Brett P. Smiley - Page 10 of 13 - Providence Business News

Providence mayor finalist in NewDEAL’s National Ideas Challenge

Education 10/27/2023

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Brett P. Smiley has been named one of 20 finalists in The NewDEAL’s 2023 National Ideas Challenge for the city’s Early Learning...

Storms spur long-awaited action in Providence

Government 09/29/2023

The Providence Resilience Partnership has warned for years of the city’s widespread flood risk and the need for more flood protection, but it never...

EPA grants R.I $3.9M for recycling infrastructure expansion

Government 09/25/2023

PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday awarded Rhode Island a total of $3.9 million for the expansion of recycling infrastructure across the...

THE CROWDS that showed up at previous PVDFests downtown didn't materialize this year at the 195 District Park, in part because of miserable weather. But some say the festival needs to move back to downtown. / COURTESY PVDFEST

Figuring out the future of PVDFest

Editor's Choice 09/22/2023

PVDFest will return next year, but Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley's administration is beginning the process of figuring out what it will look like...

HOMEGROWN: Amelia Lopez, left, Southside Community Land Trust food access associate, and Appoline Alphonsine, a college intern, sort through vegetables harvested by the Providence nonprofit. SCLT recently received an $80,000 grant from the city that was not part of the $10 million racial reparation initiative. Some have complained that the city is moving too slow on deploying the $10 million equities program. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

What happened to Providence’s reparations initiative?

Cover Story 09/15/2023

Jim Vincent threw himself into the work when he was appointed to the Providence Municipal Reparations Commission in early 2022 because he saw an...

STALLED? Providence Mayor Brett P. Smiley says he supports the city’s $10 million racial reparations program but is still reviewing plans for how the money should be spent in the community.  PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Time to move forward with $10M reparations program

Editorial and Op-Ed 09/15/2023

Ten months after city officials approved a spending plan for a $10 million racial reparations program championed by former Mayor Jorge O. Elorza, only...

PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY says looters that took advantage of the flooding at a shopping plaza on Branch Avenue Monday night will held accountable. "There's no world in which we give a pass to anyone who may have acted illegally,” Smiley said Tuesday. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Police investigate reports of looting at flooded Branch Ave. plaza

Capital Goods 09/13/2023

PROVIDENCE – The local police are investigating reports of looting after widespread flooding destroyed a shopping plaza on Branch Avenue, numerous media outlets reported. The...

REACTIONS TO THIS PAST weekend's PVDFest remain mixed, with some community members feel the lack of activity downtown impacted both the event and businesses. / COURTESY PVDFEST

After weekend festival, emotions on PVDFest remain mixed

Art & Culture 09/12/2023

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest this past weekend, according to some business leaders, was a tale of two cities. After several changes were made, including moving PVDFest...

DESIGNxRI’s Design Catalyst Program expands throughout state

Entrepreneurship 09/05/2023

PROVIDENCE – DESIGNxRI's Design Catalyst Program has funded the efforts of Providence-based entrepreneurs since its launch in 2016. Now in its eighth year, the...