Tag: Scott Wolf
CHASING WEALTH: Incomes in some R.I. communities have climbed in last...
Kevin Breene’s family history in West Greenwich goes back 11 generations, beginning when the rural hamlet had a few hundred residents and was one...
McKee’s budget proposal not ‘sweeping’ but seen as helping business
As the General Assembly prepares to consider Gov. Daniel J. McKee’s proposed fiscal 2025 budget, observers say his proposals to help small businesses may...
Concerns over economic impact of potential new site for transit center
Gov. Daniel J. McKee's revelation that state officials are considering a new Providence location for a proposed bus hub has touched off criticism from...
MAKING ROOM In the MIDDLE: R.I. struggles to create workforce housing,...
For nursing assistant Johnbray Brown, moving into a workforce-rate unit in the renovated Paragon Mill in Providence’s Olneyville neighborhood was a hard-won victory spanning...
Can Pryor achieve housing goals?
The recent appointment of Stefan Pryor as the state’s housing secretary has some observers feeling confident that he can take the R.I. Office of...
Community groups call for state to quit stalling on bicycle, transit...
PROVIDENCE – Advocates are pressuring state leaders to put the pedal to the metal on expanding public transit and bicycle paths across the state.
Nearly...
Commerce at crossroads: How will the gubernatorial election change R.I.’s economic...
Gov. Daniel J. McKee was in his element as he strolled along Main Street in East Greenwich one afternoon in July.
It was another stop...
Advocates of R.I. Historic Tax Credit pleased with $28M allocation, worried...
Advocates for the Rhode Island Historic Tax Credit program are applauding lawmakers for allocating $28 million for the program in the fiscal 2023 state...
Proposed $247M Amtrak station at Warwick airport draws mixed reaction
A proposed Amtrak stop at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport has public transit advocates and members of the business community divided over whether...
Rebooting historic tax credit is smart move
A recent PBN article (“Textile mill renovations now paying dividends,” June 25) highlighted five mill-conversion projects in Rhode Island, former massive and abandoned industrial...
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