Tag: Government
Pryor to step down as R.I. housing secretary next month
PROVIDENCE – Stefan Pryor is stepping down next month from his post as Rhode Island’s housing secretary to take a job outside of government.
Olivia...
R.I. monthly unemployment rises to 4.3% in May
CRANSTON – Rhode Island’s seasonally adjusted unemployment in May was 4.3%, two-tenths of a percentage point higher than the previous month, the R.I. Department...
R.I. Foundation, state award $1.3M to 19 nonprofits addressing opioid crisis
PROVIDENCE – Nineteen local nonprofits working on the front lines of addressing Rhode Island’s opioid crisis received $1.3 million in grants from the Rhode...
R.I. to receive $6.9M from nationwide settlement in baby powder lawsuit
PROVIDENCE – Attorneys general from 43 states, including Rhode Island, have reached a $700 million settlement with multinational health corporation Johnson & Johnson to...
Defense manufacturer Anduril Industries to build new $8.3M facility at Quonset...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – A California-based defense technology manufacturer, which has a facility in Quincy, Mass., will construct a new site in the Quonset Business...
R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
Best Places to Work 2024 Awards
LARGE COMPANIES #6. R.I. Housing and Mortgage Finance Corp.
Employees in R.I.: 231
CEO and executive director: Carol Ventura
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Warwick educator named R.I. Teacher of the Year
WARWICK – A special education and kindergarten teacher at Oakland Beach Elementary School has been named the state’s top educator.
Milissa O’Neil, who has taught...
Matos campaign worker McLaren charged amid fraudulent signature scandal
PROVIDENCE – Holly McLaren, a Providence woman who was at the center of the controversy surrounding fraudulent signatures submitted by the Sabina Matos campaign...
Developers across state receive $102M for various housing, community construction projects
PROVIDENCE – State elected and housing officials on May 16 approved more than $102 million in funding awards for various housing construction, preservation and...
Providence receives $26.3M for lead pipe replacement
PROVIDENCE – The city is getting $26.3 million in federal money to help replace lead pipes.
U.S. Democratic Sens. Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Mayor...
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