Tag: affordable housing
Barbara Fields to leave ED role at R.I. Housing in March
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Housing CEO and Executive Director Barbara Fields will step down from her role in March when her contract expires, R.I. Housing...
Woonsocket and Newport to get affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Buildings and homes in need of repairs in Woonsocket and Newport have access to funds for rehabilitation under an affordable housing initiative...
Renters in R.I. find housing more affordable than in most of...
Where is housing least affordable in the United States?
The most-cited measure has been the National Association of Realtors’ affordability index, which tracks whether median-income...
As investment boosts city neighborhoods, can developers avoid displacing the poor?
Twenty years ago, Jeffrey Kerkhoff opened a floral studio in a narrow backroom of an upholstery business on Broadway, on the west side of...
Affordable housing a must-have for R.I.
Even as Providence attracts high-end investments, the region needs broad-based advances, too.
From new housing units to a brand-new food market, the city is drawing...
Five Questions With Katherine Kerwin
Katherine Kerwin | Councilwoman-elect, Providence City Council
1. You are the incoming Democratic councilwoman for the 12th Ward, which includes Smith Hill. What was...
LISC fosters relationships to build stronger communities in Rhode Island
Business Excellence Awards 2018
Excellence at a Nonprofit: Local Initiatives Support Corp. Rhode Island
Jeanne Cola says she has the best job in Rhode Island at...
Should the Hope Point Tower be built?
The Fane Organization appeared before Providence City Council to present a new version of its proposed $300 million residential skyscraper, Hope Point Tower. The...
Can a former teacher-turned-House-minority firebrand capture the attention of voters...
Patricia Morgan has made a political career of standing up to power.
A vocal critic of the truck tolls enacted this year in Rhode Island...
Gov. Gina M. Raimondo sees a growing state economy to be...
When Gov. Gina M. Raimondo first ran for governor, the state’s economy was beginning to emerge from the impact of the Great Recession, still...
