Report: ‘Mr. Big’ investor revealed in Pawtucket soccer team, stadium project

AFTER A 10-month investigation, WPRI-TV CBS 12 on Friday reported that W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc., played a role in financing the effort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE
AFTER A 10-month investigation, WPRI-TV CBS 12 on Friday reported that W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc., played a role in financing the effort. / PBN FILE PHOTO/JAMES BESSETTE

PAWTUCKET – Another private investor has been identified in the $137 million, 10,000-seat soccer stadium project along the Seekonk River and the team that plays there.  After a 10-month investigation, WPRI-TV CBS 12 on Friday reported that W. Whitney George, the CEO of Toronto-based investment firm Sprott Inc., played a role in financing the effort.  On Thursday,

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