THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE on Wednesday announced it was eliminating the tangible asset minimum from a COVID-19 small business grant program in an attempt to get more applicants ahead of the July 1 deadline. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM
PROVIDENCE – With 90% of the city’s small-business grant program funding still up for grabs and less than a month to spend it, city leaders are loosening the requirements for applicants. Mayor Jorge O. Elorza and the Providence City Council on Wednesday announced that the city is doing away with the tangible asset minimum for…