Senator Reed criticizes forcible removal of passenger and demands answers from United Airlines CEO WASHINGTON, DC – Following the forcible removal of a United Airlines ticketed passenger from his seat on Flight 3411 from Chicago, Illinois to Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and 20 of his colleagues in the U.S. Senate are demanding […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo today joined the New England Board of Higher Education to announce the creation of a new regional Commission on Higher Education and Employability, designed to work with the private sector to improve the career readiness of New England college and university graduates. Raimondo will serve as the Commission’s […]readmore
CRANSTON, R.I. – The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles and project vendor DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) (the company formed by the recent merger of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Services with CSC) today announced renewal of their joint commitment to complete development of a replacement for the state’s nearly 40-year-old motor vehicle registry computer system. Following […]readmore
ENON, Ohio, April 12, 2017 – Speedway LLC (Speedway), the nation’s second-largest chain of company-owned and -operated convenience stores, with approximately 2,730 stores in 21 states, is looking to hire more than 1,200 employees across New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Eastern Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire. A variety of full-time and part-time positions are […]readmore
Former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has written an op-ed in the Providence Journal supporting Governor Raimondo’s Rhode Island Promise Scholarship proposal. Patrick explains how investments in education were key to transforming Massachusetts’ economy. He writes, «The Rhode Island Promise scholarship initiative, supported by Governor Gina Raimondo, is a critical step in that winning strategy.» In […]readmore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Governor Gina M. Raimondo will join the New England Board of Higher Education to host the first meeting of a new regional Commission on Higher Education and Employability, designed to work with the private sector to improve the career readiness of New England college and university graduates. New England is world-renowned for […]readmore
WARWICK, R.I.- Congressman Jim Langevin will tour Hugh B. Bain Middle School’s afterschool program, Bain+2, on Wednesday, April 12 at 3p.m. The program serves high-risk middle school-aged students. Bain+2 serves approximately 150 students per year and is funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Center federal grant program. In addition, Bain+2 is a STEAM+C site […]readmore
Providence – Over the past year we have had a very robust public process to develop the city’s goals and priorities for the 6/10 project and were able to determine that the our community cared most about reconnecting neighborhoods, creating opportunities for economic development, greening the corridor and improving conditions for walking and biking. Last […]readmore
Picture Courtesy WJAR BRISTOL, R.I., April 10, 2017 – NBC 10 anchor Patrice Wood will deliver the commencement address at the Roger Williams University graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 20. Wood, who has been delivering the news at Channel 10 (WJAR) in Rhode Island for more than 37 years, will be joined at the graduation […]readmore
WASHINGTON – Just days after the Senate Commerce Committee advanced his Make it in America Manufacturing Communities Act to the Senate floor, U.S. Congressman David N. Cicilline will tour Goodwin-Bradley, Co. and provide an update on how his legislation will help grow manufacturing jobs in Rhode Island after it is signed into law. Cicilline originally […]readmore