Tag: Daniel J. McKee
New law expands R.I. Health and Educational Building Corp.’s reach
PROVIDENCE – Schools and hospitals are no longer the only building projects that will benefit from financing through the Rhode Island Health and Educational...
Jewelry District apartment project scrapped following delays
PROVIDENCE – After being granted three six-month extensions on city permits for the project, a company called Pebb Capital is pulling the plug on...
Quonset opens fully renovated Pier 2
NORTH KINGSTOWN – Following a six-year renovation process, Quonset's Pier 2 is complete, with enhanced capabilities to service cargo ships and the offshore wind...
Will Rhode Island’s legal protections for abortion be good for the...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee on July 5 signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move followed the...
McCormack named director of R.I. State Council on the Arts
PROVIDENCE – Lynne McCormack, a veteran arts, culture and community development leader, was named the new director of the R.I. State Council on the...
Despite no higher ed academy, Gilkey optimistic in state closing workforce...
PROVIDENCE – Optimism remains with the R.I. Office of Postsecondary Commissioner on the state addressing workforce shortages and helping residents achieve an education despite...
McKee signs executive order protecting reproductive health care access in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Tuesday signed an executive order protecting access to reproductive health care in Rhode Island. The move follows...
Will R.I. legislation on hospital mergers, acquisitions scare off suitors?
The state review process for buying or selling hospitals in Rhode Island is going to get tougher under newly approved legislation.
Meanwhile, one of the...
Poll: Gorbea leading R.I. governor’s race
PROVIDENCE – A new poll by The Boston Globe and Suffolk University shows Secretary of State Nellie M. Gorbea leading the Rhode Island governor’s...
DBR Director Tanner named new R.I. commerce secretary
PROVIDENCE – The director of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation will shift over to R.I. Commerce Corp. to serve as the state’s new...