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Providence mayor tests positive for COVID-19

Coronavirus 06/02/2022

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing “mild symptoms,” the city announced Thursday. Theresa M. Agonia, the mayor's chief...

THE R.I. COMMERCE CORP. Board of Directors voted 7-0 on Wednesday, May 11, 2022, to give High Rock Development LLC $15 million in tax credits through the Rebuild Rhode Island Tax Credit Program and $5.7 million from the First Wave Closing Fund as part of the $223.1 million financing package for the redevelopment of the Industrial Trust Co. building at 111 Westminster St. / PBN PHOTO/ PAMELA BHATIA

R.I. Commerce board approves $21M in ‘Superman’ building financing

Economic Activity 05/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Commerce Corp. board of directors voted 7-0 on Wednesday to approve nearly $21 million in state incentives as part of...

MAYOR JORGE O. Elorza on Tuesday unveiled a $567 million fiscal 2023 budget proposal with major cuts to city tax rates to offset higher property values. / PBN FILE PHOTO/STEPHANIE ALVAREZ EWENS

Elorza proposes tax cuts to offset higher property values as part...

Economic Activity 04/26/2022

PROVIDENCE – As property values soar under a recent city revaluation, Mayor Jorge O. Elorza wants to slash tax rates for the fiscal year...

City committee approves amended $124M ARPA plan

Coronavirus 04/22/2022

PROVIDENCE – More money will go to community recreation centers, with less available for small-business programs under the amended version of the city American...

Elorza launches voter education campaign ahead of pension bond ballot referendum

Economic Activity 04/12/2022

PROVIDENCE – City finances are not the most interesting - or understandable - topic. But lawmakers are trying to get voters excited about the not-so-sexy...

PVDFest set to return June 10-12

Economic Activity 03/23/2022

PROVIDENCE – PVDFest, the annual citywide arts celebration, will officially return to the city’s downtown in June. Mayor Jorge O. Elorza announced Wednesday the free...

RIPTA: New downtown bus hub will take ‘no less’ than 3...

Economic Activity 03/22/2022

PROVIDENCE – Three years is the minimum time the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority says it will take for plans to build a new,...

Elorza drops vaccine requirement for city workers, offers testing alternative

Coronavirus 03/07/2022

PROVIDENCE – Mayor Jorge O. Elorza is dropping his previous ultimatum that city workers must get vaccinated against COVID-19 or else lose their jobs. Elorza...