Tag: Sue Anderbois
Ocean State Climate Alliance officially launches
PROVIDENCE – A new Rhode Island nonprofit has launched with the goal of accelerating climate action by linking environmental policy with economic growth and...
Providence unveils first-ever green revolving fund to cut carbon, boost clean...
PROVIDENCE – City officials unveiled Providence’s first-ever "green" revolving fund on Monday, a new program that will allocate municipal dollars to renewable energy upgrades...
Panel discussion to explore why it’s so difficult now to ‘get...
PROVIDENCE – Marc J. Dunkelman, author of “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress and How to Bring It Back,” will lead a panel discussion on Wednesday...
Five Questions with William J. Fazioli
William J. Fazioli | CEO and executive director, Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank
1. In November, Rhode Island voters approved Question 4, $53 million in bonds...
Providence City Council approves PILOT agreement with Brown University Health
PROVIDENCE – The City Council on Thursday approved a $1.5 million three-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement with Brown University Health, formerly Lifespan Corp., closing the books...
BUILDING BONDS: New housing, higher ed facilities top $343M in bond...
In Rhode Island, $107,452 won’t get residents very far in the housing market.
That figure – the state’s median household income – doesn’t support an...
City Council committee wants transit hub language removed from Providence Comprehensive...
PROVIDENCE – The City Council Ordinance Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan removing language they argue indicates community support...
38 Groden Center employees back to work after 3-day strike
PROVIDENCE – After completing a three-day strike, dozens of employees at the Groden Center have returned to work with a date for their next...
Help in the kitchen for 10 years
More than 500 businesses have been launched from nonprofit food business incubator Hope & Main, with locations in Warren and Providence, over the past...
Some Providence politicians, policy analysts say it’s time to raise taxes
It’s not often that politicians preemptively push for more taxes.
Yet a new report adopted by the Providence City Council on Thursday, Jan. 4, recommends potential tax...
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