Tag: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lifespan behind on financial goals; capital improvements to come
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. posted a $4.6 million operating income in the second quarter of 2024, but the state’s largest health system has some...
U.S. News: Providence metro area 117th-best place to live in nation
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island's capital city ranks No. 117 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-25 Best Places to Live list that released on...
One-time items boost Lifespan’s operating income to $55M in Q1
PROVIDENCE – Lifespan Corp. has started the fiscal year strong reporting a $55.4 million operating income for the first quarter of 2024 ending on...
Providence economic development director resigns
PROVIDENCE – City Director of Economic Development Cassandra Thomas is resigning from their position on March 15, just a year after getting hired.
Mayor Brett...
McKee sends top aide to ‘oversee’ RIDOT’s Washington Bridge response
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Monday announced he has tapped a senior aide to oversee the R.I. Department of Transportation's response to...
Thomas named Providence director of economic development
PROVIDENCE – Cassandra Thomas, a former federal disaster recovery officer for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been named Providence’s new director of economic...
City, Newport Restoration Foundation select Thomason as part of building preservation...
NEWPORT – The city and a local foundation recently selected a Nashville-based consultant to help create guidelines for bolstering the resiliency of historic properties...
R.I. Department of Health to receive nearly $2M FEMA grant
PROVIDENCE – Nearly $2 million in costs racked up by the R.I. Department of Health’s COVID-19 data analysis last year will be reimbursed by...
Homeowners urged to revisit flood insurance following new FEMA rate formula
A fully paid-off home may seem to be a symbol of financial stability. And in many ways, it’s undoubtedly a vital safety net.
“It’s wealth...
Disasters hurt affordable housing most
The tornadoes and wildfires that devastated communities from Kentucky to Colorado in the final weeks of 2021 left thousands of people displaced or homeless....
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