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THE RHODE ISLAND CONGRESSIONAL delegation announced $26 million in additional federal Medicare funding to reimburse acute-care hospitals for labor costs. The money will be distributed to every acute-care hospital in the state, including Women & Infants Hospital. / COURTESY BUTLER HOSPITAL

R.I. congressional delegation announces $26M in federal Medicare labor cost aid

Government 08/04/2017

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island will receive approximately $26 million in additional federal Medicare payments following the renewal of the “wage index” adjustment by the...

THE PAWTUCEKT FIRE DEPARTMENT was awarded $2.4 million in a FEMA grant designated for staffing purposes. Above, Pawtucket Mayor Donald. R. Grebien. / COURTESY CITY OF PAWTUCKET

Pawtucket Fire Department awarded $2.4M in federal grant

Government 08/03/2017

PROVIDENCE - The Pawtucket Fire Department and the Kingston Fire District were awarded $2.6 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Staffing for Adequate...

THE TEDXPROVIDENCE event has announced its first four speakers for its 2017. / COURTESY TEDXPROVIDENCE

Four TEDxProvidence 2017 speakers announced

Capital Goods 08/02/2017

PROVIDENCE - The first four speakers of TEDxProvidence 2017 were announced Monday by the Providence Speaking Society. The event, which will be held at the...

THE NORTH KINGSTOWN AND BARRINGTON Fire Departments have received a combined $2 million from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program. /COURTESY NORTH KINGSTOWN FIRE DEPARTMENT

R.I. fire departments receive $2M in federal grants

Government 07/31/2017

PROVIDENCE - Fire departments in North Kingstown and Barrington have received a total of $2 million in federal funding as a part of the...

IYRS SCHOOL OF Technology and Trades student Andrew Leonard, black T-shirt, shows Massachusetts Institute of Technology students Carrie McKnelly and Tyler Crain how to prepare a mold for a lightweight canoe. The IYRS campus in Bristol is one example of the East Bay's concentration of composites expertise, which a new $125,000 federal grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration aims to tap into. /COURTESY MICHAEL CAMERON

RIMTA, Bristol receive $125K to build composites industry

Government 07/26/2017

PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island’s federal delegates announced a $125,000 grant to support job creation and economic growth in the state’s composites industry. U.S. Sens. Jack...

Providence awarded $974K FEMA grant to buy new ambulance, fire truck

Government 07/21/2017

PROVIDENCE – An estimated $974,000 in federal funding is being made available to the Providence Fire Department to purchase two new vehicles, the state’s...

Senedia Defense Innovation Days dates announced

Capital Goods 07/17/2017

NEWPORT – The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance’s fourth annual “Defense Innovation Days” will be held Aug. 28-30 at the Newport Marriott, Senedia...

RHODE ISLAND RECEIVED nearly $2 million to prepare the state's coastlines for rising sea levels and extreme weather. /PBN FILE PHOTO/NICOLE DOTZENROD

R.I. receives $2M to bolster coastline

Government 07/14/2017

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received a $1.98 million grant designed to protect against sea level rise and the dangers it poses to homes and...

U.S. SEN. JACK F. REED has announced that several organizations in Rhode Island have been awarded a collective $3.7 million in AmeriCorps grants. / PBN FILE PHOTO

Reed announces $3.7M in AmeriCorps grants for R.I.

Education 06/12/2017

PROVIDENCE - Rhode Island received $3.7 million in federal AmeriCorps grants for Serve Rhode Island and several local service-oriented nonprofits according to a press...