Tag: Sen. Jack Reed
R.I. gets $1.5M to remove sunken barge in Providence River
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Environmental Management is getting $1.5 million to remove a 113-foot-long sunken barge from the Providence River and salvage...
RIDOT gets $251M in federal funding for bridge repairs along I-95...
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Transportation is receiving $251.1 million in federal funding to repair or replace 15 bridges along the Interstate 95...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing project
PROVIDENCE – State and local leaders gathered Friday to break ground on ONE Neighborhood Builders’ affordable housing development in Federal Hill.
The project, dubbed The...
Longtime R.I. district SBA Director Hayward retiring
PROVIDENCE – The longtime U.S. Small Business Administration director for Rhode Island, Mark S. Hayward, is retiring on Friday, after more than 30 years...
U.S. Navy, NOAA awards $146.8M contract for new Marine Operations Center...
NEWPORT – The U.S. Navy, on behalf of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Tuesday, announced it has awarded New York-based Skanska USA Inc....
Revolution Wind project gains federal approval
PROVIDENCE – The proposed Revolution Wind project has received a key environmental approval from the U.S. government, marking a significant step forward in the...
DLT’s Registered Apprenticeship program gets $353K federal boost
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Labor and Training will receive a $353,679 State Apprenticeship Expansion grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, Sen....
R.I. congressional delegates discuss rate hikes, Ukraine at Chamber breakfast
WARWICK – With the Federal Reserve scheduled to next meet on June 14 to set the short-term interest rate, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., on...
Farm Fresh R.I. receives $812K in food stamps support
PROVIDENCE – A Rhode Island initiave to increase access to locally sourced food for lower income residents has received $812,000 in federal funding.
The initiative,...
R.I. receives $63.8M allocation for new home energy rebate programs
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is receiving a $63.8 million allocation to help implement new home energy rebate programs set up under the Inflation Reduction...
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