four months, the city has received improved ratings from a credit agency, this time from Moody’s Investor...