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THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. Board of Directors voted on Friday, Jan. 14, 2021, to start distributing $5,000 grants and provide technical assistance using $32 in federal funds provided to the state through the American Rescue Plan Act. / COURTESY COMMERCE CORP.

R.I. Commerce board approves $5K grants for small businesses

Economic Activity 01/14/2022

PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee said $5,000 grants administered through the RI Rebounds Initiative program will go a long way in helping struggling business,...

Elorza highlights next steps on $2.6M in youth jobs, mentorship, nonviolence...

Economic Activity 01/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – The city is not wasting time putting the money behind new youth nonviolence, mentorship and job programs to work. Mayor Jorge O. Elorza...

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. board of directors is set to vote on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, on the establishment of RI Rebounds Small Business and Impacted Industry Program, and whether to authorize additional funding for project management, program support vendors, technical assistance providers, and outreach and marketing vendors to support the effort. / COURTESY R.I. COMMERCE CORP.

Commerce board delays consideration of funding to support RI Rebounds

Economic Activity 01/10/2022

PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.’s board of directors was poised on Monday to put federal American Rescue Plan Act funding to work to help...

Providence council president calls for independent auditor on ARPA spending

Coronavirus 01/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Doling out hundreds of millions of dollars of federal relief funds, revising the rules that govern the city and setting new boundaries...

What to do with a windfall? $1B in ARPA money may...

Cover Story 01/07/2022

After years of grappling with gaping budget deficits, state legislators are facing a problem in the 2022 General Assembly session unlike any they’ve seen...

Elorza outlines spending plan for $124M in city ARPA funds

Economic Activity 01/05/2022

PROVIDENCE – On the heels of the General Assembly’s approval to spend an initial tranche of federal stimulus dollars, the capital city is following...

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY on Tuesday is expected to approve Gov. Daniel J. McKee's proposed allocation of $119 million in American Rescue Act Plan funding to aid small businesses and human service needs. / PBN PHOTO/CASSIUS SHUMAN

General Assembly OKs $119M in ARPA spending; McKee signs into law

Coronavirus 01/04/2022

PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a proposal for allocating $119 million of the $1.1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act...

Jacquelyn M. Baginski / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Five Questions With: Jacquelyn M. Baginski

5Q 12/24/2021

Jacquelyn M. Baginski | R.I. state representative, D-Cranston 1. Even as a freshman legislator, you have been described as a “champion for business” by some...

RHODE ISLAND SENATE President Dominick J. Ruggerio, left, and House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi talk at the Statehouse earlier this month. / PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Top R.I. legislators confident recreational marijuana will pass ‘overwhelmingly’ in upcoming...

Economy 12/22/2021

PROVIDENCE – After months of negotiations, House and Senate leaders say they're nearly ready to introduce legislation to legalize recreational marijuana that will have...