Tag: Gina M. Raimondo
Poll: McKee’s job-approval rating lowest among New England governors
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s approval rating slightly improved quarter over quarter in 2024, but he still remains the least-liked governor across the...
URI Research/Polaris MEP’s ‘Ocean Tech Works’ initiative receives $3.9M federal grant
SOUTH KINGSTOWN – The University of Rhode Island Research Foundation and Polaris MEP have received a $3.9 million federal Good Jobs Challenge grant from...
R.I.’s nonprofits can’t go silent in uncertain times
Rhode Island’s nonprofit sector is facing a double threat: a looming state budget deficit as American Rescue Plan Act and Inflation Reduction Act funds...
This time, Hasbro’s plans for moving out are different
For Pawtucket City Council member Mark J. Wildenhain, the revelation that Hasbro Inc. may pull up stakes in his city is giving him a...
HUB SNUB: Can R.I.’s effort to build blue economy weather missing...
With a team of researchers spread coast to coast, Nereid Biomaterials had a few options when looking for a place to set up a...
Let’s keep our eyes on prize in broadband adoption
Just days before President Joe Biden signed the landmark bipartisan infrastructure law in 2021, with a historic $65 billion investment in broadband, U.S. Commerce...
Recent Ocean Tech Hub grant part of $9.5M funding round
PROVIDENCE – After missing out on a portion of $504 million in federal funding, the Ocean Tech Hub received a recent $500,000 award as...
Howlett appointed president of AARP Rhode Island
ELIZABETH HOWLETT, a former elected official who served both in the R.I. Senate and two terms as the state’s lieutenant governor, was recently appointed...
Pasquale’s ranks among top 15 pizza restaurants in U.S.
Rhode Island is once again represented on the world pizza stage, as Pasquale’s Pizzeria Napoletana in South Kingstown has been named to the 50...
Aquidneck Island coastal resiliency to receive $2M federal grant
NEWPORT – The Ocean State's coastal resiliency is set to receive nearly $2 million in support from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The grant,...