Tag: Economic Development
Investing in innovation a good bet
Can $20 million reroute a state’s trajectory? That is the question that the Innovation Campus project seeks to answer.
Using $20 million in voter-approved bond...
Providence transferring Bomes Theatre in exchange for $2.2M restoration investment
PROVIDENCE – The Bomes Theatre is being taken over by Fernando J. Tavares, owner of Tavares LLC, a local general contractor, the city announced...
Affordable housing is more than an inexpensive place to live
The inability of people – especially young people starting out in their careers with less than median salaries and high college debt – to...
Raimondo nominates 25 R.I. investment ‘opportunity zones’ to U.S. Treasury Department
PROVIDENCE – In the federal Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017, there was a provision designed to encourage investment in low-income areas that...
Can too much transparency hinder economic development?
There’s a running debate between the state and some outside parties about how much information related to luring business here should be shared with...
Townhouses, retail spaces proposed for waterfront I-195 parcels
Update: The I-195 Redevelopment District Commission public meeting has been postponed. A new date has not yet been determined.
PROVIDENCE – Three real estate development...
Providence TSA update needed to increase investment
For years Providence has had a justly earned reputation as one of the most difficult cities in which to develop real estate. Between costs,...
Commerce RI launches small business hotline, ad campaign
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. launched a new small business hotline number Monday, (401) 521-HELP (401-521-4357) designed to make it easier for small...
Report: Providence metro posts all-around improvement on Inclusive Growth Index
PROVIDENCE – The Providence-Warwick-Fall River metropolitan area ranked No. 71 among the 100 largest metros in the nation for economic growth from 2015 to...
Mixed messages through Raimondo’s term
Now in her fourth year as the state’s chief executive, Gov. Gina M. Raimondo is looking at running for re-election. So it seems as...