Unemployment ticks down, job gains continue for R.I. in July
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in July, two-tenths of a percentage point lower than the unemployment rate...
RIDOT: I-195 W Exit 3 ramp closing Sunday through 2019 fall
PROVIDENCE – The Exit 3 Gano Street offramp from Interstate 195 West in Providence will be closed effective Sunday night though the fall of...
Providence Fire Department receives $993,309 in federal funds
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Fire Department has received $993,309 in federal funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Assistance to Firefighters grant, Rhode Island’s...
U.S. HHS awards 8 R.I. health centers $1.1M
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday a total of $1.1 million in fiscal 2018 Health Center Quality Improvement...
Providence school-zone speed cameras to resume Sept. 4
PROVIDENCE – School-zone speed-zone cameras are scheduled to begin activation starting Sept. 4, the Providence Police Department announced Wednesday.The speed camera program, which launched...
Vineyard Wind project energy costs less than from conventional sources
PROVIDENCE – Earlier this month, the wholesale price of electricity (including renewable energy certificates) to be generated by the 800-megawatt Vineyard Wind project was...
EPA provides $240,500 grant for Massachusetts beach monitoring
PROVIDENCE - The Mass. Department of Public Health has received $240,500 from the Environmental Protection Agency to support beach water quality monitoring and public...
Crowd cheers for Citizens Bank’s new corporate campus
JOHNSTON – Citizens Bank unveiled its new corporate campus Tuesday as several hundred employees and supporters – many wearing company green T-shirts - cheered...
Groups, officials weigh in on SEC-proposed standard of conduct for broker-dealers
PROVIDENCE – Numerous groups and officials weighed in last week on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest proposal that sets a...
Elorza emphasizes Providence business loan program
PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza recently toured local businesses helped by the Providence Business Loan Fund.
Elorza, running against two democratic challengers in the...
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