KEITH STOKES, the city's business and development director, is stepping down on Jan. 2 as the new mayor takes office. / PBN FILE PHOTO/CHRIS BERGENHEIM
PROVIDENCE – The city’s top economic development leader is leaving as the incoming mayor takes office. Keith Stokes, Providence’s business and development director, confirmed in an interview on Wednesday that his last day on the job will be Jan. 2. Stokes did not offer detail on why he was leaving except to say that he…