Tag: Woonsocket
Analysis: Woonsocket better home-value buy than Providence
WOONSOCKET – A national website that evaluated communities within 15 expensive metro areas found Woonsocket was a good buy.
The analysis by personal finance website...
EPA awards Woonsocket $300K for site assessments and preparation
WOONSOCKET – The city of Woonsocket will receive $300,000 in Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields assessment funding and assistance, the EPA announced Wednesday.
The funds will...
Woonsocket and Newport to get affordable housing projects
PROVIDENCE – Buildings and homes in need of repairs in Woonsocket and Newport have access to funds for rehabilitation under an affordable housing initiative...
Deadline nears to apply to Millrace Kitchen Food Business Plan Competition
WOONSOCKET – One week remains for applications to the Millrace Kitchen Food Business Plan Competition.
The competition calls for participants with new food business ideas,...
RIDOH approves Prime Healthcare’s conversion of Landmark, Rehabilitation Hospital to nonprofits
WOONSOCKET — The R.I. Department of Health has approved Prime Healthcare’s conversion of Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket and Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island...
Rhode Island enters Amazon HQ2 competition, lists seven potential host sites
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island entered the North American contest to land the second headquarters for Amazon.com on Thursday, submitting a proposal that identifies seven...
Riverzedge Arts names Barbosa new ED
PROVIDENCE - In a letter released Monday, Mark B. Cote, chairperson of Riverzedge Arts' board of directors, announced the hiring of Karen Barbosa as the...
EPA grants R.I. $925K to clean up brownfield sites
PROVIDENCE - Three communities in Rhode Island – Woonsocket, Providence and Central Falls – have received a combined $925,000 for brownfield site redevelopment, the...
R.I. Housing introduces ‘First Down’ home-purchasing assistance program
Updated: 3:08 p.m.
PROVIDENCE – An assistance program called “First Down” would lend a $7,500 down payment to first-time homebuyers, Rhode Island Housing announced Friday. The program...
RIHEBC helps save Woonsocket $3.2M
WOONSOCKET – The R.I. Health and Educational Building Corp., a quasi-public organization, announced the sale of $59 million in bonds, saving Woonsocket an estimated...
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