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THE R.I. DEPARTMENT of Transportation received a $31.9 million federal low-carbon transportation materials grant to allow the department to incorporate such materials in construction projects and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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...
SHIPPING UP: Ted Williams, president of Senesco Marine LLC in North Kingstown, stands in front of a ferry that is under construction. 
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

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,...
SANDRA CANO, a former state senator from Pawtucket, is now the U.S. Small Business Administration's new regional administrator for New England. / COURTESY SANDRA CANO

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...
THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, the Providence Public School District and the R.I. Department of Education on Wednesday have reached an agreement on a funding amount the city will owe the district. / PBN FILE PHOTO / CHRIS BERGENHEIM

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...
ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER in Providence, pictured, and Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in North Providence will retain approximately $45 million in escrow as part of a pending sale to Centurion Foundation. / COURTESY ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER

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...
PROVIDENCE MAYOR BRETT P. SMILEY announced Tuesday that the city has implemented a hiring freeze and ordered a stoppage of all discretionary spending in response response to a R.I. Superior Court ruling last week that ordered the city to pay funding to the Providence Public School and the for $8.5 million in state aid to the city to be withheld. / PBN FILE PHOTO / MICHAEL SALERNO

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...
THE $137.2 MILLION BOND that North Kingstown voters approved to replace the aging Wickford Middle School, pictured, and renovate Davisville Middle School was part of nearly $800 million in local bonds approved in 11 Rhode Island cities and towns on Tuesday. / COURTESY WICKFORD MIDDLE 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...
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