Tag: Government
RIDOT receives $31.9M federal grant to reduce carbon emissions in projects
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is receiving a $31.9 million federal low-carbon transportation materials grant to allow the department to incorporate such...
Nonprofits navigating this partisan period
Afraid of partisan rancor, nonprofits are biting their tongues, with divisive politics hindering public policy engagement by social service organizations. This is one of...
Senesco Marine’s Williams keeps the industry afloat, both on land and...
PBN Manufacturing Awards 2024
MANUFACTURING CHAMPION: Ted Williams, president, Senesco Marine LLC
TED WILLIAMS SERVED 27 years in the U.S. Navy, where he developed his love,...
Former R.I. senator Cano now SBA’s New England regional administrator
PROVIDENCE – Two months after she resigned from the R.I. Senate, rumors of Sandra Cano taking a job with the U.S. Small Business Administration...
Providence, schools reach funding agreement, details to be released Nov. 22
PROVIDENCE – An agreement has been reached on the amount of funding the city will owe the Providence Public School District more than two...
Neronha: Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals can keep remaining $45M in escrow...
PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams Medical Center and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence will retain approximately $45 million in escrow noted in...
R.I. monthly unemployment remains at 4.6% in October
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in October was 4.6%, the same as September, the R.I. Department of Labor and Training said Thursday.
The...
Mayor: Court ruling over school funding will cause ‘real consequences’ for...
PROVIDENCE – In response to an R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School...
Nearly $800M in local bonds approved in 11 R.I. communities
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 11 Rhode Island communities signed off on nearly $800 million in bonds for various projects, including housing, school construction and...
Local schools receive $5M from state’s ARTS initiative
PROVIDENCE – Fifty-three local education agencies will receive $5 million in grants from the second round of funding from the state’s Art Reengages Talent...

















