Tag: East Providence
$2.6M Washington Bridge small-business grant program launched
EAST PROVIDENCE – More help is now available for business impacted by the Washington Bridge closure.
Alongside state and local officials, Gov. Daniel J. McKee...
R.I. Commerce launches Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program
PROVIDENCE – Beginning Sept. 4, applications will be accepted for the state’s Minority Business Accelerator Direct Grant Program that will funnel $2 million of...
Five Questions with: Amy Gravell
Amy Gravell is the president of St. Mary Academy – Bay View, an all-girls Catholic secondary school in East Providence. This upcoming academic year,...
R.I. officials break ground for new girls behavior health care campus
A new behavioral health care campus for adolescent girls who would otherwise have to seek treatment outside Rhode Island is coming to state owned...
Aspen Aerogels shifts to black in Q2 with $16.8M profit
PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc. posted a profit of $16.8 million in the second quarter of 2024, or 21 cents per diluted share, compared...
East Providence waterfront home sells for record $1.3M
EAST PROVIDENCE – A 3,030-square-foot waterfront home in the Riverside section of the city recently sold for $1.3 million, marking the highest residential property...
East Providence manufacturer to lay off 205 employees, close plant
EAST PROVIDENCE – Hundreds of employees at an East Providence manufacturer are set to be laid off as the company plans to close its...
State taking new approach to Washington Bridge project; timeline, cost unclear
PROVIDENCE – After receiving no bids for the contract to design and build a replacement for the deteriorated westbound side of the Washington Bridge,...
$3.8M in Learn365RI grants awarded across 29 municipalities
PROVIDENCE – Twenty-nine municipalities received a total of $3.8 million in Learn365RI grants to create or expand extended learning programs, with many focusing on...
About 200 still without power after tornado tore through northern R.I.
PROVIDENCE – About 212 residents remained without power Friday afternoon as the cleanup continued after heavy storms and a tornado tore through the northern...
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