Tag: Providence Foundation
Elorza announces working group to consider long-term Providence pension solutions
PROVIDENCE - After his pitch to borrow more than $700 million to shore up the city pension fund stalled in the General Assembly, Mayor...
Bathroom dispute highlights uncertainty about Kennedy Plaza’s future
The public bathrooms in Kennedy Plaza have become the latest touchstone over what should happen at the transit hub in downtown Providence.
Closed to the...
Providence Foundation voices concerns, asks for more time on city TSA...
PROVIDENCE – As the City Council prepares to take its second, and final, vote on more stringent requirements for developers whose projects receive city...
A routing interest: Planned downtown busing overhaul pits riders, other groups...
The ghosts of past public-transit plans have found their final resting place in a cardboard box in the office of Rhode Island Public Transit...
Webster Bank grants $25,000 to Providence nonprofits
PROVIDENCE – Financial coaching and education for middle school boys are among the programs that benefited from grant funds through Webster Bank, according to...
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...
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