Tag: Providence Foundation
Providence Foundation receives $3,000 grant to help restore Civil War monument
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Foundation was recently the beneficiary of a $3,000 grant from Bank Rhode Island to support the restoration efforts of the...
Transit advocates say pump breaks on downtown busing proposal
The idea of moving buses out of Kennedy Plaza has long been a key component of a centralized transportation hub for Providence. But the...
Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy receives $35K from Providence Tourism Council
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Foundation’s Downtown Providence Parks Conservancy program has been awarded $35,000 from the Providence Tourism Council, the foundation announced Monday.
The funds...
Freeman named next Providence Foundation assistant director
PROVIDENCE – Nick Freeman was named by the Providence Foundation as its newest assistant director in a recent September announcement.
“We are thrilled to have...
Retiring CEO John Bowen has helped JWU expand and prosper. What...
For 44 years, John J. Bowen has been a fixture in the Johnson & Wales University community. In January, the chancellor, president and CEO...
PWCVB expects record year
PROVIDENCE – The Providence Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau expects to wrap 2017 with a 75 percent hotel room occupancy rate – a figure...
Downcity retail revival in store
Merchants benefit from loan program
In the past 15 months, 21 new retail stores have opened in the Downcity retail district. By the end of...
