Do Rhode Island communities spend more than they should for police...
Rhode Island spends the most in the nation on fire protection and is among the top 10 states for police protection spending per capita,...
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7. R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
CEO (or equivalent): Carol Ventura, CEO and executive director
Full-time U.S. employees: 229
The...
Mortgage rates reach highest level in more than 14 months
Mortgage rates rose for the third week in a row, pushing the average long-term U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in over...
Cotality: R.I. home price index rises 3.64% year over year in...
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island home price index increased 3.64% year over year in July, same as Maine and the second-highest growth rate in...
State awards $4.875M to buy former Conant Thread mill site
PAWTUCKET – The Pawtucket and Central Falls redevelopment agencies have been awarded $4.875 million in state funding to purchase the former Conant Thread-Coats &...
Pawtucket officials hail state’s $21.1M investment in Tidewater housing construction
PAWTUCKET – Mayor Donald R. Grebien on Monday hailed $21.1 million in state funding to help build 76 affordable apartments planned as part of...
Do you support the decision to approve up to $9.5M in...
R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors on Aug. 24 approved up to $9.5 million in new state support for the redevelopment of Providence’s "Superman"...
Rhode Island grants $38.7M to help produce 147 affordable homes
PROVIDENCE – The state on Thursday awarded $38.7 million that will support the production of 147 affordable homes across Rhode Island.
The funding, announced by Gov. Daniel...
$11.9M Barrington waterfront home is R.I.’s highest residential sale of 2026
BARRINGTON – A waterfront estate on Nayatt Road has sold for $11.9 million, setting a Barrington residential sales record and becoming Rhode Island’s highest-priced...
Commerce board approves up to $9.5M in state support for ‘Superman’...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors on Monday unanimously approved a new state financing package for the long-delayed redevelopment of the...
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