Federal Hill among nation’s Top 10 ‘Little Italies’
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s very own “Little Italy” has made USA Today’s Top 10 list of great Italian neighborhoods in America.
The designation is based...
R.I. college-readiness effort wins $2.7M federal grant
PROVIDENCE – The College Crusade of Rhode Island today announced it has received $2.7 million in matching funds from the U.S. Department of Education....
U.S. trade gap shrinks in 6th month of record exports
WASHINGTON – The nation’s trade deficit shrank by $1.4 billion or 2.4 percent in August to $57.6 billion, the lowest level since January, from...
R.I. Housing, Urban League get HUD Housing Counseling Awards
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island organizations will receive $213,547 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help local families find and responsibly...
Patrick proposes ‘historic’ $2B higher-ed bond
BOSTON – Gov. Deval L. Patrick today is filing a 10-year, $2 billion higher-education bond measure with the Mass. Legislature that he described as...
Purvis wins $2.3M contract to upgrade FDNY call boxes
MIDDLETOWN – Purvis Systems Inc., a provider of information technology systems and services to the public safety, emergency management and defense industries, has been...
R.I. is ranked last, for 3rd year, in business tax climate
WASHINGTON – Rhode Island ranked dead last among the 50 states in the 2008 State Business Tax Climate Index, released today by the Tax...
Martineau charged in Assembly influence scandal
PROVIDENCE – Gerard M. Martineau, former House Majority Leader and Corporations Committee chairman, has agreed to plead guilty to federal mail fraud and influence-peddling...
Lynch promotes 2 execs, hires policy director
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch announced several appointments this weekend including the hiring of Jeff Guimond, a top aide to former Lt....
Bryant honored as national child-advocacy leader
WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Burke Bryant, executive director of Rhode Island Kids Count, has been honored by Voices for America’s Children with the group’s...